Patent ID: 7540005
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk drive, comprising: a base portion; a cylindrical bearing holding portion, provided substantially at a central portion of the base portion; a bearing portion, held in an inside of the bearing holding portion; a stator, provided in such a manner as to surround circumferentially the bearing portion; a spindle, rotatably supported on the bearing portion, a turntable fixed to the spindle; an annular yoke, provided on an outer circumferential portion of the turntable; an annular magnet, provided on an inner side of the yoke in such a manner as to oppositely face the stator; a disk holding portion, provided at a central portion on an opposite surface of the turntable to the base portion, the disk drive comprising one or a plurality of through holes formed in the turntable in such a manner as to surround circumferentially the spindle; one or a plurality of dislodgement preventive portions, provided to extend from the disk holding portion towards the base portion through the respective through holes; and a hook locking portion, formed on an outer circumferential wall of the bearing holding portion and hook portions formed on distal end portions of the dislodgement preventive portions which lie to a side of the base portion, wherein the disk holding portion comprises: a plurality of sliding groove portions formed thereon in such a manner as to extend from an outer circumferential portion to a central portion thereof; disk holding claws, provided in such a manner as to freely move, respectively, into and out of the sliding groove portions; and spring portions, provided, respectively, in the sliding groove portions so as to bias the disk holding claws in such a manner as to protrude from an outer circumferential portion of the disk holding portion, wherein oscillation relief grooves are formed, respectively, at positions which substantially oppositely face the disk holding claws on the surface of the turntable which is opposite to the surface thereof which oppositely faces the base portion, wherein tilting restricting raised portions are provided, respectively, on radially inward surfaces of the disk holding claws which oppositely face the side of the turntable, and wherein accommodating recessed portions are formed, respectively, in the oscillation relief grooves on the turntable in such a manner as to accommodate therein the tilting restricting raised portions in such a state that the disk holding claws are slid inwards to a maximum extent when a disk is installed.