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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1996
Il Oung Park, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a structure of a spindle motor. The spindle motor comprises a housing assembly; a shaft fixed to the center portion of the housing assembly, a stator secured to the housing assembly around the shaft, a spindle hub having an inner cylindrical portion and an outer cylindrical portion, a rotor magnet secured to a circumferential inner surface of the outer cylindrical portion of the spindle hub, and a pair of bearings provided around the shaft in the inner cylindrical portion; wherein the spindle hub has a flat plate portion formed in the center part thereof and the flat plate portion has an opening through which the shaft is passed, thereby the flat plate portion functions as a labyrinth seal.