Ex parte SATOH et al. - Page 14




          Appeal No. 1998-3348                                      Page 14           
          Application No. 08/541,948                                                  


          mode mechanical resonance frequency of the no-load spindle                  
          motor and the primary mechanical resonance frequency of a                   
          plurality of disks to be loaded, so that the first mechanical               
          resonance frequency and the second mechanical resonance                     
          frequency do not differ for one disk loaded and for plural                  
          disks loaded;]" "shaft parameters are adjusted based on ...                 
          the pitching mode mechanical resonance frequency of a no-load               
          spindle motor and the primary mechanical resonance frequency                
          of the disks loaded has been transformed so that the                        
          mechanical resonance frequency determined by coupling the                   
          pitching mode mechanical resonance frequency of the disk                    
          loading spindle motor with the primary mechanical resonance                 
          frequency of disks to be loaded is the same for one disk                    
          loaded and for plural disks loaded[;]” “said spindle motor                  
          includes a cartridge-like subassembly made by previously                    
          applying axial opposingly directed preloads to outer and inner              
          rings of a bearing based on ... the pitching mode mechanical                
          resonance frequency of a no-load spindle motor and the primary              
          mechanical resonance frequency of the disks loaded has been                 
          transformed so that the mechanical resonance frequency                      
          determined by coupling the pitching mode mechanical resonance               







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