Patent 7600320 was granted and assigned to NTN on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for manufacturing a hydro dynamic bearing device is provided for the finishing treatment of lubricating oil after lubricating the hydro dynamic bearing device. The hydro dynamic bearing is constructed of an axial member housed in a housing, a radial bearing part for supporting the axial member in a non-contact manner in a radial direction by a hydro dynamic pressure action of the lubricating oil generated in a radial bearing clearance, and a sealing part arranged in an opening part of the housing, and the method has the step of measuring the oil-level height of the lubricating oil in the housing by a laser detector.