IP Library Granted Patent US 8,065,693
Granted Patent B2
US 8,065,693 · App. 11/957,231 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Clamping device with weighted stopper for spindle motor

Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,065,693
App. No.
11/957,231
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a clamping device of a spindle motor including a body, a stopper, a weight, and an elastic member. The stopper is coupled to the body. The weight is coupled to the stopper. The elastic member elastically supports the stopper. According to one embodiment, at least a portion of each stopper is coated with a material having a specific gravity higher than the specific gravity of the body. This material provides the weight coupled to the stopper.

Claims (8)

1. A clamping device of a spindle motor comprising:

a body;

a plurality of stoppers coupled to the body, wherein each stopper includes a material having a specific gravity higher than that of the body; and

a plurality of elastic members, each elastic member elastically supporting a stopper of the plurality of stoppers,

wherein at least a portion of each stopper is coated with the material having a specific gravity higher than the specific gravity of the body.

2. The clamping device according to claim 1 , wherein the center of gravity of a stopper of the plurality of stoppers is located higher than the center of gravity of a disk.

3. The clamping device according to claim 1 , wherein the material included in each stopper has a specific gravity in the range of 1 to 30.

4. The clamping device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of elastic members is a spring.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2015
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE KOREA, INC.
Reel/Frame 037128/0110 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2008
From: LEE, TAE WOOK
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020453/0091 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0025510 · Mar 15, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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