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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Minebea Co., Ltd., Kitasaku-Gun, Nagano, JP;
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a fluid bearing including: a sleeve having a bearing hole; a shaft being inserted into the bearing hole to be rotatable with respect to the sleeve; a thrust portion that is fixed to the sleeve and covers one end portion of the bearing hole; and a liquid filled in a gap between the sleeve and the shaft. The bearing hole is configured to have a first portion having a first diameter; a second portion that is located at an end portion that is closer to the thrust portion than the first portion, the second portion having a second diameter that is substantially the dame with the first diameter; and a groove that is located at a position between the first portion and the second portion.