# US 2014/0192439 A1 · Motor and disk drive apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192439 A1 - Document ID: US20140192439A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/208,003 - Filed: 2014-03-13 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-30 - Assignees: Nidec Corporation - Applicants: Nidec Corporation - Inventors: Shuji IWASAKI; Yoichi SEKII; Takehito TAMAOKA; Hideki NISHIMURA; Kazuto MIYAJIMA; Takuro IGUCHI; Kazuhiro SATO; Takeyuki SHUTO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192439A1 ## CPC - H02K 1/27: Rotor cores with permanent magnets - F16C 17/107: {with at least one surface for radial load and at least one surface for axial load} - F16C 33/103: {retained in or near the bearing} - F16C 33/107: {Grooves for generating pressure} - F16C 33/745: {by capillary action} - G11B 19/2036: {Motors characterized by fluid-dynamic bearings} - H02K 5/1677: {radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly} - H02K 7/086: {radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly (H02K7/09 takes precedence)} - F16C 2226/12: by press-fit, e.g. plug-in - F16C 2226/40: with adhesive - F16C 2226/60: with threaded parts, e.g. bolt and nut connections - F16C 2370/12: Hard disk drives or the like - H02K 2201/03: Machines characterised by aspects of the air-gap between rotor and stator - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A motor includes a shaft component, an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, and a sleeve portion. The shaft component includes an inner shaft portion and an outer shaft portion. The sleeve portion is disposed between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. A radial gap is defined between the sleeve portion and the outer shaft portion. A fixing range in which the outer shaft portion and the inner shaft portion radially overlap is provided. At least a portion in an axial direction of the fixing range radially overlaps with an existing range in the axial direction of the radial gap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motor comprising: a rotating portion including a rotor magnet; and a stationary portion including a stator which faces the rotor magnet; wherein the stationary portion includes: a shaft component that includes an inner shaft portion which is disposed around a central axis, and an outer shaft portion which is fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the inner shaft portion; an upper plate portion that is disposed on one side of the shaft component and extends radially outward from one side of the shaft component; and a lower plate portion that is disposed on the other side of the shaft component and extends radially outward from the other side of the shaft component; wherein the rotating portion includes a sleeve portion which is disposed between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion; lubricating oil is continuously provided between a radial gap between the sleeve portion and the outer shaft portion and a lower thrust gap between the sleeve portion and the lower plate portion; a lower thrust dynamic pressure generating groove array is provided on at least one surface of a lower surface of the sleeve portion and an upper surface of the lower plate portion, which define the lower thrust gap; a radial dynamic pressure generating groove array is provided on at least one surface of an inner circumferential surface of the sleeve portion and an outer circumferential surface of the outer shaft portion, which define the radial gap; and at least a portion in an axial direction of a fixing range, in which the outer shaft portion and the inner shaft portion radially overlap, radially overlaps with an existing range in the axial direction of the radial gap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein the upper plate portion is disposed on the inner shaft portion side, and the lower plate portion is disposed on the outer shaft portion side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The motor according to claim 2, wherein the upper plate portion and the inner shaft portion are a provided by a single monolithic member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The motor according to claim 2, wherein the upper plate portion and the inner shaft portion are separate members, and the upper plate portion is fixed to the inner shaft portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The motor according to claim 2, wherein the lower plate portion and the outer shaft portion are provided by a single monolithic member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The motor according to claim 2, wherein the lower plate portion and the outer shaft portion are separate members, and the lower plate portion is fixed to the outer shaft portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein the lower plate portion is disposed on the inner shaft portion side, and the upper plate portion is disposed on the outer shaft portion side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The motor according to claim 7, wherein the lower plate portion and the inner shaft portion are provided by a single monolithic member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The motor according to claim 7, wherein the lower plate portion and the inner shaft portion are separate members, and the lower plate portion is fixed to the inner shaft portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The motor according to claim 7, wherein the upper plate portion and the outer shaft portion are provided by a single monolithic member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The motor according to claim 7, wherein the upper plate portion is a separate member from the outer shaft portion, and the upper plate portion is fixed to the outer shaft portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The according to claim 1, wherein the inner shaft portion and the outer shaft portion are fixed to each other by an adhesive. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The motor according to claim 12, wherein the inner shaft portion and the outer shaft portion are fitted to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The motor according to claim 12, wherein an adhesive retaining portion is provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner shaft portion and an inner circumferential surface of the outer shaft portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The motor according to claim 14, wherein the radial dynamic pressure generating groove array includes an upper radial dynamic pressure generating groove array and a lower radial dynamic pressure generating groove array; and an existing range in the axial direction of the adhesive retaining portion is included in a range between the upper radial dynamic pressure generating groove array and the lower radial dynamic pressure generating groove array. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The motor according to claim 12, wherein the inner shaft portion is fixed to the outer shaft portion in an interference fitting state; one plate portion of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion defines a single monolithic member with the outer shaft portion; and an axial range of a fixing region between the inner shaft portion and the outer shaft portion which are in the interference fitting state is located farther to the one plate portion side than the radial dynamic pressure generating groove array. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The motor according to claim 12, wherein the radial dynamic pressure generating groove array includes an upper radial dynamic pressure generating groove array and a lower radial dynamic pressure generating groove array; the inner shaft portion is fixed to the outer shaft portion in an interference fitting state; and an axial range of a fixing region between the inner shaft portion and the outer shaft portion which are in the interference fitting state is included in a range between the upper radial dynamic pressure generating groove array and the lower radial dynamic pressure generating groove array. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein an axial length of the fixing range is longer than an axial length of the radial gap and the fixing range radially overlaps with an entirety of the radial gap. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein an axial length of the fixing range is longer than an axial length of the sleeve portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein the inner shaft portion includes a male screw with a flange. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve portion includes an outer sleeve cylindrical portion which is located radially outside the upper plate portion; an upper seal portion is located farther to the outside in a radial direction than the radial gap between the upper plate portion and the outer sleeve cylindrical portion or a seal cap fixed to the outer sleeve cylindrical portion, and an upper interface of the lubricating oil is located in the upper seal portion; the lower plate portion includes a lower plate cylindrical portion which is located radially outside the outer sleeve cylindrical portion; and a lower seal portion is located farther to the outside in the radial direction than the radial gap between the lower plate cylindrical portion and the outer sleeve cylindrical portion, and a lower interface of the lubricating oil is located in the lower seal portion. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The motor according to claim 1, wherein the lower plate portion includes: a lower plate cylindrical portion; and a lower plate connecting portion which connects a lower portion of the shaft component and the lower plate cylindrical portion; and an axial thickness of the lower plate connecting portion is thinner than a radial thickness of the outer shaft portion and a radial thickness of the lower plate cylindrical portion. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The motor according to claim 22, wherein the stationary portion further includes a base portion; the base portion includes a stator fixing portion which is of a cylindrical shape and faces upward from an inner edge portion of a bottom portion; and a stator core of the stator is fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the stator fixing portion and the lower plate cylindrical portion is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the stator fixing portion. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) A disk drive apparatus comprising: the motor according to claim 1, which rotates a disk; an access portion which performs at least one of reading and writing of information on the disk; and a housing which accommodates the disk, the motor, and the access portion.