Appeal No. 1998-1794
Application 08/738,467
with a shield to close the inner end of the opening, and
concludes that it would have been obvious to secure the discs
in Hajec by the same structure (FR4-5).
Appellant does not argue the limitations of claims 13
and 17. The rejection of claims 13 and 17 is sustained.
Appellant argues, with respect to claim 43, that the
screw 15 in Shirotori is not positioned for holding a disc
clamp atop a disc and that Shirotori does not disclose a
shield provided at the bottom of the screw holes facing the
stator coils (Br12-13).
We disagree with Appellant's arguments regarding
claim 43. Figure 1 of Shirotori shows a screw 15 into the
spindle hub which holds a disc clamp 14 against a stack of
discs 12. The bottom of the hole for the screw has a shield
(unnumbered). It would have been obvious to apply the disc
mounting structure of Shirotori to Hajec since the motors are
similar in configuration and because Hajec does not disclose
any particular way to mount the discs. The rejection of
claim 43 is sustained.
Claims 16, 35-38, and 41
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