FERROFLUID SEAL FOR ACTUATOR BEARING
A FERROFLUID SEAL FOR A HARD DISK DRIVE ACTUATOR BEARING HAS TWO CIRCULAR PLATES WHICH ARE AXIALLY SPACED APART ABOUT A NONMAGNETIC PIVOT SHAFT OF THE ACTUATOR. THE PLATES ARE PARALLEL AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. THE UPPER PLATE IS MADE OF MAGNETICALLY-CONDUCTIVE STEEL AND IS MOUNTED TO A...
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Zusammenfassung: | A FERROFLUID SEAL FOR A HARD DISK DRIVE ACTUATOR BEARING HAS TWO CIRCULAR PLATES WHICH ARE AXIALLY SPACED APART ABOUT A NONMAGNETIC PIVOT SHAFT OF THE ACTUATOR. THE PLATES ARE PARALLEL AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. THE UPPER PLATE IS MADE OF MAGNETICALLY-CONDUCTIVE STEEL AND IS MOUNTED TO A STATIONARY SLEEVE WHICH SURROUNDS THE SHAFT. THE LOWER PLATE IS MOUNTED TO THE SHAFT AND HAS AN ANNULAR MAGNET WITH POLE PIECES ON AN UPPER SURFACE. A MAGNETIC FERROFLUID IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE MAGNET AND THE UPPER PLATE TO COMPLETE THE MAGNETIC CIRCUIT AND FORM A SEAL. THE FERROFLUID SEAL PREVENTS BEARING EMISSIONS SUCH AS GREASE OIL VAPOR AND AEROSOL DROPLETS FROM CONTAMINATING THE DISK DRIVE. (FIGURE 4) |
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