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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Brian P. Schott, San Jose, CA (US);
Nils E. Larson, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian P. Schott, San Jose, CA (US);
Nils E. Larson, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive motor hub includes a top cylindrical portion defining a longitudinal axis, a middle cylindrical portion proximate the top cylindrical portion, and a bottom cylindrical portion proximate the middle cylindrical portion. The middle cylindrical portion defines an upper mounting surface substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, the upper mounting surface extending radially beyond the top cylindrical portion, and the bottom cylindrical portion defines a lower mounting surface substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, the lower mounting surface extending radially beyond the middle cylindrical portion.