Bearings – Rotary bearing – Fluid bearing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Hannon, Thomas R (Department: 3656)
Bearings
Rotary bearing
Fluid bearing
C384S100000, C384S119000, C384S132000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07980764
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are described for a fluid dynamic bearing motor as may be utilized in a disc drive memory system. A fluid seal is situated at a first axial end of a bearing, and a grooved pumping seal is situated at a second axial end of the bearing. In an aspect, a fluid recirculation passageway is defined through a shaft and a thrustplate, to recirculate fluid from axially above the grooved pumping seal at the second axial end of the bearing to the first axial end of the bearing. Any air ingested at the grooved pumping seal, or which came out of solution from the fluid, is purged into a fluid reservoir and out the fluid seal. In an aspect, fluid is recirculated from the center of the journal bearing and the bearing pressure grooves to the fluid recirculation passageway and toward an air purging fluid seal.
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Gredinberg Alexander
Sheth Sanjay C.
Hannon Thomas R
Seagate Technology LLC
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