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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Takatoki Sugi, Kyoto, JP;
Tomohiro Yoneda, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/02 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor unit for use in a disk drive apparatus includes a motor portion, a housing member including a through hole defined therein, and a circuit board. The motor portion includes a rotating portion, a base portion, and a stator fixed to the base portion. The circuit board is arranged to extend from an outside of the motor portion to an inside of the stator through a gap defined between the stator and the base portion. The circuit board includes a connection portion arranged radially inward of the stator. A plurality of lead wires of the stator is connected to the connection portion.