Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a base member; a shaft fixed to the base member and including a lower thrust member disposed on a lower end portion thereof and an upper flange member disposed on an upper end portion thereof; and a rotating part forming, together with the upper flange member, the lower thrust member, and the shaft, bearing clearances filled with a lubricating fluid, and rotated around the shaft, wherein the lower thrust member includes amounting part on which a stator core is mounted, and at least one of a surface of the lower thrust member disposed to face a surface of the rotating part and the surface of the rotating part includes a lower thrust dynamic pressure generating groove formed therein.

Abstract: A spindle motor and a hard disc drive including the same are provided. The spindle motor including: a rotary member; and a fixed member rotatably supporting the rotary member by fluid dynamic pressure, wherein upper radial dynamic pressure generating grooves and lower radial dynamic pressure generating grooves are formed in at least one of surfaces of the rotary member and the fixed member facing each other in a radial direction, and thrust dynamic pressure generating grooves are formed in at least one of surfaces of the rotary member and the fixed member facing each other in an axial direction. In the thin spindle motor, a burden of slope rigidity may be transferred from the radial bearing to the thrust bearing so that the rotary member can have slope rigidity enough to be returned to its original position, when the rotary member is sloped to one side.

Abstract: A spindle motor includes a shaft; a first sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure; a second sleeve provided outwardly of the first sleeve; a stator core mounted on an outer surface of the second sleeve; and a base member including a mounting part protruding upwardly in an axial direction and fixed to at least one of the first and second sleeves.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotating member including a first magnet, and a fixed member supporting the rotating member and including a second magnet configuring a magnetic bearing part together with the first magnet. A gap between the first and second magnets is larger than at least one of a contact prevention gap between the rotating member and the fixed member and a clearance between a shaft and a sleeve supporting the shaft.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft; a first sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure; a second sleeve provided outwardly of the first sleeve; a stator core mounted on an outer surface of the second sleeve; and a base member including a mounting part protruding upwardly in an axial direction and fixed to at least one of the first and second sleeves.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft; a first sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure; a second sleeve provided outwardly of the first sleeve; a stator core mounted on an outer surface of the second sleeve; and a base member including a mounting part protruding upwardly in an axial direction and fixed to at least one of the first and second sleeves.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft having a lower end portion fixed into a base member; a thrust plate fixed to the shaft; an upper sleeve disposed above the thrust plate and forming a first bearing clearance with the shaft; a lower sleeve disposed below the thrust plate and forming a second bearing clearance with the shaft; and a rotor hub rotating together with the upper and lower sleeves, wherein the upper sleeve includes an extension part extended toward the lower sleeve, and the lower sleeve includes a clearance adjusting part disposed to face the extension part when being coupled to the upper sleeve and extended toward the upper sleeve.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: upper and lower thrust parts fixedly installed on a shaft; a reception part formed in the rotor hub to thereby receive an end portion of the upper thrust part and form an oil interface together with the upper thrust part; and a clamp fixing part inserted into the reception part while having a clearance with the upper thrust part, and guiding a position of a clamp for fixing the recording medium.

Abstract: There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes: a shaft; a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure; a holder provided outwardly of the sleeve and at least partially formed of a magnetic material; a stator core mounted on an outer surface of the holder; and a base member including a mounting part protruding upwardly in an axial direction and fixed to the holder.

Abstract: There is provided a motor including: a rotating member including a first magnet; and a fixed member supporting the rotating member and including a second magnet configuring a magnetic bearing part together with the first magnet, wherein a gap between the first and second magnets is larger than at least one of a contact prevention gap between the rotating member and the fixed member and a clearance between a shaft and a sleeve supporting the shaft.

Abstract: There is provided a bearing assembly and a motor including the same, bearing assembly including: a shaft including a first magnet provided thereon; a sleeve including a second magnet provided therein and disposed to face the first magnet so as to support the shaft; and a damping part disposed at a position at which the first and second magnets have maximum magnetic flux density in order to damp vibrations of the first and second magnets.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a bearing assembly and a spindle motor including the same. The bearing assembly includes: a shaft having a first magnet formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; and a sleeve having a second magnet formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and spaced apart from the first magnet to face the first magnet, the sleeve supporting the shaft, wherein a spaced gap between the first magnet and the second magnet is filled with oil. According to the present invention, power consumption due to driving of the spindle motor can be reduced by using the bearing assembly included in the magnetic bearing.