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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Troy M. Herndon, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/103 (2013.01); F16C 17/107 (2013.01); F16C 2370/12 (2013.01); F16C 2380/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a fluid dynamic bearing defined in a gap between an inner component and an outer component. In some instances, the inner component and the outer component are configured for relative rotation. In some instances, the apparatus further includes a fluid reservoir configured to supply a fluid to the fluid dynamic bearing and the fluid reservoir is defined by shearless surfaces.