Drive motor for shallow disk drive assembly
OwnerPawitter S. Sidhu, Gary M. Delgadoinventors
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Abstract
A driving motor of low profile construction for use in a disk drive assembly or unit having shallow or low profile construction. The chassis has an integrally molded motor housing which is circular. A stator is received in the upper part of the integral motor housing with the rotor below the stator in the integral housing and held in position by the magnetism in the rotor. The end of the rotor shaft is coupled to the drive spindle by way of coupling in the form of a belt.
Claims3
As an article of manufacture, in combination, a floppy disk drive unit including a chassis frame, the said chassis frame having a relatively shallow depth dimension, means forming a part of the chassis frame providing a cavity forming a motor housing, the said motor housing being circular and including an integral central bushing part adapted to receive a vertically oriented shaft and bearing means for confining said shaft to maintain its vertical orientation while permitting axial movement thereof, one circular side of said housing being open, a stator member including windings positioned at a top of the housing around said bushing, means providing an armature mounted to said shaft to rotate about the central axis of said bushing, the said armature including a rotor member having a permanent magnet located below said stator, means for restraining the axial movement of said shaft including said permanent magnet having a relationship to the said stator whereby to be held in position by magnetism.
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