Abstract: A dynamic pressure bearing apparatus having high performance and excellent stability without hindering operations of appliances due to a leaked oil, the dynamic pressure bearing apparatus including: a rotating shaft inclined in a predetermined direction from a vertical direction; a sleeve rotatably supporting the rotating shaft; an operating fluid for generating a dynamic pressure, the operating fluid being filled in a gap formed between the sleeve and the rotating shaft; and a capturing device for capturing the operating fluid leaked from the gap, the capturing device being disposed on an outside surface of the sleeve in the predetermined direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a crystal with face-orientation control using a seed crystal being securely performed, and which can advantageously produce a high quality crystal with a large diameter quickly. A crystal-growth crucible movable in the vertical direction is used. While the temperature is being raised, the crucible is kept at a position where all the raw material, i.e., a crystalline substance placed in the crucible, is not melted. After the temperature stabilizes, the crucible moves in a first direction where the temperature becomes higher, so that the whole raw material and a part of the seed crystal melt. Then, the crucible moves in a second direction where the temperature becomes lower, whereby the seed crystal and the molten raw material sufficiently contact each other.

Abstract: A shaft integral with a rotary polygon mirror is fitted in a sleeve having dynamic-pressure generating grooves to construct a hydrodynamic bearing. A bearing surface of the sleeve is subjected to an electroconductivizing treatment through formation of a chemical conversion film, and an electrodeposition film having a lubricating filler such as a silicon-based resin, inorganic particles, or the like dispersed therein is formed thereon. The film can be formed by electrodeposition which is simpler than plating, and wear resistance and lubricity of the bearing surface can be improved remarkably. The bearing structure prevents wear from occurring during low-speed rotation.

Abstract: To provide a dynamic pressure bearing apparatus having high performance and excellent stability without hindering operations of appliances due to a leaked oil, the dynamic pressure bearing apparatus of the present invention comprises; a rotating shaft inclined in a predetermined direction from a vertical direction; a sleeve rotatably supporting the rotating shaft; an operating fluid for generating a dynamic pressure, the operating fluid being filled in a gap formed between the sleeve and the rotating shaft; and capturing means for capturing the operating fluid leaked from the gap, the capturing means being disposed on an outside surface of the sleeve in the predetermined direction.