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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Takao Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Sasaki, Yamato, JP;
Eriko Iwase, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Sakata, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/02 (2006.01); G11B 17/028 (2006.01); G11B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/02 (2013.01); G11B 17/0284 (2013.01); G11B 19/2009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hard disk drive is described, including a low-profile disk clamp to tied-shaft spindle/spindle motor assembly, in which a clamping nut is threaded onto a threaded spindle sleeve and a stationary shaft screw, or tied-shaft, penetrates through the HDD cover and into a shaft. The disk clamp may include a central opening for centering about the sleeve by way of the outer diameter of the clamping nut mating with the outer diameter of the clamp opening.