WO2007141940A1 - 流体軸受装置 - Google Patents
流体軸受装置Info
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- WO2007141940A1 WO2007141940A1 PCT/JP2007/053881 JP2007053881W WO2007141940A1 WO 2007141940 A1 WO2007141940 A1 WO 2007141940A1 JP 2007053881 W JP2007053881 W JP 2007053881W WO 2007141940 A1 WO2007141940 A1 WO 2007141940A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C17/00—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
- F16C17/10—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C17/00—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
- F16C17/10—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load
- F16C17/102—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure
- F16C17/107—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure with at least one surface for radial load and at least one surface for axial load
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C32/00—Bearings not otherwise provided for
- F16C32/06—Bearings not otherwise provided for with moving member supported by a fluid cushion formed, at least to a large extent, otherwise than by movement of the shaft, e.g. hydrostatic air-cushion bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
- F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
- F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
- F16C33/06—Sliding surface mainly made of metal
- F16C33/10—Construction relative to lubrication
- F16C33/1025—Construction relative to lubrication with liquid, e.g. oil, as lubricant
- F16C33/106—Details of distribution or circulation inside the bearings, e.g. details of the bearing surfaces to affect flow or pressure of the liquid
- F16C33/107—Grooves for generating pressure
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
- F16C33/72—Sealings
- F16C33/74—Sealings of sliding-contact bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C35/00—Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers
- F16C35/02—Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers in the case of sliding-contact bearings
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
- G11B19/20—Driving; Starting; Stopping; Control thereof
- G11B19/2009—Turntables, hubs and motors for disk drives; Mounting of motors in the drive
- G11B19/2036—Motors characterized by fluid-dynamic bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2370/00—Apparatus relating to physics, e.g. instruments
- F16C2370/12—Hard disk drives or the like
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a fluid bearing device that rotatably supports a shaft member with a lubricating film formed in a bearing gap.
- Fluid bearing devices have high rotational accuracy and quietness, so that information devices such as magnetic disk drive devices such as HDDs, optical disk drive devices such as CD-ROM, CD-R / RW, DVD-ROMZRAM, MD,
- information devices such as magnetic disk drive devices such as HDDs, optical disk drive devices such as CD-ROM, CD-R / RW, DVD-ROMZRAM, MD
- spindle motors such as magneto-optical disk drive devices such as MO
- small motors such as polygon beam scanner motors for laser beam printers (LBP), color wheels for projectors, and fan motors used for cooling fans for electrical equipment. It can be suitably used.
- a hydrodynamic bearing device (dynamic pressure bearing device) shown in Patent Document 1 is inserted into a housing opened at both ends, a bearing sleeve disposed on the inner periphery of the housing, and an inner periphery of the bearing sleeve. And a lid member that closes one end opening of the housing.
- the lid member is formed in a substantially disk shape, and its outer peripheral surface is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the housing.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-337490
- HDD disk drive devices used in these devices are required to reduce their axial dimensions. Yes.
- a lid member that closes one end opening of the housing is made thinner.
- the fixing area between the cover member and the housing is also reduced. Fixing force decreases.
- a disk drive device that has increased in weight due to the mounting of multiple disks also has a large impact load due to dropping, etc., so the fixing force between the lid member and the housing is sufficient. Otherwise, the lid member may be displaced with respect to the housing due to an impact load or the like, which may cause problems such as leakage of the lubricating oil inside the bearing and a decrease in accuracy of the thrust bearing gap.
- An object of the present invention is to reduce the size and durability of the hydrodynamic bearing device by reducing the thickness of the lid member and improving the fixing force between the lid member and the housing.
- the present invention provides an outer member having both ends opened, a shaft member inserted inside the outer member, a lid member for sealing one end opening of the outer member, and a shaft member.
- a hydrodynamic bearing device that includes a radial bearing gap that faces the outer peripheral surface of the shaft and that is connected to a space sealed at one end by a lid member, the shaft member is rotatably supported by an oil film formed in the radial bearing gap.
- the plate portion and a fixed surface fixed to the inner peripheral surface or the outer peripheral surface of the outer member are provided, and the axial dimension of the fixed surface is made larger than the thickness of the plate portion.
- the lid member is provided with the plate portion and the fixed surface fixed to the inner peripheral surface or the outer peripheral surface of the outer member. Since this fixing surface has an axial dimension larger than the thickness of the plate portion, the plate portion can be thinned and the fixing force between the fixing surface and the inner peripheral surface of the outer member can be improved. . Accordingly, it is possible to simultaneously realize a reduction in size and an improvement in durability of the hydrodynamic bearing device.
- the fixing surface of the lid member can be formed, for example, on the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface of the fixing portion by providing a fixing portion extending in the outer diameter end force axial direction of the plate portion.
- an opening space that opens to the inner periphery or outer periphery of the outer member may be formed between the lid member and the outer member.
- the opening space for example, a space formed by a chamfer on the end face of the lid member and a chamfer on the end face of the outer member can be considered.
- the bearing structure that manages the width of the thrust bearing gap by adjusting the axial position of the lid member with respect to the outer member, depending on the degree of adjustment of the gap width the end face of the lid member and the end face of the outer member In some cases, an opening space in the axial direction may be formed.
- the inner space of the outer member is entirely filled with a fluid lubricant.
- the fluid bearing device absorbs the thermal expansion of the lubricant.
- a sealing device having a buffer function is also required.
- the total amount of lubricant in the bearing device increases, and it is necessary to increase the size of the seal device to ensure the buffer function. If this opening space is filled with adhesive, the total amount of lubricant in the bearing device can be reduced by that amount, so that the buffer function can be reduced, that is, the seal device can be made smaller.
- the bearing device can be further downsized.
- this opening space is used as the outer periphery of the outer member.
- the fixing force between the outer member and the other member can be improved by functioning as an adhesive reservoir when the other member is bonded and fixed to the surface.
- the shaft member is provided with a flange portion, one end surface of the flange portion is opposed to the plate portion of the lid member, and the thrust bearing gap is formed facing the other end surface of the flange portion.
- the end face of the fixing part having the fixing surface in the lid member at a position exceeding the thrust bearing gap, a sufficient area of the fixing surface can be secured, and the space between the outer member and the outer member can be secured.
- the opening space opened in the inner periphery of the outer member as described above is filled with an adhesive, the opening space and the thrust bearing gap are separated from each other. It is possible to surely prevent the situation where it overflows and flows into the thrust bearing gap and adversely affects the bearing performance.
- the plate portion is thinned, and the fixing force between the fixing surface and the inner peripheral surface of the outer member is improved, thereby reducing the size of the hydrodynamic bearing device.
- the durability can be improved at the same time.
- FIG. 1 is for information equipment incorporating a fluid dynamic bearing device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 shows an example of the configuration of a spindle motor.
- This spindle motor is used in a disk drive device such as an HDD, and includes a hydrodynamic bearing device 1 that rotatably supports the shaft member 2 in a non-contact manner, a disk hub 3 attached to the shaft member 2, and a dynamic pressure.
- the motor stator 4 is attached to a mounting portion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the bracket 6, and the motor rotor 5 is attached to the inner periphery of the disk hub 3.
- the disk hub 3 holds one or more disks D such as magnetic disks.
- FIG. 2 shows the hydrodynamic bearing device 1.
- the hydrodynamic bearing device 1 includes a housing 7 as an outer member A that is open at both ends in the axial direction, a lid member 10 that closes one end opening of the housing 7, and a bearing sleeve that is fixed to the inner peripheral surface 7a of the housing 7. 8 and a shaft member 2 inserted into the inner periphery of the housing 7.
- the description will proceed with the side where the housing 7 is closed by the lid member 10 being the lower side and the opposite side being the upper side.
- the shaft member 2 includes a shaft portion 2a and a flange portion 2b provided at the lower end of the shaft portion 2a, and is formed integrally or separately from a metal material such as SUS steel.
- a metal material such as SUS steel.
- Each part of the shaft member 2 can be formed of the same kind of material or a different material.
- the shaft portion 2a can be formed of a metal material, and a part or all of the flange portion 2b can be formed of a resin material.
- the shaft member 2 is made of a resin having the shaft portion 2a as an insert part. It can be manufactured by injection molding
- the sleeve 7 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a seal portion 9 for sealing the upper end opening of the housing 7 is provided in the body.
- the housing 7 includes a small-diameter inner peripheral surface 7a, a large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b provided at the lower end opening, and a step 7c formed between the small-diameter inner peripheral surface 7a and the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b.
- a bearing sleeve 8 is fixed to the small-diameter inner peripheral surface 7a, and a lid member 10 is fixed to the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b.
- the seal portion 9 can also be configured separately from the housing 7.
- the housing 7 and the seal portion 9 are, for example, a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) or a polyphenylene sal Crystalline resin such as fido (PPS), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), or polysulfone (PPSU), polyethersulfone (PES), polyetherimide (P
- LCP liquid crystal polymer
- PES polyetheretherketone
- PPSU polysulfone
- PES polyethersulfone
- PES polyetherimide
- the filler may be a fibrous filler such as glass fiber, a whisker-like filler such as potassium titanate, or a scaly shape such as my strength. Fibrous or powdery conductive fillers such as filler, carbon fiber, carbon black, black bell, carbon nanomaterial, and metal powder can be used. These fillers may be used alone or in admixture of two or more.
- the inner peripheral surface 9a of the seal portion 9 is opposed to the tapered surface 2a2 provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 2a via a predetermined seal space S, and constitutes a capillary seal that holds the lubricating oil with a capillary force.
- a predetermined seal space S As shown in the figure, if the tapered surface 2a2 of the shaft portion 2a is gradually reduced in diameter by applying an upward force, the seal space S can also function as a centrifugal force seal when the shaft member 2 rotates.
- the volume of the seal space S is set larger than the thermal expansion amount of the lubricating oil held inside the bearing device within the operating temperature range of the bearing device. As a result, the oil level where the lubricating oil does not leak from the seal gap S is always held in the seal space S (buffer function) within the operating temperature range of the bearing device.
- the lower end surface 9b of the seal portion 9 is formed in an inclined or curved shape such that the outer diameter side region thereof is separated from the upper end surface 8b of the bearing sleeve 8. Therefore, the lower end surface 9b of the seal portion 9 is in partial contact with the inner diameter side region 8b2 of the upper end surface 8b of the bearing sleeve 8, and between the lower end surface 9b and the outer diameter side region 8b3 of the upper end surface 8b. A gap is formed in
- the bearing sleeve 8 is formed in a cylindrical shape, for example, with a porous body made of sintered metal, in particular, a sintered body porous body mainly composed of copper, and a predetermined diameter of the small-diameter inner peripheral surface 7a of the housing 7. It is fixed in place by press-fitting, bonding, press-fitting under the presence of adhesive.
- the upper dynamic pressure groove 8a 1 is formed axially asymmetric with respect to the axial center m (the axial center of the upper and lower inclined groove regions), and the axial dimension XI of the upper region from the axial center m XI Is larger than the axial dimension X2 of the lower region I am tight.
- a first radial bearing gap R1 and a second radial bearing gap R2 are formed between the dynamic pressure groove 8al, 8a2 formation region and the outer peripheral surface 2al of the shaft member 2.
- one or a plurality of axial grooves 8dl are formed on the outer peripheral surface 8d of the bearing sleeve 8 over the entire axial length. In this example, three axial grooves 8dl are formed at equal intervals around the circumference.
- the dynamic pressure grooves 8al and 8a2 do not necessarily need to be separated in the axial direction. For example, they may be provided continuously in the axial direction. Alternatively, only one of the dynamic pressure grooves 8al and 8a2 may be formed.
- a spiral-shaped dynamic pressure groove 8c 1 as shown in FIG. 3B is formed on the entire lower surface 8c of the bearing sleeve 8 or a partial annular region.
- a first thrust bearing gap T1 is formed between the dynamic pressure groove 8cl formation region and the upper end surface 2bl of the flange portion 2b.
- the upper end surface 8b of the bearing sleeve 8 is partitioned into an inner diameter side region 8b2 and an outer diameter side region 8b3 by a circumferential groove 8bl provided at a substantially central portion in the radial direction.
- a circumferential groove 8bl provided at a substantially central portion in the radial direction.
- one or a plurality of radial grooves 8b21 are formed in the inner diameter side region 8b2.
- three radial grooves 8b21 are formed at equal intervals around the circumference.
- the lid member 10 has a substantially disk-shaped plate portion 10a and a cylindrical fixing portion 10b in which the outer peripheral end force of the plate portion 10a also protrudes in the axial direction.
- the lid member 10 presses a metal material such as brass. It is formed in one piece.
- a spiral-shaped dynamic pressure groove lOal l as shown in FIG. 4 is formed on the upper end face 10al of the plate portion 10a.
- a second thrust bearing gap T2 is formed between the dynamic pressure groove 10all formation region and the lower end surface 2b2 of the flange portion 2b.
- the outer peripheral surface 10bl of the fixing portion 10b is a fixing surface B fixed to the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b of the housing 7.
- the inner peripheral surface 10b2 of the fixed portion 10b faces the space in the bearing, and faces the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion 2b through a gap in the radial direction.
- the fixing surface B of the lid member 10 (the outer peripheral surface 10bl of the fixing portion 10b) has an axial dimension larger than the thickness of the plate portion 10a. Accordingly, the plate portion 10a can be thinned, and the fixing force between the lid member 10 and the housing 7 can be improved, so that the durability of the hydrodynamic bearing device 1 can be improved and the axial dimension can be reduced. Can do. Or The axial dimension of the radial bearing clearances R1 and R2 can be increased because the axial dimension of the bearing sleeve 8 can be increased by reducing the thickness of the lid member 10 without increasing the axial dimension of the hydrodynamic bearing device 1. By enlarging, the bearing rigidity in the radial direction can be increased.
- the lid member 10 When the lid member 10 is fixed to the housing 7, in addition to being fixed by bonding as described above, it can be fixed only by press-fitting or by a combination of press-fitting and bonding.
- press-fitting When fixing with pressure input in this way, when the entire fixing surface B is press-fitted, the low-strength cylindrical fixing portion 10b of the lid member 10 is deformed by pressure input, and this deformation reaches the plate portion 10a. The accuracy of the gap width of the thrust bearing gap may be reduced.
- the press-fitting is limited to the area including at least the outer diameter side area P of the plate portion 10a in the fixed surface B. In other areas, the large diameter inner peripheral surface of the nosing 7 is bonded only. It is desirable to fix to 7b.
- the attachment in this case is so-called gap adhesion, in which the fixing surface B and the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b of the housing 7 are fitted and fixed after a gap fit.
- gap adhesion in which the fixing surface B and the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b of the housing 7 are fitted and fixed after a gap fit.
- the cross-sectional shape of the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7b of the housing 7 is made polygonal (for example, 20-sided) or uneven, and the outer peripheral surface lObl of the lid member 10 is not If the surface 7b is partially press-fitted in the circumferential direction, deformation of the lid member 10 due to pressure input can be further suppressed.
- the dynamic pressure grooves 8al and 8a2 forming regions of the inner peripheral surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 are respectively connected to the outer peripheral surface 2al of the shaft portion 2a and the radial bearing gaps Rl and R2. Facing each other.
- the dynamic pressure groove 8cl formation region of the lower end surface 8c of the bearing sleeve 8 faces the upper end surface 2 bl of the flange portion 2b via the first thrust bearing gap T1, and the dynamic pressure of the end surface lOal of the lid member 10
- the groove 10 al 1 formation region is opposed to the lower end surface 2b2 of the flange portion 2b via the second thrust bearing gap T2.
- the dynamic pressure grooves 8al and 8a2 generate a dynamic pressure action on the lubricating oil in the radial bearing gaps Rl and R2, thereby causing the shaft portion 2a of the shaft member 2 to move in the radial direction. It is rotatably supported in a non-contact manner.
- the dynamic pressure grooves 8cl and lOal l generate a dynamic pressure action on the lubricating oil in the thrust bearing clearance Tl and ⁇ 2 so that the flange 2b of the shaft member 2 is supported in a non-contact manner so as to be rotatable in both thrust directions.
- one end of the radial bearing gaps Rl, R2 is a space sealed by the lid member 10, that is, the first thrust bearing gap Tl, the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion 2b, and the inner peripheral surface of the fixing portion 10b of the lid member 10. Connected to the space between 10b2 and the second thrust bearing gap T2.
- the dynamic pressure groove 8al on the inner peripheral surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 is formed to be axially asymmetric with respect to the axial center m, and the axial dimension of the upper region with respect to the axial center m.
- XI is larger than the axial dimension X2 of the lower region (see Fig. 3 (a)). Therefore, when the shaft member 2 rotates, the pulling force (bombing force) of the lubricating oil by the dynamic pressure groove 8al becomes relatively larger in the upper region than in the lower region.
- the lubricating oil filled in the first radial bearing gap R1 flows downward, and the first thrust bearing gap Tl ⁇ the axial groove 8dl ⁇ the lower end face of the seal member 9 It circulates in the path between the gap 9b and the outer diameter side region 8b3 of the upper end face 8b of the bearing sleeve 8 ⁇ the circumferential groove 8bl ⁇ the radial groove 8b21, and is drawn into the first radial bearing gap R1 again.
- the lubricating oil to flow and circulate in the internal space of the housing 7, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the pressure of the lubricating oil in the internal space becomes negative and generate negative pressure.
- the assembly of the hydrodynamic bearing device having the above-described configuration is performed by inserting the bearing sleeve 8 into the inner periphery of the housing 7 and fixing the housing 7 and the bearing sleeve 8 by bonding or the like, and then connecting the shaft to the inner periphery of the bearing sleeve 8. This is done by inserting the member 2 and fixing the lid member 10 to the opening of the housing 7. At this time, by adjusting the axial position of the lid member 10 with respect to the housing 7, the thrust bearing gap Tl and the gap width of the flange 2 are managed to the specified values. After that, lubricating oil is injected into the bearing device from the seal space S, and the housing internal space including the internal pores of the bearing sleeve 8 is filled with the lubricating oil to complete the bearing device shown in FIG.
- lubricating oil can be prevented from entering the opening space G, and only the volume of the opening space G can be obtained.
- the total amount of oil in the bearing device can be reduced. If the total oil amount decreases, the thermal expansion amount of the lubricating oil also decreases accordingly, so that the volume of the seal space S having the noffer function can be reduced, and the axial dimension of the seal space S is reduced to reduce the bearing device. Further reduction of the axial dimension of the can be achieved.
- a large amount of adhesive may be applied in advance to the end surface 10b3 of the fixing portion 10b of the lid member 10 and then pushed into the opening of the nosing 7.
- the opening space G When the opening space G is filled with the adhesive in this way, the excess adhesive may overflow the opening space G force. However, even if the adhesive overflows, as shown in the illustrated example, the opening space G may overflow. If G is in a position beyond the first thrust bearing gap T1, it is possible to reliably prevent the overflowing adhesive from flowing into the first thrust bearing gap T1, and bearing performance in the thrust bearing gap T1. Can be prevented.
- the gap widths of the thrust bearing clearance Tl and the flange 2 are set by bringing the end surface 10b3 of the fixed portion 10b of the lid member 10 into contact with the stepped portion 7c of the housing 7. You can also.
- an opening space G is formed by the inner peripheral chamfer of the end surface 10b3 of the fixed portion 10b and the inner peripheral chamfer of the step portion 7c of the housing 7. By filling this open space G with an adhesive, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
- Embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above. In the following description, portions having the same functions as those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 5 shows a hydrodynamic bearing device 21 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the inner peripheral surface 7a of the housing 7 is formed in a cylindrical surface.
- the bearing sleeve 8 has a large-diameter outer peripheral surface 8d2 and a small-diameter outer peripheral surface 8d3 on the outer peripheral surface.
- the large-diameter outer peripheral surface 8d2 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface 7a of the housing 7, and the small-diameter outer peripheral surface 8d3 and the housing 7
- the fixed portion 10b of the lid member 10 is inserted between the inner peripheral surface 7a of the cover member 10.
- FIG. 6 shows a fluid dynamic bearing device 31 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a large-diameter outer peripheral surface 7d and a small-diameter outer peripheral surface 7e are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 7, and the inner peripheral surface 10b2 of the fixing portion 10b of the lid member 10 is fixed to the small-diameter outer peripheral surface 7e. Is done.
- the lid member 10 and the housing 7 are fixed together using press-fitting and gap adhesion.
- the press-fit portion P is preferably provided on the plate portion 10a side of the inner peripheral surface 10b2 of the fixing portion 10b as the fixing surface B as much as possible.
- bracket 6 when the bracket 6 is bonded and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the hydrodynamic bearing device 31, the bracket 6 is used in combination with the fixing with the housing 7 made of resin, so that the fixing force by the adhesive is relatively strong. Adhesive strength can be improved by bonding and fixing a metal lid member.
- an opening space G formed between the housing 7 and the lid member 10 and opened to the outer periphery of the housing 7 functions as an adhesive reservoir, so that the adhesive strength between the hydrodynamic bearing device 1 and the bracket 6 is increased. It can be further increased.
- the lower end portion 7g of the housing 7 and the upper end surface lOal of the plate portion 10a of the lid member 10 are not in contact with each other.
- the clearance width of the thrust bearing clearance Tl, ⁇ 2 can be set.
- FIG. 7 shows a fluid dynamic bearing device 41 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the housing 7 and the bearing sleeve 8 are integrally formed with a resin material as the bearing member 11, and the bearing member 11 becomes the outer member.
- the seal portion 9 is formed separately from the housing 7 and is fixed to the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 7a provided at the upper end opening of the bearing member 11, and its lower end surface 9b is connected to the upper end surface 8b of the bearing sleeve 8. Abut.
- the inner peripheral surface 9a of the seal portion 9 has a tapered surface that gradually increases in diameter upward, and a seal space S is formed between the inner peripheral surface 9a and the cylindrical outer peripheral surface 2al of the shaft portion 2a.
- the lid member 10 is fixed to a small-diameter outer peripheral surface 7c provided at the lower end of the bearing member 11.
- Herringbone-shaped dynamic pressure grooves 2al 1 and 2al2 are formed at two axially spaced locations on the outer peripheral surface 2al of the shaft portion 2a, and when the shaft member 2 rotates, the dynamic pressure groove forming region is formed in the radial bearing gap. Generates dynamic pressure action on the R1 and R2 lubricants.
- the housing 7 is formed of grease, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of a metal material, for example.
- the lid member 10 is formed of a metal material, but it may be formed of a resin material.
- the bearing sleeve 8 is formed of sintered metal, but may be formed of other metal materials or grease materials.
- the herringbone-shaped dynamic pressure groove 8a 1 is used as a dynamic pressure generating portion (radial dynamic pressure generating portion) for generating a dynamic pressure action in the lubricating oil in the radial bearing gaps Rl and R2.
- 8a2 is formed, and as a dynamic pressure generating part (thrust dynamic pressure generating part) that generates a dynamic pressure action on the lubricating oil in the thrust bearing clearance Tl and ⁇ 2, a snorkel-shaped dynamic pressure groove 8c 1 and lOal l are formed.
- a spiral dynamic pressure groove, a step bearing, or a multi-arc bearing can be formed as the radial dynamic pressure generating portion.
- a herringbone-shaped dynamic pressure groove, a step bearing, a corrugated bearing (a step bearing having a corrugated shape), or the like can be formed as the thrust bearing generating portion.
- the radial dynamic pressure generating portion may be provided on any of the inner peripheral surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 and the outer peripheral surface 2al of the shaft portion 2a.
- the dynamic pressure generating portion of the first thrust bearing gap T1 may be provided on either the lower end surface 8c of the bearing sleeve 8 or the upper end surface 2bl of the flange portion 2b.
- the generation portion may be provided on either the end surface lOal of the lid member 10 or the lower end surface 2b2 of the flange portion 2b.
- a cylindrical shaft member having no force flange portion in which the shaft member 2 includes the flange portion 2b may be used.
- the shaft member 2 has a lower end surface, and the thrust bearing portion can be formed by the dynamic pressure action of the lubricating oil in the thrust bearing gap formed between the lower end surface and the end surface lOal of the lid member 10.
- the shaft member 2 having a spherical convex portion at the lower end can be used, and the spherical convex portion and the end surface of the lid member can constitute a so-called pivot bearing.
- one end of the radial bearing gap is connected to a space tightly closed by the lid member 10, that is, a thrust bearing gap or a space formed between the spherical convex portion and the lid member 10.
- the inner peripheral surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 2a can both be made into a perfect circle shape, and the radial bearing portion can be constituted by a so-called perfect circle bearing.
- the lubricating oil is used as the lubricating fluid filled in the bearing device.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- lubricating grease, magnetic fluid, or gas such as air is also used. Is possible.
- the hydrodynamic bearing device of the present invention is not limited to the spindle motor used in the disk drive device such as the HDD as described above, but a spindle motor for driving the magneto-optical disk of the optical disk, etc. It can also be suitably used as a fan motor for a rotating motor in a small motor for information equipment, a polygon scanner motor of a laser beam printer, or a cooling fan for electric equipment.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a spindle motor incorporating a fluid dynamic bearing device 1.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the hydrodynamic bearing device 1.
- FIG. 3 (a) sectional view of bearing sleeve 8 (a-a direction of (c)), (b) bottom view, and (c) top view.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the lid member 10.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a fluid dynamic bearing device 21 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A is a sectional view of a fluid dynamic bearing device 31 according to a third embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6B is an enlarged sectional view of a portion A.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a fluid dynamic bearing device 41 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
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