US20010026417A1 - Hard disk drive device - Google Patents
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- G11B19/20—Driving; Starting; Stopping; Control thereof
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- the present invention relates to an improvement of the hard disk drive device employed for example in computers for storing datum magnetically.
- a hard disk drive device includes a magnetic desk or disks for storing magnetic datum mounted on a hub, i.e. the rotational member of a motor.
- a magnetic desk or disks for storing magnetic datum mounted on a hub, i.e. the rotational member of a motor.
- the disk or disks are rotated in high speed by means of the motor.
- One of the countermeasures which can be taken for preventing the damaging of the bearing means is to strengthen the bearing means itself.
- This countermeasure is confronted with the problem that tho magnetic disk is fabricated under the predetermined standard to have an outer diameter of 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch, and the central aperture thereof is also restricted by the standard to have an inner diameter of 20.0 mm or 25.0 mm prospectively.
- the outer diameter of the hub as well as that of the magnet and/or the stator are also adapted to be defined under the standard in accordance with the diameter of the central aperture of the magnetic disk, so that the bearing means of sufficient size and strength can not be used.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk drive device having a bearing means of larger size and sufficient strength, improved impact resistance, high accuracy of rotation, and high reliability.
- a hard disk drive device comprising a motor including a rotor or hub and a stator, and a magnetic disk.
- the hub has a flange depending downwardly from the outer periphery thereof.
- the hub is journalled rotatablly on a base by means of a bearing means.
- the hub is provided with a magnet on the inner peripheral surface of the downwardly depending flange.
- the stator is provided on the base so as to opposed face to face with said magnet.
- the stator includes coils.
- the magnetic disk or disks having a control aperture to be fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the flange provided around the hub of the motor.
- the magnetic disk is adopted to be rotated by means of said motor.
- the inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange of said hub of the motor is enlarged, so that the outer and inner diameters of the magnet confined within the downwardly depending flange, and the outer and inner diameters of the stator are also enlarged to allow the outer diameter of the bearing means to be enlarged.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hard disk drive device or the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the motor of the hard disk drive device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 a is a plan view of the magnetic disk.
- FIG. 3 b is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the magnetic disk.
- the reference numeral 1 is added to a motor for driving a magnetic disk or disks 2
- the reference numeral 3 is added to a magnetic head for writing magnetic datum onto tho magnetic disk 2 and reading datum therefrom.
- the magnetic head 3 is mounted on the distal end or a head arm 4 a of a head positioning mechanism 4 so as to be moved to a predetermined radial position on the magnetic disk 2 and stopped thereon by means of the head positioning mechanism 4 .
- the motor 1 has a structure as shown for example in FIG. 2.
- a base 5 include an annular flange 5 a extending around the outer periphery of the base and a cylindrical sleeve 6 having a bore therethrough.
- the flange 5 a and the sleeve 6 are formed integrally with the base by using the identical material.
- Upper and lower ball bearings 7 a, 7 b space from each other by means of a spacer 8 are mounted within the bore of the sleeve 6 .
- Each of these bearings includes inner and outer races and rotating bodies e. g. a plurality of balls interposed hetween races.
- a shaft 10 protruding downwardly from the central portion of the bottom surface of the hub 9 is adapted to be journalled by these ball bearings. Again, the shaft is formed integrally with the hub 9 by using the identical material.
- the hub 9 has at its outer periphery a flange 11 depending downwardly therefrom.
- An annular shoulder 12 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flange 11 .
- a magnet 13 is secured on the inner peripheral surface of the flange 11 so as to opposed with the outer peripheral surface of the stator 14 mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 6 of said base. There are slight clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the magnet and the outer peripheral surface of the stator.
- the stator includes coils 15 for conducting current. The wires 15 a load to the coils and those from the coils are adapted to be guided through the aperture 16 provided through the thickness of the base 5 .
- the magnetic disk 2 is provided with a central aperture 2 a for mounting on the hub 9 of the motor as shown in FIG. 3.
- the diameter D 0 (see FIG. 3) of the central aperture 2 a is substantially identical with the outer diameter D 1 of the flange 11 of said hub 9 .
- a plurality of magnetic disks 2 are mounted around the flame in parallel with each other. Concretely, a plurality of magnetic disks spaced apart by means of spacers 17 interposed between each disks are clamped between the shoulder 12 and a disk restraining plate 18 .
- the plate 18 in adapted to be secured on the hub by threads 19 .
- the inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange is also enlarged.
- an outer diameter and an inner diameter D 2 of the magnet 13 , and an outer diameter and an inner diameter D 3 of the stator 14 , and an outer diameter and an inner diameter D 4 of the sleeve 6 are also enlarged.
- the ball bearings 7 a and 7 b can be enlarged in their size.
- ball bearings 7 a and 7 b of larger size inherently increased in their rigidity can be employed.
- the augmentation of the strength of the bearing means can be achieved without the necessity of reducing the radial thickness of the magnet 13 and/or the length of radial dimension of the stator, i.e, without affecting or decreasing the magnetic flux density provided by the magnet and the stator or interfering the performance of the motor.
- the outer diameter D 5 of the shaft 10 can also be enlarged to improve the impact resistance of the hard disk drive device.
- the hub 9 and the shaft 10 are formed integrally with each other by using the same material, and the base 5 and the sleeve 6 are formed integrally with each other by using the same material, these elements can be formed separately.
- the bearing means is formed by means of a pair of upper and lower ball bearings, the double row ball bearing can be substituted therefor. Further, any other bearing such as a fluid bearing or a pneumatic bearing can also be used.
- the hard disk drive device in accordance with the present invention having a construction as mentioned above will provide following effects. It is possible to adopt the bearing means of larger size and sufficient strength. It is therefore possible to substantially increase the impact resistance of the bearing means against damaging thereof by the concentration of stress due to the impact of the hard disk drive device. Accordingly, the lifetime of the bearing means can also be extended.
- the accuracy of rotation can be increased by the enlargement of the size of the size of the bearing means.
- the possibility of decreasing of the accuracy of rotation due to the variation of the temperature is also reduced.
- the motor for driving the magnetic disk can be actuated accurately in high speed, and the noise and vibration due to rotation can be eliminated or reduced.
- the diameter of the shaft can also be enlarged accordingly.
- the vibration and the noise produced by resonance can be eliminated.
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The object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk drive device having a bearing means of larger size and sufficient strength, improved impact resistance, high accuracy of rotation, and high reliability.
In accordance with the present invention, a hard disk drive device comprising a motor including; a rotor or hub having around outer periphery thereof a downwardly depending flange, said hub is journalled rotatablly on a base by means of a bearing means, said hub is provided with a magnet on the inner peripheral surface of the downwardly depending flange; and, a stator provided on the base so as to opposed face to face with said magnet, said stator includes coils: and, a magnetic disk or disks having a central aperture to be fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the flange provided around the hub of the motor, said magnetic disk is adapted to be rotated by means of said motor: wherein the inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange of said hub of the motor is enlarged, so that the outer and inner diameters of the magnet confined within the downwardly depending flange, and the outer and inner diameters of the stator are also enlarged to allow the outer diameter of the bearing means to be enlarged.
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- 1. Technical Field
- The present invention relates to an improvement of the hard disk drive device employed for example in computers for storing datum magnetically.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- A hard disk drive device includes a magnetic desk or disks for storing magnetic datum mounted on a hub, i.e. the rotational member of a motor. In order to write the desired magnetic datum into a sector on the magnetic disk or to read the datum therefrom, the disk or disks are rotated in high speed by means of the motor.
- In recent years, it is desired to provide a smaller, thinner, and lighter weight, as well as impact resistant magnetic storage means, especially a hard disk drive device.
- When impact is applied to the hard disk drive means, the impact energy is apt to concentrated to the bearing means journalling the rotor or hub of the motor for driving the magnetic disk, so that the bearing means is the element is that most liable to be damaged.
- When the bearing means is damaged, the accuracy of the rotation of the magnetic disk will be suffered, and the reading and writing of the magnetic datum can not be accomplished accurately, and noise and vibration are produced.
- One of the countermeasures which can be taken for preventing the damaging of the bearing means is to strengthen the bearing means itself. This countermeasure is confronted with the problem that tho magnetic disk is fabricated under the predetermined standard to have an outer diameter of 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch, and the central aperture thereof is also restricted by the standard to have an inner diameter of 20.0 mm or 25.0 mm prospectively. In other words, the outer diameter of the hub as well as that of the magnet and/or the stator are also adapted to be defined under the standard in accordance with the diameter of the central aperture of the magnetic disk, so that the bearing means of sufficient size and strength can not be used.
- It is not necessary to make the diameter of the central aperture of the magnetic disk as mentioned above. However, a magnetic disk having a central aperture of a diameter larger than that defined under the predetermined standard and a hard disk drive means including a motor larger in the outer diameter of its hub for driving such disk leave not been realized. This is because the enlargement of the diameter of the central aperture of the magnetic disk leads to the reduction of the surface area of the magnetic disk and the capacity of the memory for storing magnetic datum.
- Although the countermeasure that reducing the radial thickness of said magnet and/or the radial length of the stator to provide a space required for enlarging the bearing means can be taken, this will suffer the function of the motor such as the rotational torque or the rotational speed. In this connection, this countermeasure can not be adopted.
- Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk drive device having a bearing means of larger size and sufficient strength, improved impact resistance, high accuracy of rotation, and high reliability.
- These and other objects are achieved by a hard disk drive device comprising a motor including a rotor or hub and a stator, and a magnetic disk. The hub has a flange depending downwardly from the outer periphery thereof. The hub is journalled rotatablly on a base by means of a bearing means. The hub is provided with a magnet on the inner peripheral surface of the downwardly depending flange. The stator is provided on the base so as to opposed face to face with said magnet. The stator includes coils. The magnetic disk or disks having a control aperture to be fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the flange provided around the hub of the motor. The magnetic disk is adopted to be rotated by means of said motor. The inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange of said hub of the motor is enlarged, so that the outer and inner diameters of the magnet confined within the downwardly depending flange, and the outer and inner diameters of the stator are also enlarged to allow the outer diameter of the bearing means to be enlarged.
- Further feature of tho present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates from reading the following specification with reference to tho accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hard disk drive device or the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the motor of the hard disk drive device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3a is a plan view of the magnetic disk.
- FIG. 3b is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the magnetic disk.
- A preferred embodiment of a hard disk drive device in accordance with the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
- In the attached drawings, the
reference numeral 1 is added to a motor for driving a magnetic disk ordisks 2, and thereference numeral 3 is added to a magnetic head for writing magnetic datum onto thomagnetic disk 2 and reading datum therefrom. Themagnetic head 3 is mounted on the distal end or a head arm 4 a of a head positioning mechanism 4 so as to be moved to a predetermined radial position on themagnetic disk 2 and stopped thereon by means of the head positioning mechanism 4. - The
motor 1 has a structure as shown for example in FIG. 2. In this structure, abase 5 include anannular flange 5 a extending around the outer periphery of the base and a cylindrical sleeve 6 having a bore therethrough. Theflange 5 a and the sleeve 6 are formed integrally with the base by using the identical material. Upper andlower ball bearings 7 a, 7 b space from each other by means of aspacer 8 are mounted within the bore of the sleeve 6. Each of these bearings includes inner and outer races and rotating bodies e. g. a plurality of balls interposed hetween races. Ashaft 10 protruding downwardly from the central portion of the bottom surface of the hub 9 is adapted to be journalled by these ball bearings. Again, the shaft is formed integrally with the hub 9 by using the identical material. - The hub9 has at its outer periphery a
flange 11 depending downwardly therefrom. Anannular shoulder 12 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of theflange 11. - A
magnet 13 is secured on the inner peripheral surface of theflange 11 so as to opposed with the outer peripheral surface of thestator 14 mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 6 of said base. There are slight clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the magnet and the outer peripheral surface of the stator. The stator includescoils 15 for conducting current. Thewires 15 a load to the coils and those from the coils are adapted to be guided through theaperture 16 provided through the thickness of thebase 5. - The
magnetic disk 2 is provided with acentral aperture 2 a for mounting on the hub 9 of the motor as shown in FIG. 3. The diameter D0 (see FIG. 3) of thecentral aperture 2 a is substantially identical with the outer diameter D1 of theflange 11 of said hub 9. In the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of magnetic disks 2 (two pieces of disks in the embodiment of FIG. 2) are mounted around the flame in parallel with each other. Concretely, a plurality of magnetic disks spaced apart by means ofspacers 17 interposed between each disks are clamped between theshoulder 12 and adisk restraining plate 18. Theplate 18 in adapted to be secured on the hub by threads 19. - In the hard disk drive device in accordance with the present invention, although an outer diameter Dr of the
magnetic disks 2 is identical with that of the prior art, the inner diameter D0 of thecentral aperture 2 a of themagnetic disks 2 and the outer diameter D1 of theflange 11 provided around the hub 9 of themotor 11 are larger than that of the prior art. - Further, the inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange is also enlarged. In this connection, an outer diameter and an inner diameter D2 of the
magnet 13, and an outer diameter and an inner diameter D3 of thestator 14, and an outer diameter and an inner diameter D4 of the sleeve 6 are also enlarged. Thus, theball bearings 7 a and 7 b can be enlarged in their size. - In other words,
ball bearings 7 a and 7 b of larger size inherently increased in their rigidity can be employed. The augmentation of the strength of the bearing means can be achieved without the necessity of reducing the radial thickness of themagnet 13 and/or the length of radial dimension of the stator, i.e, without affecting or decreasing the magnetic flux density provided by the magnet and the stator or interfering the performance of the motor. - Moreover, the outer diameter D5 of the
shaft 10 can also be enlarged to improve the impact resistance of the hard disk drive device. - In the bearing means of the above mentioned embodiment, the hub9 and the
shaft 10 are formed integrally with each other by using the same material, and thebase 5 and the sleeve 6 are formed integrally with each other by using the same material, these elements can be formed separately. Although the bearing means is formed by means of a pair of upper and lower ball bearings, the double row ball bearing can be substituted therefor. Further, any other bearing such as a fluid bearing or a pneumatic bearing can also be used. - Finally, although the motor of the above-mentioned embodiment is of the outer rotor type, the motor of inner rotor type can also be substituted therefor. The effects and advantages of the present invention
- The hard disk drive device in accordance with the present invention having a construction as mentioned above will provide following effects. It is possible to adopt the bearing means of larger size and sufficient strength. It is therefore possible to substantially increase the impact resistance of the bearing means against damaging thereof by the concentration of stress due to the impact of the hard disk drive device. Accordingly, the lifetime of the bearing means can also be extended.
- Consequently, a hard disk drive device of high impact resistance and mechanically higher reliability as well as extended lifetime can be provided.
- The accuracy of rotation can be increased by the enlargement of the size of the size of the bearing means. The possibility of decreasing of the accuracy of rotation due to the variation of the temperature is also reduced. The motor for driving the magnetic disk can be actuated accurately in high speed, and the noise and vibration due to rotation can be eliminated or reduced.
- The high accuracy of rotation will assure the high packing density of tho magnetic disk, so that the hard disk drive device of sufficient capacity of memory can be provided, in spite of the enlargement of the diameter of the central aperture of the magnetic disk.
- Further, in the bearing means enlarged in its size, the diameter of the shaft can also be enlarged accordingly. Thus, the vibration and the noise produced by resonance can be eliminated.
- While particular embodiment of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it should be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. A hard disk drive device comprising
a motor including;
a rotor or hub having around outer periphery thereof a downwardly depending flange, said hub is journalled rotatablly on a base by means of a bearing means, said hub is provided with a magnet on the inner peripheral surface of the downwardly depending flange; and,
a stator provided on the base so as to opposed face to face with said magnet, said stator includes coils: and,
a magnetic disk or disks having a central aperture to be fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the flange provided around the hub of the motor, said magnetic disk is adapted to be rotated by means of said motor:
wherein the inner diameter of the downwardly depending flange of said hub of the motor is enlarged, so that the outer and inner diameters of the magnet confined within the downwardly depending flange, and the outer and inner diameters of tho stator are also enlarged to allow the outer diameter of the bearing means to be enlarged.
2. The hard disk drive device according to , wherein the downwardly depending flange is also enlarged in its outer diameter.
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