Disk drive unit having seal part forming gas-liquid interface of lubricant

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PATENT NO 9047911
APP PUB NO 20140355154A1
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14283378

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A disk drive unit includes a stationary body; a rotating body rotatably supported on the stationary body, a seal part configured to form a first gas-liquid interface of a lubricant existing in a gap between the stationary body and the rotating body, and a groove-shaped opening opposing the seal part and communicating to the gap via a communication hole. The seal part has a shape such that the gap gradually increases towards an aperture opposing the groove-shaped opening, and the groove-shaped opening has a shape such that the gap gradually increases towards an aperture opposing the seal part.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS JAPAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CO LTD430-1 HANAGURA FUJIEDA-SHI SHIZUOKA 426-0292

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Sugiki, Ryusuke Shizuoka, JP 28 89

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