Spindle motor with turntable fixing member
A spindle motor is disclosed, the spindle motor including a turntable coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate along with the rotation shaft and accommodating a disk, and a turntable fixing member coupled at an upper surface of the turntable to the rotation shaft to fix the turntable.
1. A spindle motor comprising:
a rotation shaft;
a turntable coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate along with the rotation shaft and to support a disk;
a center cone coupled to a portion of the rotation shaft and disposed over the turntable to move along an axis of the rotation shaft and to fix the disk, wherein a portion of the turntable opposite to the center cone is formed with a thickness thinner than that of a portion of the turntable not being opposite to the center cone, such that the turntable and the rotation shaft are coupled with a low coupling force; and
a ring-shaped turntable fixing member coupled to the rotation shaft and disposed on an upper surface of the turntable to fix the turntable,
wherein the turntable fixing member is a metal ring provided with a reinforcing frame extending from a surface of the turntable fixing member along a periphery of the rotation shaft so as to increase a coupling area between the rotation shaft and the turntable fixing member, and
wherein the turntable fixing member is press-fitted into the periphery of the rotation shaft.
2. The spindle motor of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing frame protrudes in a direction toward the center cone, and the turntable is formed with an accommodation groove accommodating the turntable fixing member.
3. The spindle motor of claim 1 , wherein the center cone is provided with an escape groove at a bottom surface of the center cone opposite to the turntable fixing member for inhibiting the center cone from contacting the turntable fixing member.
4. The spindle motor of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing frame is formed with a burring unit that protrudes in a direction toward a bottom surface of the turntable fixing member and is coupled to the periphery of the rotation shaft and, the upper surface of the turntable is formed with an accommodation groove for receiving the turntable fixing member formed with the burring unit.
5. The spindle motor of claim 4 , wherein the accommodation groove has a depth equal to a thickness of the turntable fixing member.
6. The spindle motor of claim 5 , wherein the upper surface of the turntable and an upper surface of the turntable fixing member are on a same plane.
7. The spindle motor of claim 1 , further comprising: a bearing assembly including a bearing rotatably supporting the rotation shaft and a bearing housing accommodating the bearing; a stator including a core coupled to a periphery of the bearing housing and a coil wound around the core; and a rotor including a yoke inserted into the rotation shaft to support the turntable and a magnet mounted on the yoke and being opposite to the core.