Patent ID: 6299358
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16C,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for a hard disk drive, comprising:a housing having a bore with a central axis, and two axial ends;a shaft coaxially mounted within the bore of the housing for rotation relative thereto;a bearing mounted adjacent to each axial end of the housing between the housing and the shaft;adhesive located in clearances between the housing and each bearing and clearances between the shaft and each bearing for bonding the bearings to the housing and the shaft, the adhesive being curable by light of a selected wavelength; anda member mounted to the apparatus that is capable of transmitting light of the selected wavelength, the member being adjacent to at least one of the clearances for transmitting light incident on the apparatus during assembly into said at least one of the clearances to cure at least some of the adhesive.