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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Hiroaki Saito, Ehime, JP;
Takeyoshi Yamamoto, Ehime, JP;
Takao Yoshitsugu, Ehime, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A set of radial dynamic pressure generating grooves constitute a radial bearing, and an entire width (L) of the radial dynamic pressure generating groove is reduced. A set of thrust dynamic pressure generating grooves constituting a thrust bearing are formed so that an area where a maximal thrust dynamic pressure is generated (diameter) is increased, and a bearing angle stiffness of the thrust bearing is increased. The thrust bearing having the high bearing angle stiffness shares a moment load applied to a shaft to thereby compensate for a bearing angle stiffness of the radial bearing whose bearing stiffness is small because an entire width of the radial bearing is small. Thus, a thin-shaped hydrodynamic bearing capable of withstanding a large moment load is obtained.