Abstract: A spindle motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The stationary portion preferably includes a shaft portion, a lower plate portion, and an outer tubular portion. The rotating portion preferably includes an inner tubular portion and a flange portion including a communicating hole. An upper seal portion is arranged radially outward of a first gap, and a lower seal portion is arranged radially outward of a second gap. The upper and lower seal portions are arranged in communication with each other through the communicating hole. The communicating hole and a space extending from the upper seal portion to the lower seal portion through the first gap, the second gap, and a third gap are filled with a lubricating oil. The third gap includes a dynamic pressure generation portion arranged to produce a radially inward pressure acting on the lubricating oil.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve supporting a shaft; and a rotor hub coupled to an upper portion of the shaft to thereby form a bearing clearance with the sleeve, wherein the sleeve and the rotor hub are provided with a plurality of sealing parts for preventing a leakage of a lubricating fluid.

Abstract: This hydraulic machine comprises a wheel supported by a shaft (5), the wheel and the shaft being able to rotate about a vertical axis (X5) while a radial hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing (100) is formed between, on the one hand, a radial peripheral surface (52) of the shaft and, on the other hand, an internal radial surface (102) of a member (101) that is fixed relative to the vertical axis. The bearing (100) extends between two edges (121, 122) which, in normal operation, constitute regions for the removal of a film of water formed in the bearing. At least one cavity (130) is created in the fixed member (101) and opens onto its internal radial surface (102) near a first edge (122) of the bearing. The machine comprises means (131, 132, 133) for placing the cavity (130) in fluidic communication with a volume (V1) situated outside the bearing near the second edge (121) of the bearing (100).

Abstract: A disk drive unit includes a rotor including a disk setting part on which a disk is set, a bearing unit configured to rotatably support the rotor, wherein the bearing unit includes a shaft member and a bearing member surrounding the shaft member, and a lubricant provided in a gap between the shaft member and the bearing member, a fixed body configured to support the bearing unit, and a capturing body, provided in a space communicating from a gas-liquid interface of the lubricant to a disk accommodating space in which the disk is accommodated, configured to capture the lubricant vaporizing from the gas-liquid interface.

Abstract: Including a synthetic resin-made bearing base 2 having a base portion 4, an annular protruding portion 6 provided integrally on and protruding from one surface 5 of the base portion 4, and an air supply passage 11 which is provided in the annular protruding portion 6 and the base portion 4 and which has one end 7 open at a protruding end face 8 of the annular protruding portion 6 and another end 9 open at a outer peripheral surface 10 of the base portion 4; and a synthetic resin-made bearing body 3 having an annular recessed portion 42 which is formed in one surface 41 opposing the one surface 5 of the base portion 4 and which receives the annular protruding portion 6 of the bearing base 2, an annular recessed groove 44 which is open at another surface 43, and a plurality of air outlet holes 47 serving as inherent restrictors each of which communicates with the annular recessed groove 44 at one end 45 and opens to the annular recessed portion 42 at another end 46.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having a permanent magnet; a sleeve rotatably supporting the rotor; fluid provided in a gap between the rotor and the sleeve; a stator having a electromagnet disposed opposite to the permanent magnet to rotate the rotor relative to the stator; and a boss interposed between the sleeve and the stator. In the motor, the sleeve, the stator, and the boss are provided as separate members.

Abstract: Provided herein is a motor including a plastic component; a stationary component having a thrustplate; and a rotatable component having a sleeve and a counterplate, wherein the plastic component is positioned outside the sleeve, and wherein the thrustplate and the counterplate are positioned to form a fluid dynamic bearing (“FDB”) at a top portion of the sleeve. Also provided is a motor comprising a plastic component; a stationary component comprising a thrustplate; and a rotatable component comprising a sleeve; wherein the plastic component is affixed to the sleeve, and wherein the thrustplate and the plastic component are positioned to form a FDB. Also provided is a motor comprising a plastic component; a stationary component comprising an inner component; and a rotatable component comprising the plastic component and a supporting means for supporting the inner component, wherein the inner component and the supporting means are positioned to form a FDB.

Abstract: Provided is a bearing capable of satisfying demands for cost reduction and further quietness, and stably maintaining high support accuracy. A sliding bearing (4) includes an inner member (5) having a mounting surface (9) with respect to a rotary shaft (2), and an outer member (6) being arranged on a radially outer side of the inner member (5). A radial bearing gap is formed between an outer peripheral surface (5a1) of the inner member (5) and an inner peripheral surface (7a1) of the outer member (6), and a lubricating oil is interposed in the radial bearing gap. Further, between the inner member (5) and the outer member (6), sealing gaps (S, S) for maintaining an oil level of the lubricating oil on both axial sides of the radial bearing gap are formed. At least a part of the mounting surface (9) of the inner member (5) is made of a metal.

Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus includes a first minute gap, a second minute gap, a third minute gap, a fourth minute gap, and a fifth minute gap. A flow of a lubricating oil from the fifth minute gap to the fourth minute gap is caused by a plurality of dynamic pressure generating grooves arranged within the fluid dynamic bearing apparatus. This flow causes air bubbles mixed in the lubricating oil within the fifth minute gap to flow toward the third minute gap and be discharged to an outside of the fluid dynamic bearing apparatus through the third minute gap. The fluid dynamic bearing apparatus further includes a plurality of dynamic pressure generating grooves and an annular groove.

Abstract: A fluid bearing assembly well-suited for use as high performance, web handling roller includes a stationary inner component that extends coaxially within a rotatable outer component. The inner component includes a single conical member from which extends a narrow stem. The delivery of fluid into a nominal gap between the inner and outer components creates a tapered bearing, with the outer component capable of frictionless rotation relative to the inner component. A thrust plate is axially mounted onto the stem and is retained thereon by a threaded nut. By delivering fluid into a nominal gap between the thrust plate and the outer component, a thrust bearing is created which counterbalances the net axial force produced from the tapered bearing. Furthermore, precise adjustment of the tapered bearing air gap can be achieved through rotation of the threaded nut, thereby enabling certain performance characteristics of the fluid bearing assembly to be modified.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a rotating part including a hub coupled to a rotating shaft and a magnet coupled to the hub; and a fixing part including a sleeve supporting the rotating shaft and an armature facing the magnet, wherein the magnet has a contact part formed on an upper end portion thereof in a direction of the rotating shaft, the contact part partially contacting a lower end portion of the hub.

Abstract: A typical dynamic bearing design comprises a ring shaped or circular thrust plate mounted at or near the end of a shaft, the shaft defining together with a surrounding sleeve a journal bearing by providing grooves on only one of the two surfaces facing the gap between the shaft and sleeve. On the ring shaped thrust plate supported by the shaft, the traditional upward thrust bearing defined between the lower face of the thrust plate and the facing surface of the sleeve is maintained; but no grooves are on the surface of the thrust plate distant from the shaft and a facing counterplate surface. Further, the journal bearing is defined to have an asymmetry so that a bias force pressure along the surface of the shaft toward the thrust plate is established.

Abstract: A bearing assembly is formed by coupling at least two units together in an axially abutting manner. Each unit has two connection portions on two opposite ends and a mounting portion on a largest outer periphery. The connection portions between two adjacent units form at least one set of interfaces, each set having complementary shapes contact with each other. The mounting portion is securely encased in an inner periphery of a jutting chamber located at each end of a motor housing. At least one groove and notches are formed on at least one of two abutting connection portions between the two adjacent units. The notches communicate with the groove and an axle hole. In the assembly, the groove forms at least one storage chamber to store lubricating media, and the notches form at least one set of passages communicating with the storage chamber and an axial hole.

Abstract: Methods for adhering parts together using part gap spacers are provided herein. Part gap spacers are formed in a selected pattern and a selected height on a surface of at least one surface of two parts to be oppositely disposed. When disposed opposite each other, at least some of the part gap spacers contact the opposite surface, and establish a standoff distance that is generally uniform, and thereby creating voids. Adhesive is disposed in at least some of the voids to adhere the part surfaces to each other. Further methods comprise forming part gap spacers on multiple sides of a third part to be disposed intermediate two surfaces. The part gap spacers can be formed in a variety of shapes, including bumps, tapers, ribs, and flange edges.

Abstract: There is provided a fluid dynamic pressure bearing apparatus including a shaft, a bearing sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft, and a lubricating oil filled between the shaft and the bearing sleeve, wherein at least one of the shaft and the bearing sleeve is formed of a copper alloy containing 0.8 wt % to 5 wt % of lead, and a base oil of the lubricating is a member selected from the group consisting of monoester, dibasic acid diester, diol ester and mixtures thereof, and the lubricating oil contains 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of condensed phosphate ester. The fluid dynamic pressure bearing apparatus is capable of suppressing the hydrolysis of the lubricating oil, and the wear of the shaft and the bearing sleeve.

Abstract: A dynamic pressure bearing has a reduced axial dimension and is constructed to ensure smooth feeding of a lubricating oil. The dynamic pressure bearing includes a communicating hole and at least one tapered seal, and is constructed such that an opening angle of one of the at least one tapered seal through which oil feeding is possible is in a range of about 30 degrees inclusive to about 180 degrees exclusive, a tapered seal wall surface depth W1 of the tapered seal is about 0.3 mm or more, and a sum of distances over which the lubricating oil travels from both sides of an end portion of the communicating hole in a cross-section beyond a wall surface of the communicating hole along a wall surface opposite the end portion of the communicating hole exceeds an inside diameter of the communicating hole.

Abstract: There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a spindle motor including the same, the hydrodynamic bearing assembly including a sleeve having a shaft inserted therein, a rotor coupled to an upper portion of the shaft in an axial direction to rotate together with the shaft, and a stopper plate including a horizontal portion coupled to an upper surface of the sleeve in the axial direction and a vertical portion extending downwardly in the axial direction from an outer surface of the horizontal portion to be fixed to an outer surface of the sleeve in an outer diameter direction, and preventing the shaft from floating at a time of rotation of the shaft.

Abstract: To increase fixation strength of a bearing sleeve with respect to a bottomed cylindrical housing, a fluid dynamic bearing device (1) is provided with a bottomed cylindrical housing (7), a bearing sleeve (8) fixed to an inner periphery thereof, and a shaft member (2) inserted along an inner periphery of the bearing sleeve (8). An adhesive pool (11) is provided between an inner peripheral surface (7a2) of a smaller diameter portion (7a) of the housing (7) and an outer peripheral surface (8d) of the bearing sleeve (8), which are opposed to each other. Further, an inner peripheral chamfer (7f) continuous with the adhesive pool (11) is provided on an inner peripheral portion of the housing (7), and a first tapered space (12) formed between the inner peripheral chamfer (7f) and the bearing sleeve (8) is sealed with an adhesive (13).

Abstract: There is provided a hydrodynamic bearing apparatus, including: a shaft; and a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft, wherein at least one of an outer surface of the shaft and an inner surface of the sleeve includes upper and lower hydrodynamic grooves generating hydrodynamic fluid pressure while the shaft rotates, and at least one of the upper and lower hydrodynamic grooves has a depth of a lower part thereof greater than that of an upper part thereof.

Abstract: In a disk drive device, a hub has an outer circumferential wall portion configured to hold a recording disk. A base member has a cylindrical portion, whose central axis is the rotation axis of the hub, on a surface on the side of the hub. A fluid dynamic bearing holds a lubricant and rotatably supports the hub relative to the base member. A ring-shaped attraction plate including a magnetic material is fixed to the base member and faces a magnet in the axial direction. The outer circumferential wall portion is configured such that the outer circumferential wall portion surrounds the attraction plate and that the range of the outer circumferential wall portion in the axial direction overlaps with the range of the attraction plate in the axial direction.

Abstract: A groove configuration for angular stiffness in a fluid dynamic bearing is provided. A primary groove and a secondary groove are formed on a journal bearing or thrust bearing surface. The secondary groove apex induces a heightened pressure response at a localized area to counteract angular displacement. The primary groove extends a greater circumferential distance about the bearing surface as compared to the secondary groove. The secondary groove apex is also situated closer to an axial end of the journal bearing, or closer to an outer diameter of the thrust bearing, as compared to the primary groove apex.

Abstract: A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer annular portion, and an upper opposing portion. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a lower thrust plate. A radial dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a radial gap. A lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a lower thrust gap. A lower seal portion is defined in a lower seal gap located between the sleeve portion and the lower outer annular portion. An upper seal portion is defined in an upper seal gap continuous with an upper thrust gap. The sleeve portion includes a first communicating channel in communication with the upper seal gap, and a second communicating channel located between the sleeve body and the lower thrust plate. A lower mouth portion of the first communicating channel axially overlaps the lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a sleeve holder supporting the sleeve and formed through a pressing process; a stator core fixedly mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve holder; and a pulling magnet fixedly mounted on an upper surface of the stator core, wherein the stator core includes a burr insertion stepped part formed in a lower portion of an inner diameter portion thereof.

Abstract: A method for mounting a hydrodynamic sliding bearing of a shaft, in particular a magnetic coupling pump, wherein the hydrodynamic sliding bearing includes a bearing bushing disposed between a bearing sleeve and a bearing housing includes the steps of A coating a clamping ring on at least one of its surfaces with a friction-increasing coating, B heating the clamping ring and applying to the bearing bushing so that a pre-assembly unit is formed, and C heating the bearing housing, wherein the pre-assembly unit is inserted in the bearing housing. A double pressure bond is thus advantageously provided where a radial prevention of rotation and an axial prevention of displacement is achieved without any axial pinning as prevention from rotation and axial tensioning (e.g. L-profile ring) of the bearing bushing being required.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotatable component rotatable relative to a stationary component, a fluid operable to flow between the rotatable and stationary component, and a capillary sealing component. The capillary sealing component provides a capillary seal and includes at least one tapered slot configured to pump the fluid between the rotatable and stationary components.

Abstract: A submersible pumping system for use downhole, wherein the system includes a pump, a pump motor, a seal section, a shaft coupling the pump motor to the pump, and bearing assemblies for radially retaining the shaft in place that are offset with respect to an axis of the shaft. The offset bearing assemblies produce side loads in the shaft that reduce shaft vibration during use. The bearing assemblies can be a combination of symmetric and asymmetric assemblies set in an alternating pattern along the length of the shaft.

Abstract: A flatness of a part of a component formed of a resin material that faces a thrust bearing gap is easily increased. A housing (7) is injection-molded using a resin material and has a bottomed-cylindrical shape integrally including a cylindrical side portion (7a) and a flat bottom portion (7b). The resin material to be used for the injection molding of the housing (7) contains, as filler, a reinforcing fiber having a fiber diameter of 6 to 8 ?m and an aspect ratio of 10 to 40.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses. The disclosed tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly or apparatus includes a support ring and a plurality of tilting pads. Each tilting pad is tilted and/or tiltably secured relative to the support ring. In some embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads include a plurality of superhard bearing segments assembled to form a superhard bearing surface. One or more seams may be positioned between adjacent superhard bearing segments of the superhard bearing segments. In other embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads may include at least one or only one superhard bearing segment, such as a polycrystalline diamond bearing segment.

Abstract: A disk drive device includes a hub, a base plate, and a bearing unit. The bearing unit includes a shaft housing member, joined to the hub, having a through-hole in the center, a shaft having a smaller diameter section and a larger diameter section, a radial dynamic pressure grooves, and a lubricant agent. The opening shape of bearing hole of the base plate is so formed as to be larger than the outer shape of the larger diameter section. In the bearing unit, the larger diameter section of the bearing unit is fixed by a hardening resin present between the bearing unit and the bearing hole.

Abstract: There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a manufacturing method thereof. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes: an oil sealing part formed between a fixed member and a rotating member; and a silicon containing diamond-like-carbon (Si-DLC) or tungsten carbide (W-Carbide) coating layer formed on at least one surface of the fixed member and the rotating member. The silicon containing diamond-like-carbon (Si-DLC) or tungsten carbide (W-Carbide) coating layer is formed on the at least one surface of the fixed member and the rotating member, whereby abrasion of the fixed member and the rotating member due to friction therebetween may be prevented.

Abstract: Reliability of a mechanical part including two parts fixed to each other by an anaerobic adhesive is improved, at least one of the two parts being made of a resin material. After UV treatment is performed on an adhesive surface (10) with respect to a bracket (6) of an outer peripheral surface (7a1) of a housing (7) made of the resin material, the housing (7) is fixed to the bracket (6) by the anaerobic adhesive, whereby an adhesive strength per unit area of 8 N/mm2 or more is obtained for both parts. The UV treatment is performed by irradiating an electromagnetic wave, of an electromagnetic wave irradiated from a light source (11), transmitted through an infrared cut filter (12) having a transmittance of 50% or more and 80% or less in an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 254 nm, onto the adhesive surface (10) of the housing (7).

Abstract: A bearing lubricant of the present invention contains a compound represented by the following general formula: CfH2f+1—R1a—O—(C?O)—O—R2b—CgH2g+1 wherein O represents an oxygen atom; C represents a carbon atom; H represents a hydrogen atom; R1 and R2 independently represent a C2-C48 oxaalkylene group having 1 to 6 oxygen atoms; a and b independently represent an integer of 0 or 1 and satisfy a+b?1; and f and g independently represent an integer of 1 to 12.

Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing device includes: a shaft member; a bearing sleeve which forms a radial bearing gap between the bearing sleeve and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member; a housing which accommodates the bearing sleeve and is opened at both ends; and a lid member which closes an opening on one end side of the housing and forms thrust bearing portions. The housing is an injection-molded product into which the bearing sleeve is inserted, and the housing has another end with which a seal portion forming a seal space is integrally formed. The lid member is fitted with the outer peripheral surface of the housing by loose fitting so that the lid member and the housing are bonded and fixed to each other.

Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a lower thrust member fixedly attached to a base member; a shaft fixedly attached to at least one of the lower thrust member and the base member; a sleeve disposed on an upper portion of the lower thrust member and rotatably installed on the shaft; a rotor hub coupled to the sleeve to thereby rotate together therewith; and an upper thrust member fixedly attached to an upper end portion of the shaft and forming a liquid-vapor interface together therewith, wherein the sleeve has an inclination part formed at an upper end portion thereof so as to form the liquid-vapor interface together with the upper thrust member, the inclination part having an outer diameter larger in an upper portion thereof than in a lower portion thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a hydrodynamic bearing apparatus, including: a shaft; and a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft; wherein at least one of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the sleeve is provided with upper and lower dynamic pressure grooves having a herringbone-shaped pattern provided therein so as to generate fluid dynamic pressure at the time of rotation of the shaft, and at least one of the upper and lower dynamic pressure grooves is formed such that a width of a pattern portion disposed in an upper portion thereof is different from that of a pattern portion disposed in a lower portion thereof, based on a center line.

Abstract: In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the cylindrical portion. Accordingly, it is possible to limit the axial dimension of the bearing apparatus while also enabling a radial dynamic pressure groove array. Additionally, one end of a through hole defined in the rotating portion is arranged to open into the annular recessed portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of making a textured coating on a wear surface of a component. The method includes applying a mask on the surface and depositing a tribological coating on the surface. The method further includes removing the mask.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a shaft; a sleeve supporting the shaft; a hub including the shaft coupled to the center of rotation thereof; a sealing member including an operating fluid provided between the shaft and the sleeve and formed to be spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve; an oil sealing part including an oil interface formed between an inner peripheral surface of the sealing member and the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve facing each other, and a sealing surface layer formed on an outer side of the oil interface. The sealing surface layer is formed from an inner side of the oil interface formed in the oil sealing part of a fluid dynamic pressure bearing part toward the outer side thereof, thereby making it possible to improve an oil sealing effect in the oil interface.

Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing including a bearing bush having a central bearing bore in which a shaft is rotatably supported. Surfaces of the shaft and of the bearing bore that face each other are separated from one another by a bearing gap filled with a bearing fluid. A first radial bearing section and a second radial bearing section are disposed along the bearing gap, between which a separator section is disposed. The width of the bearing gap varies with its axial length. The bearing gap has a first inner width ib1 and a second inner width ib2 in the region of the first and of the second radial bearing section on the sides facing the separator section, a first outer width ab1 and a second outer width ab2 on the sides remote from the separator section. According to the invention, the differences resulting from the inner widths and the outer widths, ib1?ab1 and ib2?ab2, lie in an interval of a?t to a+t, where a is greater than zero and t is greater than a.

Abstract: A compact, noncontact mechanical coupling, damping, and/or load bearing device comprising an internal load bearing member and an external load bearing member that are mated in an interdigitated relation while maintaining a gap therebetween is described. In some embodiments, the gap between the internal and external load bearing members is maintained by hydrostatic means, hydrodynamic means, electrorheological fluids, magnetorheological fluids, electric fields, and/or magnetic fields.

Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing system having a first conical bearing and a second conical bearing working in opposition to the first conical bearing, wherein the two conical bearings are disposed along a stationary shaft, wherein the first and the second conical bearing each comprises a bearing cone disposed on the shaft having bearing surfaces as well as a conical counter bearing disposed in a rotor component that are separated from one another by a bearing gap filled with a bearing fluid, wherein the bearing gap has a first open end that is sealed by a first sealing gap partially filled with bearing fluid, wherein the bearing fluid in the sealing gap forms a fluid meniscus.

Abstract: A gap width out of the radial bearing gap is axially differed; a narrow width part which has a relatively smaller gap width in the radial bearing gap is arranged on the side relatively closer to a barycentric position of the rotating body, and a wide width part which has a relatively larger gap width in the radial bearing gap is arranged on a side relatively distant from the barycentric position of the rotating body; and a region facing at least the radial bearing gap of the bearing member is formed to an electroformed part made of deposited metal.

Abstract: A disk drive device includes a base plate, a hub, and a bearing unit. The bearing unit includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, a shaft, a radial dynamic pressure groove, and a lubricant agent. In the joined portion of the outer sleeve and the hub, there are formed a recessed portion, which is a binding region, where the outer sleeve and the hub are joined together with a hardening resin present between the outer sleeve and the hub and a tilt preventing portion, provided on both the sides of the recessed portion in the axial direction of the outer, which is a raised region that forms a portion narrower than a gap, between the outer sleeve and the hub, corresponding to the recessed portion.

Abstract: A positioning device includes a shaft tube having a receptacle receiving a support member that includes first and second ends spaced along an axis. The support member further includes a through-hole extending from the first end through the second end. A bearing is received in the receptacle and includes an end facing the first end of the support member. The end of the bearing includes an inclined pressing surface aligned with a support portion formed on the first end of the support member. The pressing surface deforms the support portion when the bearing is pushed downward during assembly. The deformed support is received in a groove between the pressing surface and an inner periphery of the receptacle to offset and absorb the downward pressing force. The bearing is, thus, reliably fixed in the desired assembly position while preventing the support member from being damaged or generating noise during operation.

Abstract: A bearing device includes a body, a circular cover, and a through hole commonly defined through both the body and the cover. The body is an injection molded piece made from metal powder and molten binder. The cover is an injection molded piece made from metal powder and molten binder. Two passages are defined between the body and the cover, and each passage communicates the through hole with an exterior of the bearing device, whereby lubricant can flow from the through hole to the passages. A bearing assembly having the bearing device is also provided, and a method of manufacturing the bearing device is further provided.

Abstract: A motor includes a seal cap and a tubular portion. The seal cap includes a first seal cap lower surface which is an annular surface facing axially downward, and a second seal cap lower surface which is an annular surface facing axially downward and arranged radially outward of the first seal cap lower surface. The tubular portion includes a first tubular portion upper surface which is an annular surface arranged axially opposite to the first seal cap lower surface, and a second tubular portion upper surface which is an annular surface arranged radially outward of the first tubular portion upper surface and in contact with the second seal cap lower surface. The first tubular portion upper surface includes an oil-repellent film region covered with an oil-repellent film. A substantially annular radially extending gap is defined between the first tubular portion upper surface and the first seal cap lower surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ring (120) that is intended for being mounted tightly around a shaft of a hydraulic machine to form a portion of a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing. The ring includes at least one first section (122), at least one second section (124) and means (132) for mounting the first and second sections around the shaft. Each section (122, 124) includes two edge surfaces (1223, 1243) connecting the external (1221, 1241) and internal (1222, 1242) radial surfaces thereof. The first section (122) is provided with at least one threaded hole (127) accessible via an edge surface (1223) and capable of receiving a screw (132) projecting from an edge surface (1243) of the second section (124). The screw (132) is provided, on the portion of the shank (134) thereof that projects from the second section (124), with at least one raised pattern (140) for rotatably moving the shank (134) in order to screw or unscrew the shank in the threaded hole (127).

Abstract: A bearing apparatus includes stationary and rotating portions. The stationary portion includes a stationary shaft and a first cup portion. The rotating portion includes an annular recessed portion and first and second inner circumferential surfaces. Lubricating oil is arranged in a gap between the stationary and rotating portions. An upper surface of the lubricating oil is located between the second inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the first cup portion. A lower surface of the lubricating oil is located between the rotating and stationary portions. The rotating portion further includes a through hole filled with the lubricating oil. One of the first cup portion and the rotating portion includes a pumping groove array arranged thereon to cause the lubricating oil to flow toward one end of the through hole during rotation of the rotating portion.

Abstract: The rotating device includes a fixing body having a shaft and a shaft holder fixing the shaft, a rotating body having a shaft encircling member with a cylinder part encircling a shaft and a disk part, and a middle encircling member encircling the cylinder part and facing the disk part via a clearance in the direction of a rotational axis, a radial dynamic pressure generating groove disposed in either one of a surface of the cylinder part and a surface of the shaft facing with each other in the radial direction, a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove disposed in either one of a surface of the disk part and a surface of the shaft holder facing with each other in the rotational axis direction, and a lubricant continuously present from a first air-liquid interface to a second air-liquid interface between the rotating body and the fixing body.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a bearing surface for a gas or air bearing is described. The method comprises taking a bulk bearing portion having at least one bearing surface region and providing a coating on the bearing surface region to define at least one gas pocket. The at least one gas pocket has a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the coating. In one example, laser ablation is used to remove part of the coating to form the gas pockets. The coating may be an anodized coating and the bulk bearing portion may be formed from aluminum. An air bearing component formed using the method is also described.