WO2001010002A3 - Spindle motor for hard disk drive - Google Patents

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WO2001010002A3
WO2001010002A3 PCT/US2000/019870 US0019870W WO0110002A3 WO 2001010002 A3 WO2001010002 A3 WO 2001010002A3 US 0019870 W US0019870 W US 0019870W WO 0110002 A3 WO0110002 A3 WO 0110002A3
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Griffith D Neal
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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a high speed spindle motor comprising a stator assembly including a stator having multiple conductors that create a plurality of magnetic fields when electrical current is conducted by the conductors and a body of a phase change material such as a thermoplastic substantially encapsulating the stator. A rotatable hub having a magnet connected thereto is in operable proximity to the stator. The high speed motor also includes a shaft, a bearing surrounding the shaft and one of the bearing or shaft being fixed to the stator assembly and the other of the bearing or shaft being fixed to the rotatable hub. Hard disc drives using the motor, and methods of developing and constructing the motor and hard disc drives are also disclosed.
PCT/US2000/019870 1999-07-29 2000-07-19 Spindle motor for hard disk drive WO2001010002A2 (en)

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