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Class 720/702 - Having balls


Subclass of Class 720 - Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval
Definition: Subject matter wherein the balancer includes spherical
No. of patents: 17
Last issue date: 04/24/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8166496Automatic balancing spindle motor
Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: an integral turntable including: a table on which a rotating body to be installed, and an inner side wall and an outer side wall formed to be recessed upwards at a portion therebetween on a lower surface of the table so that ...
04/24/2012
8074238Spindle motor
Provided is a spindle motor. The spindle motor includes a rotatable shaft, a stator, a rotor, and a turntable. The stator is positioned around the shaft. The rotor includes a rotor yoke coupled to the shaft. The rotor is rotated with the shaft integratedly by a reac...
12/06/2011
8069457Auto-balancing device, turntable device, and disc driving device
An auto-balancing device, as well as a turntable device and a disc driving device equipped with the auto-balancing device are disclosed. The auto-balancing device, which includes a housing, which is coupled with a rotating body, and in which an annular insertion gro...
11/29/2011
7971213Spindle motor with stability and vibration reduction mechanism
Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: an integral turntable including: a table on which a rotating body to be installed, and an inner side wall and an outer side wall formed to be recessed upwards at a portion therebetween on a lower surface of the table so that ...
06/28/2011
7814506Turntable allowing easy assembly of magnetizing yoke
Disclosed herein is a turntable allowing easy assembly of a magnetizing yoke, which includes a central guide part for helping seat a disc on the turntable, and a balancing part extending from the central guide part in a circumferential direction thereof and balancin...
10/12/2010
7814507Method for controlling ball auto-balance system of optical disk drive
A method for controlling a ball auto-balancing system of an optical disk drive is provided. A rotational member is fixed on a rotating axis of an optical disk drive and rotates synchronously therewith. A spindle motor drives the rotational member to accelerate and d...
10/12/2010
7757245Spindle motor with stability and vibration reduction mechanism
Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: an integral turntable including: a table on which a rotating body to be installed, and an inner side wall and an outer side wall formed to be recessed upwards at a portion therebetween on a lower surface of the table so that ...
07/13/2010
7461391Spindle motor with stability and vibration reduction mechanism
Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: an integral turntable including: a table on which a rotating body to be installed, and an inner side wall and an outer side wall formed to be recessed upwards at a portion therebetween on a lower surface of the table so that ...
12/02/2008
7434240Spindle motor including a ball cover having decelerating portion
Provided is a spindle motor comprising a stator and a shaft provided in the stator. A rotor is coupled with the shaft, and a turntable is connected with the shaft. The turntable has a ball container for receiving a plurality of ball, and the ball container has an in...
10/07/2008
7367037Disk player, and turntable incorporating self-compensating dynamic balancer, clamper incorporating self-compensating dynamic balancer and spindle motor incorporating self-compensating dynamic balancer adopted for disk player
A disk player having a self-compensating dynamic balancer which can limit internal vibrations generated by an eccentric center of gravity of a disk, and a turntable, a clamper and a spindle motor which incorporate a self-compensating dynamic balancer. The self-compe...
04/29/2008
RE39996Auto balancing apparatus for disk drive with guide
An auto balancing apparatus for a disk drive including a ball casing having a circular racing space installed concentrically with respect to a rotation member capable of rotating a disk. A plurality of balls roll along a racing face formed in the racing space for im...
01/01/2008
7147550Holding apparatus for grinding members
A holding apparatus for grinding members includes two clamping disks that have respectively a plurality of anchor plates and a plurality of anchor slots on different perimeters. The anchor plates and anchor slots may be wedged to form a mechanical interference betwe...
12/12/2006
7058961Disk player, and self-compensating-dynamic-balancer (SCDB) integrated turntable, SCDB integrated clamper and SCDB integrated spindle motor employed in the same
A disk player having a self-compensating dynamic balancer so as to subdue internal vibrations due to an eccentric center of mass of a disk, a self-compensating-dynamic-balancer integrated turntable, a self-compensating-dynamic-balancer integrated clamper, and a self...
06/06/2006
7051346Disk drive apparatus having particular clamping device
A disk drive includes a turntable and a clamper. The turntable and/or the clamper have four or more projections, each of which has predetermined height. The projections are arranged at positions for supporting/holding a mounted disk by using the four or more project...
05/23/2006
7028320Method for reducing the rotation speed of an automatic ball balancing system of an optical disk reading device
A method for reducing the stable rotation speed of an automatic ball balancing system is used with an automatic ball balancing system that has a rotor that has an annular track, with at least one ball provided for rotation inside the track. First, an optimum rotatio...
04/11/2006
6957442Spindle motor for optical disc player
A spindle motor in an optical disc player includes a motor having a rotation shaft, a turntable rotating together with the rotation shaft and having a track groove having a circular shape, moving members disposed in the track groove to move along the track groove to...
10/18/2005
6243351Automatic balancing device of optic disc drive
An automatic balancing device of an optic disc drive includes a circular disk made of ferromagnetic material mounted to an output spindle of a motor of the optic disc drive and a circular tray supported on the circular disk. The circular tray has a centra...
06/05/2001
 
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