Spindle system for a disk drive

Details Spindle system for a disk drive Spindle system for a disk drive

1994-02-14

1995-07-04

Heinz, A. J.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

360 9908, 360 9703, 384112, 384107, 384115, 384277, G11B 1708, F16C 1710

Patent

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054305900

ABSTRACT:
A spindle system is comprised or a journal and thrust air bearing. The journal bearing; has two sets of opposing groove areas. The thrust air bearing has two sets of spiral grooves. The thrust air bearing is gimballed to compensate for misaligment. A bias contact member is connected to the rotating member along the axis of rotation and provides electrical grounding, The spindle system is especially applicable to mounting recording disks in a data storage disk drive.

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