Appeal No. 2000-1240
Application 09/094,067
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A rotating disk data storage device, comprising:
a disk drive base;
a rotatably mounted disk for recording data, said disk
having an axis of rotation and a circular aperture at its center
for mounting said disk on a rotatable hub;
a single-piece integrally-formed hub/clamp/rotor member for
mounting said disk, said hub/clamp/rotor member being mounted for
rotation about said axis, said hub/clamp/rotor member forming a
rotor housing of a spindle motor rotor, said hub/clamp/rotor
member comprising a support structure for supporting said disk,
and a clamp structure, said clamp structure locking said disk in
place during operation of said rotating disk data storage device;
a set of rotor magnets attached to said rotor housing of
said hub/clamp/rotor member;
a spindle motor stator attached to said base for driving
said rotor magnets;
at least one transducer head for reading data stored on said
disk; and
a moveable actuator mounted on said disk drive base for
positioning said transducer head to read data recorded on said
disk.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Stinesen 4,791,624 Dec. 13, 1988
Mukawa 5,501,760 Mar. 26, 1996
(filing date Mar. 16, 1994)
Obara (EPA) 0 613 134 Aug. 31, 1994
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