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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl D Williams, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Shuo-Hao Chen, Freemont, CA (US);
Jackie Cordova, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2989812 ; 298981 ; 2989802 ; 29458 ; 295272 ; 29530 ; 384100 ; 427348 ; 427384 ;
Abstract
A coating system and method for facilitating the cleaning of hydrodynamic bearings and their associated structure is effectuated by applying a surface energy lowering coating to selected portions of the bearing other than the surface tension seal producing gaps thereof prior to a lubricant fluid fill. The coating system and method of the present invention may also advantageously be utilized to produce a secondary barrier seal extending a relatively short distance within and adjoining the opening of the surface tension seal producing gaps.