Patent ID: 6499210
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of mounting a drive motor to a frame member included in a disk drive which is for driving a flexible disk, said drive motor comprising a stator fixed to said frame member and having a bearing portion, a rotation shaft rotatably supported by said bearing portion, and a rotor coupled to said rotation shaft for being engaged with said flexible disk, said method comprising the steps of:forming said frame member to have a main frame portion and a motor frame portion integrally formed to said main frame portion, said main frame portion defining a position of said flexible disk in said disk drive; preparing a jig adapted to engage with said main frame portion and said bearing portion; engaging said jig with said main frame portion and said bearing portion to position said stator relative to said motor frame portion; fixing said stator to said motor frame portion; and coupling said rotation shaft to said bearing portion.