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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Kaoru Uenosono, Ehime, JP;
Kaoru Uenosono, Ehime, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cylindrical sleeve is rotatably fitted over a fixed shaft erected on a base, the sleeve including an outer collar part at an outer periphery of the lower end portion thereof, a slip-out preventing member for preventing the slip-out from the fixed shaft while allowing the sleeve to rotate is provided on the base, the slip-out preventing member including an inner collar part that engages with the outer collar part in the slip-out direction. A hub is provided on the upper end portion of the sleeve, a pair of upper and lower radial bearings formed with a dynamic pressure generating groove are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve, and a thrust bearing formed with a dynamic pressure generating groove is provided at the lower end face of the sleeve.