Abstract: A motor structure with built-in lens includes a lens mount (10) defining an inner space therein, a hollow stator (32) fixedly received in the inner space, a rotor (34) rotatably received in the stator with an internal thread (344) defined in an inner surface thereof, and a lens unit (50) received in the rotor. The lens unit defines an external thread (544) on an outer surface thereof threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the rotor. A protrusion (328) is formed on an inner surface of the stator for supporting an outer surface of the rotor thus obtaining stable rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a square-shaped circuit board (11), a motor (100) arranged on the circuit board, and a lens unit (20) received in the motor. The circuit board forms contacts (114) on corners thereof. The motor includes a cuboid-shaped housing (18), a stator (12) mounted in the housing, and a rotor (14) being rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a square-shaped base (123) forming connecting pins (139) in corners thereof, and a stator core (121) with coils (122) wound thereon. The coils have ends being electrically connected with the connecting pins of the base. The connecting pins are electrically connected with the contacts in the housing to electrically connect the ends of the coils to the circuit board.

Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a stator (120) and a rotor (130) rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a stator core (122) and at least a coil (125) wound around the stator core. The rotor has an inner thread (136). A lens unit (20) is linearly movably received in the rotor, comprising a lens barrel (14) and a lens (15) mounted in the lens barrel. The lens barrel has an outer thread (146) threadedly engaging with the inner thread of the rotor, and an internal thread (148) formed on an inner surface thereof. The lens has an external thread (158) threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the barrel. When the rotor rotates, the lens unit has a telescopic movement relative to the rotor. By rotating the lens, a relative position between the lens and the lens barrel is adjustable.

Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a lens unit (2) including a barrel (20) and a lens (22) received in the barrel, a permanent magnet (3) being fixedly mounted around the barrel of the lens unit and moving with the lens unit when the lens unit undergoes telescopic movement during operation, and a coil seat (6a, 6b) with a coil (5a, 5b) wound thereon arranged at a side of the permanent magnet. An interlocking device (642, 202) is formed on the barrel and the coil seat for guiding the telescopic movement of the lens unit.

Abstract: A two-step auto-focusing camera includes a lens unit (12); a permanent magnet (124) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit; first and second coil seats (14, 15) with first and second coils (145, 155) wound thereon being mounted around the lens unit at two opposite sides of the magnet. When electric currents are supplied to the first and second coils, one of the coil seats generates an attraction force to the lens unit, and the other coil seat generates a repulsion force to the lens unit. A flange (143, 153) extends outwardly from an outer periphery of each coil seat at an end near the magnet to limit the magnet to move between the flanges of the first and second coil seats during movement of the lens unit.

Abstract: An auto-focusing camera includes a lens mount (10), a lens unit (50) received in the lens mount, and a motor for driving the lens unit. The lens mount has a pair of connecting pins (22, 21) extending therethrough for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board arranged under the lens mount. The motor includes at least one coil seat (30, 40) with coil (35, 45) wound thereon, and a permanent magnet (55) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit. The at least one coil seat includes a pair of mounting pins (32, 43, 33, 41) for guiding two ends of the coils to be connected to the two connecting pins of the lens mount.

Abstract: An auto-focusing lens of a camera includes a lens unit (11), a permanent magnet (12) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit, a first coil seat (15a) arranged on a first side of the magnet with a first winding (14a) wound thereon, and a second coil seat (15b) arranged on a second side opposite to the first side of the magnet with a second winding (14b) wound thereon. The first and second windings and the first and second coil seats are provided for establishing magnetic fields when electric currents are applied to the first and second windings. The magnetic fields interact with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet to drive the lens unit into movement between its front focus point (A) and its rear focus point (B).

Abstract: A sensorless and brushless motor is disclosed including a stator, a rotor, a control circuit and an induction coil (50). The stator includes a stator core (30) and a stator coil (34) wound around the stator core. The rotor includes a rotor magnet (40). The control circuit is electrically connected with the stator coil for controlling a current energizing the stator coil. The induction coil is mounted to the stator and electrically connected with the control circuit. When the rotor rotates, the induction coil is capable of outputting a signal to the control circuit and in response to the signal, the control circuit is capable of changing a direction of the current flowing in the stator coil. Thus, the commutation control for the stator coil is performed by the induction coil and the conventional Hall sensor is eliminated.

Abstract: A cooling fan includes a fan housing (30) having a central tube (34) extending upwardly thereof, a bearing (60) received in the central tube, a stator (20) mounted around the central tube, a rotor (10) including a hub (12) having a shaft (18) extending from the hub into the bearing, and a oil retaining ring (40) mounted around the shaft. A slot (180) is defined in a top end (182) of the shaft of the rotor near the hub to prevent the escaping oil from continuously creeping out along the shaft. The slot is located between the retaining ring and the bearing. The bearing has a plurality of channels (68) defined in an outer surface thereof, for guiding the escaping oil to return to an oil reservoir defined in a bottom of the central tube.

Abstract: A manufacturing tool (20) for forming a dynamic pressure groove (52) in an inner peripheral surface of a bearing sleeve (50) includes a tool shaft (21) for being rotated in a bore of the bearing sleeve while being moved in an axial direction thereof. Protrusions (25) are integrally and circumferentially arranged on an outer periphery of the tool shaft near a leading end (22) thereof. Machining tips (26) are integrally formed on outmost ends of the protrusions for machining the inner peripheral surface of the bearing sleeve to form the dynamic pressure groove therein.

Abstract: A motor structure with a built-in lens includes a lens mount (10), a motor (30) received in the lens mount, and a lens unit (50) received in the lens mount and driven by the motor to telescopically move along an axial thereof. The motor includes a stator (32) and a rotor (34) being rotatably received in the stator. A narrow gap is defined between an inner surface of the stator and an outer surface of the rotor. A bearing layer (36) is filled in the gap of the motor to avoid swing of the rotor during rotation thereof. The lens unit threadedly engages with the rotor, whereby when the rotor rotates, the lens unit has a linearly telescopic movement relative to the lens mount.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly (10) includes a bearing sleeve (11) defining a receiving chamber (113) therein, a bearing (12) received in the receiving chamber of the bearing sleeve, a sealing cover (15) mounted to an open end (112) of the bearing sleeve and including an enlarged section (153) adjacent to the bearing, a shaft (13) extending through the sealing cover and rotatably disposed in the bearing, on which a plurality lubricant pressure generating grooves are defined, and a lubricant retaining space (117) defined by the enlarged section of the sealing cover, an end of the bearing and the shaft for receiving lubricant therein. One of the sealing cover and the shaft defines a groove (134) therein, while the other one of the sealing cover and the shaft extends a flange (156) into the groove.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly (30) includes a bearing sleeve (10) defining at least an open end therein (14); a shaft (20) rotatably disposed in the bearing sleeve; lubricant (40) filled in a bearing clearance (11) formed between an outer face (21) of the shaft and an inner face (12) of the bearing sleeve; and a leakage-preventing band disposed at the open end of the bearing sleeve. An outer face of the shaft defines a plurality of lubricant pressure generating grooves (17) straightly along an axial direction thereof for generation of hydrodynamic pressure of the lubricant. Each groove has a depth gradually decreased along a rotation direction of the shaft.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly (10) which includes a bearing sleeve (11) defining a receiving chamber (112) therein; a bearing (15) received in the receiving chamber of the bearing sleeve; a shaft (17) rotatably disposed in the bearing; first and second lubricant retaining spaces (142, 164) disposed at ends of the bearing respectively for receiving lubricant therein; and a plurality of first and second lubricant generating grooves (171, 172) disposed in the first and second lubricant retaining spaces respectively, for guiding the lubricant at the first and second lubricant retaining spaces toward a middle portion of the shaft to generate lubricant pressure on the shaft against the bearing.

Abstract: A motor structure with a built-in lens includes a lens mount (10), a motor (30) received in the lens mount, and a lens unit (50) received in the lens mount. The lens unit is drove by the motor to telescopically move along an axial thereof when a rotor (34) of the motor is rotated. A guiding member (70) arranged on an end of the motor for preventing an axial movement of the motor. The guiding member includes at least a leg (78) extending along an axial direction therefrom for guiding the axial movement of the lens unit.

Abstract: A fan motor includes an integral bearing member (40?) defining therein an axial inner bearing hole (21?) and forming a ventilating path (25?) in a wall portion thereof to communicate a bottom of the bearing hole with an exterior of the bearing member, a stator assembly (50) mounted to an outer periphery of the bearing member, and a rotor assembly (60) comprising a rotary shaft (68) extending into the bearing hole and a permanent magnet (66) confronting the stator assembly. Lubricating oil is filled between the rotary shaft and bearing member to establish dynamic pressure to separate the rotary shaft and the bearing member in radial direction when the rotary shaft rotates.

Abstract: A liquid pump (100) includes a top cover (40), a back plate (50), and a spacing member (60). The spacing member is sandwiched between the top cover and the back plate, thereby dividing an interior of the liquid pump into a fluid chamber (14) and a receiving cavity (16) isolated and hermetical from the fluid chamber. The fluid chamber is disposed between the top cover and the spacing member for receiving therein a fluid dynamic bearing (70) and a rotor (20) which drives working fluid to enter and leave the liquid pump. The receiving cavity is disposed between the spacing member and the back plate for receiving therein a stator (30) which drives the rotor to rotate in respective to the bearing.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly comprises a bearing (10) defining a bearing hole (12) therein, a shaft (20) rotatably received in the bearing hole with a bearing clearance formed between a bearing surface of the bearing and an outer surface of the shaft, and a cover (40) attached to a top end of the bearing. The bearing clearance is filled with lubricant. A locking groove (22) is formed in an outer periphery of the shaft. The cover defines a through hole (42) receiving the shaft at the locking groove. Interlocking devices are formed on the cover and the bearing to join the cover and the bearing.

Abstract: An ultrasonic motor includes a rotor (70) and a piezoelectric driving unit (50) for driving the rotor to rotate. The driving unit includes a piezoelectric film (52) and a vibration film (54) contacting with the rotor at an outer-periphery thereof. The ultrasonic motor further includes covers (56, 58) having a plurality of poles (560, 580) extending therefrom. Free ends of the poles fixedly connect with top and bottom sides of the vibration film, respectively.

Abstract: A sensorless and brushless motor is disclosed including a stator, a rotor, a control circuit and an induction coil (50). The stator includes a stator core (30) and a stator coil (34) wound around the stator core. The rotor includes a rotor magnet (40). The control circuit is electrically connected with the stator coil for controlling a current energizing the stator coil. The induction coil is mounted to the stator and electrically connected with the control circuit. When the rotor rotates, the induction coil is capable of outputting a signal to the control circuit and in response to the signal, the control circuit is capable of changing a direction of the current flowing in the stator coil. Thus, the commutation control for the stator coil is performed by the induction coil and the conventional Hall sensor is eliminated.