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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Thilo Rehm, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Claudia Hoffmann, Rosenfeld-Brittheim, DE;
Inventors:
Thilo Rehm, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Claudia Hoffmann, Rosenfeld-Brittheim, DE;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a spindle motor having a deep-drawn baseplate and an aperture to receive and secure a bearing system to rotatably support a rotor. To avoid having to machine the bearing receiving portion of the baseplate in a complex process, the invention provides for a separate bush to be disposed in the aperture in the baseplate to receive and secure the bearing system. Compared to the baseplate, this bush can be worked in a simpler and more cost-saving process.