Patent ID: 6108294
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk driving device, comprising:a rotor yoke;a turntable mounted to said rotor yoke and including a disk-mounting surface; anda centering member operative to center a disk, said centering member including a flat base operative to mount said centering member with said rotor yoke, a plurality of supporting portions, and a centering portion extending from each of said supporting portions in a direction of the disk-mounting surface of said turntable, each of said centering portions integrally formed with said flat base by bending a peripheral edge of each of said centering portions to form said support portions, said centering member being resiliently biased horizontally and outwardly in the direction of the disk-mounting surface of said turntable in order to center the disk by said centering portions;wherein each of said centering portions is formed by a strip-like, plate-shaped member, and wherein said each of said centering portions is disposed such that a lengthwise extension of said each of said centering portions is horizontal to the direction of the disk-mounting surface of said turntable, and a widthwise extension of said each of said plate-shaped members is perpendicular to the direction of the disk-mounting surface of said turntable.