| 摘要 |
A spindle motor for use in a disk drive, the spindle motor including a shaft having a larger diameter section and a smaller diameter section with a step formed therebetween. The spindle motor also includes a bearing sleeve having a central cylindrical opening, the shaft is inserted into the central cylindrical opening. A bearing gap is formed between the shaft and the bearing sleeve, the bearing gap being filled with lubricating fluid. A thrust plate is fixedly mounted on the shaft in the area of the step such that an upper side of the thrust plate is placed adjacently to the larger diameter section and a lower side of the thrust plate is placed adjacently to the smaller diameter section of the shaft.
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