U.S. patent application number 13/944565 was filed with the patent office on 2014-10-02 for lubricating oil composition for hydrodynamic bearing and hdd motor using the same.
The applicant listed for this patent is SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Ha Yong JUNG, Hyung Kyu Kim.
Application Number | 20140296114 13/944565 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51621426 |
Filed Date | 2014-10-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140296114 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JUNG; Ha Yong ; et
al. |
October 2, 2014 |
LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING AND HDD MOTOR
USING THE SAME
Abstract
There is provided a lubricating oil composition for a
hydrodynamic bearing including: 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based
base oil; and 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of mixed oil containing at least two
kinds of ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil.
According to the present invention, a hard disk drive (HDD) motor
is manufactured using the lubricating oil composition for a
hydrodynamic bearing having a low viscosity, a small evaporation
loss, and improved oxidation stability at a room temperature,
whereby the impact resistance and low-temperature operation
stability of the hydrodynamic bearing motor may be improved.
Inventors: |
JUNG; Ha Yong; (Suwon,
KR) ; Kim; Hyung Kyu; (Suwon, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. |
Suwon |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
51621426 |
Appl. No.: |
13/944565 |
Filed: |
July 17, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
508/100 ;
508/404; 508/440; 508/485; 508/498 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C10M 2207/2835 20130101;
C10N 2030/74 20200501; C10N 2010/04 20130101; C10M 169/04 20130101;
C10M 2219/044 20130101; C10N 2040/18 20130101; C10M 2207/2825
20130101; C10M 2223/041 20130101; C10N 2040/02 20130101; C10M
2207/026 20130101; C10M 105/32 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
508/100 ;
508/485; 508/498; 508/404; 508/440 |
International
Class: |
C10M 169/04 20060101
C10M169/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 27, 2013 |
KR |
10-2013-0032942 |
Claims
1. A lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing
comprising: 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil; and 1.0 to
5.0 wt % of mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based
oils different from the ester-based base oil.
2. The lubricating oil composition of claim 1, wherein the
ester-based base oil is at least one selected from a group
consisting of dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol
ester.
3. The lubricating oil composition of claim 1, wherein the mixed
oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils different
from the ester-based base oil includes at least one selected from a
group consisting of dioctyl sebacate (DOS), dioctyl azelate (DOZ),
and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA).
4. The lubricating oil composition of claim 1, further comprising
at least one additive selected from a group consisting of an
antioxidant, an anti-abrasion agent, an anti-corrosion agent, an
extreme-pressure additive, a viscosity index improver, an
anti-static agent, and a deactivator.
5. The lubricating oil composition of claim 4, wherein the additive
includes an anti-oxidant,
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).
6. The lubricating oil composition of claim 4, wherein the additive
includes a metal anti-oxidant, barium
diphenylamine-4-sulfonate.
7. The lubricating oil composition of claim 4, wherein the additive
includes an internal pressure preventing agent, tricresyl
phosphate.
8. A hard disk drive (HDD) motor using a lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing, the lubricating oil
composition containing: 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil;
and 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of the mixed oil containing at least two kinds
of ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil.
9. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 8, wherein the
ester-based base oil is at least one selected from a group
consisting of dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol
ester.
10. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 8, wherein the mixed
oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils different
from the ester-based base oil includes at least one selected from a
group consisting of dioctyl sebacate (DOS), dioctyl azelate (DOZ),
and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA).
11. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 8, wherein the
lubricating oil composition further includes at least one additive
selected from a group consisting of an antioxidant, an
anti-abrasion agent, an anti-corrosion agent, an extreme-pressure
additive, a viscosity index improver, an anti-static agent, and a
deactivator.
12. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 11, wherein the
additive includes an anti-oxidant,
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).
13. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 11, wherein the
additive includes a metal anti-oxidant, barium
diphenylamine-4-sulfonate.
14. The hard disk drive (HDD) motor of claim 11, wherein the
additive includes an internal pressure preventing agent, tricresyl
phosphate.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority of Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2013-0032942 filed on Mar. 27, 2013, in the
Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is
incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing capable of decreasing a
lubricating oil evaporation rate in order to increase a lifespan of
a hydrodynamic bearing motor, and a hard disk drive (HDD) motor
using the same.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] A hard disk drive (HDD), an information storage device,
reads data stored on a disk or writes data to a disk using a
read/write head.
[0006] The hard disk drive requires a disk driving device capable
of driving the disk. In the disk driving device, a small-sized
spindle motor is used.
[0007] The small-sized spindle motor uses a hydrodynamic bearing
assembly. Lubricating oil is interposed between a shaft and a
sleeve of the hydrodynamic bearing assembly, such that the shaft is
supported by fluid pressure generated in the lubricating oil.
[0008] The lubricating oil has high viscosity at low temperatures
at the time of rotation of the spindle motor, such that viscous
resistance of the lubricating oil to a dynamic power generating
groove generated at the time of the rotation of the motor
increases, thereby increasing power loss of the motor.
[0009] On the other hand, the lubricating oil is thermally expanded
and has reduced viscosity at high temperatures at the time of
rotation of the spindle motor, such that it may not sufficiently
perform a support role.
[0010] Due to the above-mentioned reason, the lubricating oil
requires opposed viscosity behavior characteristics in which low
viscosity is maintained in a low temperature region and viscosity
is not reduced in a high temperature region.
[0011] In order to satisfy these viscosity characteristics, several
technologies such as a technology of adding a material such as an
anti-oxidant, an extreme-pressure additive, or the like, to base
oil containing a specific ester compound as a main component, have
been developed.
[0012] The lubricating oil to which the above-mentioned additives
are added indicates an effect at the beginning. However, when it is
used for a long period of time, the lubricant is evaporated and
viscous characteristics are changed, such that it is difficult to
continuously maintain this effect.
[0013] In addition, in accordance with the trend for
miniaturization, high precision, high speed rotation, and low power
consumption of the motor, characteristics such as heat resistance,
oxidation stability, low degrees of evaporation, and abrasion
prevention have been demanded in the lubricating oil.
[0014] Meanwhile, in order to increase a lifespan of a hydrodynamic
bearing motor, it is important to maintain a uniform amount of the
lubricating oil therein. Therefore, research into a technology of
decreasing a lubricating oil evaporation rate has been
demanded.
RELATED ART DOCUMENT
[0015] (Patent Document 1) Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication
No. 2007-186710
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0016] An aspect of the present invention provide a lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing capable of decreasing a
lubricating oil evaporation rate in order to increase a lifespan of
a hydrodynamic bearing motor, and a hard disk drive (HDD) motor
using the same.
[0017] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is
provided a lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing
including: 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil; and 1.0 to 5.0
wt % of mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils
different from the ester-based base oil.
[0018] The ester-based base oil may be at least one selected from a
group consisting of dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol
ester.
[0019] The mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based
oils different from the ester-based base oil may include at least
one selected from a group consisting of dioctyl sebacate (DOS),
dioctyl azelate (DOZ), and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA).
[0020] The lubricating oil composition may further include at least
one additive selected from a group consisting of an antioxidant, an
anti-abrasion agent, an anti-corrosion agent, an extreme-pressure
additive, a viscosity index improver, an anti-static agent, and a
deactivator.
[0021] The additive may include an anti-oxidant,
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).
[0022] The additive may include a metal anti-oxidant, barium
diphenylamine-4-sulfonate.
[0023] The additive may include an internal pressure preventing
agent, tricresyl phosphate.
[0024] According to another aspect of the present invention, there
is provided a hard disk drive (HDD) motor using a lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing, the lubricating oil
composition containing: 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil;
and 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of the mixed oil containing at least two kinds
of ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil.
[0025] The ester-based base oil may be at least one selected from a
group consisting of dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol
ester.
[0026] The mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based
oils different from the ester-based base oil may include at least
one selected from a group consisting of dioctyl sebacate (DOS),
dioctyl azelate (DOZ), and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA).
[0027] The lubricating oil composition may further include at least
one additive selected from a group consisting of an antioxidant, an
anti-abrasion agent, an anti-corrosion agent, an extreme-pressure
additive, a viscosity index improver, an anti-static agent, and a
deactivator.
[0028] The additive may include an anti-oxidant,
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).
[0029] The additive may include a metal anti-oxidant, barium
diphenylamine-4-sulfonate.
[0030] The additive may include an internal pressure preventing
agent, tricresyl phosphate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0031] The above and other aspects, features and other advantages
of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the
following detailed description taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which:
[0032] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a hard
disk drive (HDD) motor including a hydrodynamic bearing assembly
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0033] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing. The
invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and
should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set
forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this
disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the
scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawing,
the shapes and dimensions of elements may be exaggerated for
clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout to
designate the same or like elements.
[0034] A lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing
according to an embodiment of the present invention may contain 95
to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil; and 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of mixed
oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils different
from the ester-based base oil.
[0035] Hereinafter, the above configuration will be described in
detail.
[0036] The lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing
may contain 95 to 99 wt % of an ester-based base oil.
[0037] The base oil is not particularly limited as long as it maybe
generally used for the hydrodynamic bearing. For example, the base
oil may be an ester-based compound.
[0038] More specifically, the ester-based base oil may be at least
one selected from a group consisting of dioctyl adipate (DOA),
heptylnonyl adipate, 3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and
neopentylglycol ester, but is not limited thereto.
[0039] Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present
invention, the lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic
bearing may contain 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of the mixed oil containing at
least two kinds of ester-based oils different from the ester-based
base oil.
[0040] The mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based
oils different from the ester-based base oil, ester-based mixed oil
added to the ester-based base oil, may be different from the
ester-based base oil.
[0041] Particularly, the mixed oil containing at least two kinds of
ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil may be
considered as being added in order to decrease an evaporation rate
in lubricating oil for the hydrodynamic bearing used in a hard disk
drive (HDD) motor.
[0042] That is, the mixed oil containing at least two kinds of
ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil may have a
low evaporation rate at a high temperature and a high viscosity due
to its large molecular weight, as compared to the base oil.
[0043] According to the embodiment of the present invention, the
lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing may contain
1.0 to 5.0 wt % of the mixed oil containing at least two kinds of
ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil, thereby
decreasing the evaporation amount while significantly decreasing a
change in physical properties of the lubricating oil
composition.
[0044] Therefore, the lubricating oil composition for a
hydrodynamic bearing may have a low viscosity and a small
evaporation loss, and oxidation stability thereof may be improved,
at a room temperature.
[0045] The hard disk drive (HDD) motor is manufactured using the
lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing, such that
impact resistance and low-temperature operation stability of the
hydrodynamic bearing motor may be improved, and a lifespan thereof
may be increased.
[0046] In the case in which the lubricating oil composition for a
hydrodynamic bearing contains the mixed oil containing at least two
kinds of ester-based oils different from the ester-based base oil
in a content lower than 1.0 wt %, there may be no effect of
decreasing an evaporation amount at a high temperature.
[0047] Meanwhile, in the case in which the lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing contains the mixed oil
containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils different from
the ester-based base oil in a content higher than 5.0 wt %, the
physical properties of the lubricating oil may be changed.
[0048] The mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based
oils different from the ester-based base oil may include at least
one selected from a group consisting of dioctyl sebacate (DOS),
dioctyl azelate (DOZ), and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA), but is not
limited thereto.
[0049] Meanwhile, the lubricating oil composition for a
hydrodynamic bearing according to the embodiment of the present
invention may further contain at least one additive selected from a
group consisting of an antioxidant, an anti-abrasion agent, an
anti-corrosion agent, an extreme-pressure additive, a viscosity
index improver, an anti-static agent, and a deactivator, but is not
limited thereto. That is, various additives may be added.
[0050] The additive is added to the lubricating oil for a
hydrodynamic bearing at a trace amount, such that the additive may
play a specific role for improving long-term high-temperature
reliability of the lubricating oil.
[0051] The additive may include an anti-oxidant,
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), but is not limited
thereto.
[0052] In addition, the additive may include a metal antioxidant,
barium diphenylamine-4-sulfonate, but is not limited thereto.
[0053] Further, the additive may include an internal pressure
preventing agent, for example, tricresyl phosphate, but is not
particularly limited thereto.
[0054] A content of the additive may be 0.01 to 3.00 parts by
weight based on 100 parts by weight of the base oil, such that the
lubricating oil may maintain a low viscosity at a low temperature
region, and the viscosity may not be decreased at a high
temperature region.
[0055] In the case in which the additive is added in an amount
lower than 0.01 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the
base oil, an amount of the additive is small, such that an effect
caused by the additive may not be sufficiently exhibited.
[0056] Further, in the case in which the additive is added in an
amount higher than 3.00 parts by weight based on 100 parts by
weight of the base oil, the physical properties of the lubricating
oil for a hydrodynamic bearing may be deteriorated.
[0057] The lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing
is not particularly limited, but may be appropriate for being used
as, for example, a fluid bearing of the HDD motor.
[0058] In the case of a small-sized hard disk drive, a power
consumption amount needs to be low, and low-temperature operation
stability and the impact resistance of the motor may be
significant.
[0059] The lubricating oil composition according to the embodiment
of the present invention may have a low frictional loss and also
have low-temperature operation stability to thereby satisfy the
above-mentioned conditions of the small-sized hard disk drive.
[0060] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a
hard disk drive (HDD) motor including a fluid dynamic bearing
assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0061] Referring to FIG. 1, a HDD motor according to another
embodiment of the present invention may contain a lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing containing 95 to 99 wt % of
the ester-based base oil; and 1.0 to 5.0 wt % of the mixed oil
containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils different from
the ester-based base oil.
[0062] Hereinafter, the HDD motor according to another embodiment
of the present invention will be described in detail. However, a
portion overlapped with the description in the above-mentioned
embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.
[0063] A motor 10 including a base assembly 100 for a motor
(hereinafter, referred to as the base assembly) according to the
embodiment of the present invention may include the base assembly
100 including a base 110 for a motor (hereinafter, referred to as a
base), a sleeve 220 supporting rotation of a rotating member, and a
core 240 having a coil 230 wound therearound.
[0064] Terms with respect to directions will be first defined. As
viewed in FIG. 1, an axial direction refers to a vertical direction
based on a shaft 210, and an outer diameter or inner diameter
direction refers to a direction toward an outer edge of a hub 250
based on the shaft 210 or a direction toward the center of the
shaft 210 based on the outer edge of the hub 250.
[0065] In addition, a circumferential direction refers to a
rotation direction of the shaft 210, that is, a direction rotating
around an outer peripheral surface of the shaft 210.
[0066] The base assembly 100 may include the base 110 and a pulling
plate 120, and the core 240 having the coil 230 wound therearound
may be coupled to the base 110.
[0067] In other words, the base 110 may be a fixed member
supporting the rotating member including the hub 250 and be a fixed
structure to which the coil 230 generating electromagnetic force
having a predetermined magnitude at the time of the application of
power and the core 240 having the coil 230 wound therearound are
coupled.
[0068] Here, the base 110 may include a protrusion part 112 and a
body part 114, wherein the protrusion part 112 may have an inner
peripheral surface coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the
sleeve 220 supporting the shaft 210 to thereby support the sleeve
220.
[0069] That is, the protrusion part 112 may have a hollow and
protrude upwardly in the axial direction, and the sleeve 220
supporting the shaft 210 may be inserted into the hollow and
coupled thereto by a method such as a welding method, a bonding
method, a press-fitting method, or the like.
[0070] In addition, the protrusion part 112 may have the core 240
coupled to an outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the core
240 has the coil 230 wound therearound. Rigidity needs to be
secured in order to secure rotational stability of the motor 10
according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0071] Here, the pulling plate 120 may be coupled to the body part
114 of the base 110, and excessive floating of the rotating member
including the shaft 210 and the hub 250 may be prevented by the
pulling plate 120.
[0072] In detail, the pulling plate 120 may be coupled to the body
part 114 corresponding to a bottom surface of a magnet 260 coupled
to the hub 250 by a coupling method such as a bonding method, and
may have magnetism so that attractive magnetic force acts between
the pulling plate 120 and the magnet 260.
[0073] The shaft 210 and the hub 250, rotating members of the motor
10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, need to be
floated at a predetermined height so as to be stably rotated.
However, in the case in which the shaft 210 and the hub 250 are
floated at a height higher than a pre-designed floating height, it
may have a negative effect on performance.
[0074] In this case, in order to prevent excessive floating of the
shaft 210 and the hub 250, the rotating members, the pulling plate
120 may be coupled to the base 110. Therefore, the excessive
floating of the rotating member may be prevented by the magnetic
attractive force acting between the pulling plate 120 and the
magnet 260.
[0075] The shaft 210, the rotating member coupled to hub 250 to
thereby rotate together with the hub 250, may be supported by the
sleeve 220.
[0076] The sleeve 220, a component supporting the rotation of the
shaft 210 and the hub 250, the rotating member 250, may support the
shaft 210 so that an upper end of the shaft 210 protrudes upwardly
in the axial direction, and may be formed by forging Cu or Al or
sintering a Cu--Fe-based alloy powder or an SUS-based power.
[0077] In addition, the sleeve 220 may include a shaft hole having
the shaft 210 inserted thereinto so as to have a micro clearance
therewith, wherein the micro clearance is filled with oil O, such
that the shaft 210 may be stably supported by radial dynamic
pressure through the oil O.
[0078] The hub 250 may be a rotating structure rotatably provided
with respect to the fixed member including the base 110, and the
above-mentioned annular ring shaped magnet 260 may be provided so
as to correspond to the core 240, having a predetermined interval
therebetween.
[0079] Here, the magnet 260 may interact with the coil 230 wound
around the core 240, whereby the motor 10 according to the
embodiment of the present invention may obtain rotational driving
force.
[0080] The HDD motor according to another embodiment of the present
invention is manufactured by using the lubricating oil composition
170 for a hydrodynamic bearing, whereby frictional loss of a device
may be more effectively reduced while a viscosity becomes low, and
low-temperature operation stability may be significantly excellent
and the impact resistance may be excellent.
[0081] In addition, the HDD motor is manufactured by using the
lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing having low
viscosity, low evaporation loss, and improved oxidation stability
at a room temperature, whereby quality reliability according to the
use of the motor for a long period of time may be improved.
[0082] A manufacturing method of the HDD motor 10 may be the same
as a general manufacturing method except that lubricating oil
composition 170 for a hydrodynamic bearing is used.
[0083] Hereafter, although the present invention will be described
in detail with reference to Examples, the present invention is not
limited thereto.
EXAMPLES 1 TO 5
[0084] In Examples 1 to 5, in order to measure a high-temperature
evaporation amount, dioctyl adipate (DOA) was used as ester-based
base oil, and the content thereof was 97 wt % or 98.5 wt %.
[0085] Dioctyl adipate (DOA) may be represented by the following
Chemical Formula 1.
##STR00001##
[0086] In addition, three kinds of ester-based oils were mixed as
the mixed oil containing at least two kinds of ester-based oils
different from the ester-based base oil and then added to the base
oil, thereby preparing lubricating oil for a hydrodynamic
bearing.
[0087] As the three kinds of ester-based oils, dioctylsebacate
(DOS), dioctyl azelate (DOZ), and diisodecyl adipate (DIDA)
represented by the following Chemical Formula 2 to 4, respectively,
were used.
##STR00002##
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES 1 AND 2
[0088] In Comparative Example 1, for comparison with Examples, as
the ester-based base oil, dioctyl adipate was used, and the content
thereof was 100 wt %.
[0089] In Comparative Example 2, for comparison with Examples, 94
wt % of dioctyl adipate was used as the ester-based base oil, and
the three kinds of ester-based oils were used in a content of 2 wt
%, respectively.
[0090] An experiment of measuring the evaporation amounts was
performed by putting each of 5 g of lubricating oil for a
hydrodynamic bearing containing each component on an evaporation
dish formed of an SUS material and then introducing it into a
thermostat of 100.degree. C.
[0091] The experiment was performed for 144 hours (six days), and
an initial weight of the lubricating oil for a hydrodynamic bearing
put in the evaporation dish and an weight of the lubricating oil
after hardening for 144 hours at 100.degree. C. were measured,
thereby comparing the evaporation amounts of the lubricating oil
for a hydrodynamic bearing in Examples and Comparative Examples
with each other.
[0092] The following [Table 1] shows the results obtained by
measuring the high-temperature evaporation amount according to the
Examples and Comparative Examples and to compare the measured
values with each other.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comp- Comp- arative Ex- Ex- Ex- Ex- Ex-
arative Example ample ample ample ample ample Example 1 1 2 3 4 5 2
Base oil DOA 100 97 97 97 98.5 97 94 (wt %) Mixed oil DOS -- 3 --
-- 0.5 1 2 (wt %) DOZ -- -- 3 -- 0.5 1 2 DIDA -- -- -- 3 0.5 1 2
High-temperature 13.22 12.89 12.97 12.73 8.14 6.96 6.01 evaporation
amount (%)
[0093] Referring to [Table 1], it may be appreciated that the
lubricating oil composition according to the present invention
(Examples 1 to 5) had an effect of decreasing the high-temperature
evaporation amount.
[0094] Particularly, in Examples 1 to 3, 3 wt % of DOS, DOZ, or
DIDA was used alone, and in Examples 4 and 5, the three kinds of
oils were mixed at a predetermined ratio. It may be appreciated
that the effect of reducing the high-temperature evaporation amount
was increased in Examples 4 and 5 as compared to Examples 1 to
3.
[0095] Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present
invention, it may be appreciated that in the case in which at least
two kinds, particularly, at least three kinds were mixed and added
at a predetermined ratio as the mixed oil containing at least two
kinds of ester-based oils different from the base oil, the effect
of decreasing the high-temperature evaporation amount was further
increased.
[0096] On the other hand, it may be appreciated that in the case of
Comparative Example 1 in which 100 wt % of the base oil was used,
there was no effect of decreasing the high-temperature evaporation
amount.
[0097] In addition, in the case of Comparative Example 2 in which
the three kinds of ester-based oils were mixed in a content of 2 wt
%, respectively, so as to be outside of the numerical ranges of the
present invention, respectively, there was the effect of decreasing
the high-temperature evaporation amount, but the physical
properties of the lubricating oil were changed.
[0098] Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present
invention, the HDD motor was manufactured using the lubricating oil
composition for a hydrodynamic bearing having a small
high-temperature evaporation loss, whereby the lifespan of the
motor may be increased.
[0099] The following Table 2 shows the results obtained by
variously applying a kind of base oil while using the mixed oil
composition in Example 5 to measure the high-temperature
evaporation amounts of the lubricating oil compositions and compare
the measured values with each other.
[0100] As the base oil, dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol ester
were used, respectively.
[0101] Dioctyl adipate (DOA), heptylnonyl adipate,
3-methyl-1,5-pentandiol(dinonanoate), and neopentylglycol ester
were represented by the following Chemical Formulas 5 to 8,
respectively.
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TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 High-temperature evaporation amount (%) Base
oil Base oil (97 wt %) + Decrease Base oil (100 wt %) mixed oil (3
wt %) rate (%) Dioctyl 13.22 6.96 47.4 Adipate Heptylnonyl 8.45
4.79 43.3 Adipate 3-Methyl-1,5- 4.78 2.56 46.4 Pentandiol,
dinonanoate Neopentylglycol 12.89 7.12 44.8 ester
[0102] Referring to FIG. 2, it may be appreciated that in the case
in which 97 wt % of the base oil and 3 wt % of the mixed oil, which
was the lubricating oil composition in Example 5, were used, the
effect of decreasing the high-temperature evaporation amount was
increased by 40% or more as compared to the case of using 100 wt %
of each base oil.
[0103] That is, according to the embodiment of the present
invention, since the mixed oil was added in an amount of 5 wt % or
less, the effect of decreasing the high-temperature evaporation
amount may be excellent without changing the physical properties of
the lubricating oil, and the lifespan of the motor to which the
lubricating oil is applied may be increased.
[0104] As set forth above, according to the present invention, the
hard disk drive (HDD) motor is manufactured using the lubricating
oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing having a low viscosity,
a small evaporation loss, and improved oxidation stability at a
room temperature, whereby the impact resistance and low-temperature
operation stability of the hydrodynamic bearing motor may be
improved, and the lifespan thereof may be increased.
[0105] While the present invention has been shown and described in
connection with the embodiments, it will be apparent to those
skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as
defined by the appended claims.
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