IP Library Granted Patent US 9,196,294
Granted Patent B2
US 9,196,294 · App. 14/101,195 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Apparatus with repulsive force between stationary and rotatable components

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,196,294
App. No.
14/101,195
Filed
Dec 9, 2013
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2688
USPC
360/99.08
Abstract

Provided herein, is an apparatus that includes a fluid dynamic bearing, a hub, and an induction housing. The fluid dynamic bearing is defined by a stationary component and a rotatable component. The hub is configured to rotate relative to the stationary component. A current is induced within the induction housing resulting from the relative rotation. The induced current creates a repulsive force between the stationary component and the hub.

Claims (33)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a stator assembly configured to generate a first electromagnetic field in response to a power supplied to the stator assembly, wherein the first electromagnetic field has a first force associated therewith;

an induction housing configured to rotate relative to the stator assembly responsive to power being supplied to the stator assembly, wherein

the relative rotation and the first electromagnetic field induce a current within the induction housing,

the induced current generates a second electromagnetic field associated with the induction housing,

the second electromagnetic field has a second force associated therewith,

the induction housing is a squirrel cage motor with wires where the induced current flows in response to the relative rotation and further in response to the first electromagnetic field, and

the first force and the second force are repulsive with respect to one another; and

a hub configured to rotate with the induction housing about a fluid dynamic bearing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a sleeve and a shaft, wherein stator teeth of the stator assembly face an inner diameter of the housing, and wherein the sleeve is positioned on an inner diameter of the stator assembly, and wherein a gap between the sleeve and the shaft forms the fluid dynamic bearing.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the induction housing is a linear motor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the induction housing is an asynchronous motor.

5. A device comprising:

a stationary component configured to generate a first electromagnetic field in response to a power supplied to the stationary component;

a rotatable component configured to rotate relative to the stationary component, wherein the relative rotation facilitates read and write operations to a storage component; and

an induction housing coupled to the rotatable component, wherein

the induction housing is configured to rotate with the rotatable component,

the relative rotation and the first electromagnetic field induce a current within the induction housing,

the induced current generates a second electromagnetic field associated with the induction housing,

wherein the induction housing is a squirrel cage motor with wires where the induced current flows in response to the relative rotation and further in response to the first electromagnetic field, and

the second electromagnetic field and the first electromagnetic field generate a repulsive force between the induction housing and the stationary component.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the stationary component is a stator assembly configured to generate the first electromagnetic field in response to the power supplied to the stationary component.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the rotatable component is a hub, a shaft, or a sleeve.

8. The device of claim 5 , further comprising a sleeve and a shaft positioned on an inner diameter of the stationary component, wherein the stationary component faces an inner diameter of the rotatable component, and wherein a gap is formed between the sleeve and the shaft forms a fluid dynamic bearing.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a fluid dynamic bearing defined by a stationary component and a rotatable component;

a hub configured to rotate relative to the stationary component; and

an induction housing, wherein

a current is induced within the induction housing resulting from the relative rotation,

wherein the induction housing is a squirrel cage motor with wires wherein the induced current flows in response to the relative rotation and further in response to a first electromagnetic field generated by the stationary component in response to a power supplied to the stationary component, and wherein the induced current generates a second electromagnetic field associated with the induction housing and wherein the second electromagnetic field has a force associated therewith, and

the induced current creates a repulsive force between the stationary component and the hub.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the stationary component is configured to generate the first electromagnetic field in response to the power supplied to the stationary component, and wherein the first electromagnetic field has a force associated therewith.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a sleeve and a shaft, wherein the stationary component faces an inner diameter of the induction housing, and wherein the sleeve is positioned on an inner diameter of the stationary component, and wherein a gap between the sleeve and the shaft forms a fluid dynamic bearing.