SPINDLE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH POLYMERIC MOTOR SHAFT AND HUB

摘要

A spindle motor assembly (18) includes a polymeric motor shaft (20), a polymeric hub (22) to support a rotating disc (24), and a stator (40) disposed in an internal cavity defined by the hub. A resilient snap-in retainer (62) is molded to the motor shaft (20) to hold the hub (22) in place. A surface of the polymeric hub and an opposing surface of the polymeric motor shaft form a hydrodynamic bearing.