Abstract: A spindle motor having a rotor R and a stator S. The stator S comprises a stator housing 80, a first bearing 82, a second bearing 84, a stator yoke 86, and a drive coil 88. The first bearing 82 is held in the stator housing 80 and supports a shaft 60, allowing the shaft 60 to rotate. The second bearing 84 provided between the stator housing 80 and a rotor housing 50, arranged concentric to the first bearing 82 in a radial direction, and supporting a rotor R, allowing the rotor R to rotate. The stator yoke 86 is formed integral with the stator housing 80, constituting a part of a housing 2 containing the rotor R and the stator S, and is made of magnetically permeable material. The drive coil 88 mounted on the stator yoke 86 and arranged in face-to-face relation with the drive magnet 58.

Abstract: A thin motor-driven centrifugal blowing fan apparatus draws in air in a rotation-axis direction and discharges the air in a radial direction. In this fan apparatus, blades are fitted on a peripheral face of a rotor, and each section of the blades in the vicinity of the peripheral face is implanted at an acute angle to the rotation direction so as to form an axial blade section. A section extending from the axial blade section is arranged perpendicular to the rotation direction so as to form a centrifugal blade section.

Abstract: A piezoelectric diaphragm pump assembly is disclosed, wherein there is disposed a housing having an inlet port provided with a feed check valve, and an outlet port provided with a discharge check valve, wherein a casing is disposed for accomodating an amplification mechanism, said casing having an L-shape stationary member, to which a plate spring is fixed, a front end portion of the plate spring being fixed with a lever member of the amplification mechanism, which is engaged with an upper portion of a longitudinally effective type piezoelectric actuator, and wherein a diaphragm body coated with a film is disposed, characterized in that a front end portion of the lever member is fixed with a supporting member which is, in turn, fixed with a U-shape supporting member for supporting the diaphragm body, and that the supporting member is connected via a spring to the L-shape stationary member.

Abstract: The fan motor according to this invention is made of a base plate in the form of almost square plate. At a center of the base is provided a large enough opening. Within the central opening are mounted radially extending fixed blades, and at a center of the fixed blades a stator of the electric motor is fixed. On the other hand, to a rotor of the motor movable blades are fixed, so that the movable blades face the fixed blades. In this structure, the fixed blades serve also as holding or supporting members for the motor, and increases the airflow as well as the efficiency of the fan motor. Since the base and the fixed blades are made integral with each other by molding synthetic resin material, the number of parts as well as the assembly processes can much be reduced, thus enabling to reduce the manufacturing cost.