Patent ID: 8934196
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: F16C,G11B,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotating apparatus comprising: a rotatable rotor including a hub on which a recording disk is to be placed, and a shaft housing portion having a through-hole in a center; a base plate having a base circular part extending in an axial direction of the hub wherein an inner circumferential surface of the base circular part is used as a bearing hole; a shaft including a cylindrical section housed in the through-hole, an extending section formed integrally with the cylindrical section so as to extend radially outwardly from a first end of the cylindrical section, and an annular section provided so as to extend radially outwardly from a second end of the cylindrical section remote from the extending section; and a groove that is configured to generate a radial dynamic pressure in a lubricant and that is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole, wherein the rotatable rotor includes a portion which encircles at least part of the annular section, wherein an opening of the bearing hole is formed such that the opening surrounds a part of the shaft housing portion, and wherein the extending section is inserted and fixed into the opening, a hardening resin is interposed between the opening and the extending section.