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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Joerg Hoffmann, Mettlach, DE;
Martin Hafen, Spaichingen, DE;
Olaf Winterhalter, Epfendorf, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C032/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing having a conical hydrodynamic bearing section and a pivot bearing section. The bearing can be used with a spindle motor. The conical hydrodynamic bearing section is formed by the conical portion of the shaft and a correspondingly shaped cavity of the bearing sleeve. The pivot bearing section is located adjacently to the conical bearing section and is formed by the curved end face of the shaft and an endplate inserted into the cavity of the bearing sleeve.