BEARING SYSTEMS
A disk drive is provided with an enclosure and a disk mounted for rotation within the enclosure. The disk drive is also provided with a head mounted for rotation within the enclosure and adapted to engage the disk, a housing defining a cavity extending along an axis within the enclosure, and a shaft...
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Zusammenfassung: | A disk drive is provided with an enclosure and a disk mounted for rotation within the enclosure. The disk drive is also provided with a head mounted for rotation within the enclosure and adapted to engage the disk, a housing defining a cavity extending along an axis within the enclosure, and a shaft received within the cavity, mounted for rotation about the axis and coupled to one of the disk and the head. The disk drive is also provided with a bearing and a bearing seat. The bearing is formed generally spherical, oriented in a non-rolling configuration along the axis, and secured to one of the housing and the shaft. The bearing seat has a surface secured to the other of the housing and the shaft and biased to engage the bearing, wherein at least one of the bearing and the surface includes a low-friction coating formed thereon. |
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