Disclosed is an aerodynamic bearing assembly for a spindle motor for hard
disk drives, in which a hub of the spindle motor is pivoted in both
radial and thrust directions by the ball bearing, which directly contacts
the center of the hub, to perform rotation according to the rotational
principle of a whirligig, and is subject to the thrust load through the
aerodynamic bearing assembly with air groove(s) without being in contact
with it, so that the hub maintains a rotational center without mechanical
contact resulting in noise and starting failure of the assembly during an
initial starting (low-speed rotation). The assembly includes air grooves,
the air groove generating aerodynamic pressure between the hub and the
aerodynamic bearing while the hub rotates.