Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor including a disk portion, a cylindrical portion, and a stopper. The stopper includes a stopper protruding portion and is fixed to an inner surface of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion includes a cylindrical portion protruding portion that opposes an outer surface of the stopper. Adhesive is included between the cylindrical portion and the stopper. A gap between an upper end portion of the outer surface of the stopper and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion protruding portion defines a first tapered gap. A gap between a lower end portion of the outer surface of the stopper and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion defines a second tapered gap. The adhesive is included in the first tapered gap and the second tapered gap. The stator includes an annular or substantially annular surface below the second tapered gap.

Abstract: A ceiling fan motor includes a stationary unit, a rotary unit, and a bearing unit, wherein the stationary unit includes a shaft arranged along a center axis extending in an up-down direction, and an armature directly or indirectly fixed to the shaft. The rotary unit includes a rotor holder arranged to cover the armature from above and below, the rotor holder including an upper rotor holder member and a lower rotor holder member, and a rotor annularly arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the rotor holder in a radially opposing relationship with the armature. The bearing unit rotatably supports the rotor holder with respect to the armature, and includes an upper bearing member arranged between the shaft and the rotor holder at an axial upper side of the armature, and a lower bearing member arranged between the shaft and the rotor holder at a lower side of the armature.

Abstract: In a fan, a housing includes decreased thickness portions and increased thickness portions arranged alternately in a circumferential direction. A distance between a central axis and an edge increases from an air inlet toward an air outlet. An inner circumferential surface has a minimum radius smaller than a distance between the central axis and an outermost portion of the edge. At a boundary between upper and lower housing portions of the housing, the inner circumferential surface has a radius greater than the distance between the central axis and the outermost portion of the edge. The increased thickness portions include component fastening structures defining a fastening structure arranged to fit the upper and lower housing portions to each other.

Abstract: A spindle motor includes a flat stator, a rotor magnet arranged above the stator, and a magnetic portion made of a ferromagnetic material. The magnetic portion is positioned lower than the stator and the magnetic portion are axially overlapped with coils. A magnetic attraction force is generated between the magnetic portion and the rotor magnet. Since the magnetic portion is positioned lower than the stator, it is possible to cause magnetic fluxes to efficiently flow between the rotor magnet and the stator. Further, the stator includes a protrusion protruded radially outward beyond an outer circumferential portion of a rotor hub. Accordingly, in a plan view, the stator is positioned radially outward of the rotor hub.

Abstract: A spindle motor, which is for use in a disk drive apparatus which includes a housing including a base member and a cover member, includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a stationary shaft and the base member. The rotating portion includes a sleeve portion. The stationary shaft is inserted into the bearing hole. The stationary shaft includes an annular surface arranged to come into direct or indirect contact with the cover member, the annular surface being located higher than the sleeve portion and extending in a circumferential direction, and an upper protrusion arranged to be fixed to a cover inner circumferential surface defining a cover penetrating hole of the cover member, the upper protrusion protruding upward from the radial inner side of the annular surface. The base member includes a fixing portion arranged to directly or indirectly fix the cover member.

Abstract: A motor device may include a motor unit and a converter unit. The motor unit may include a brushless DC motor, an inverter circuit, and an inverter drive circuit. The inverter circuit may supply a drive current to the brushless DC motor. The inverter drive circuit may supply a drive pulse signal to the inverter circuit. The converter unit may be connected to the motor unit. The converter unit may include an AD/DC converter and a microcomputer. The AC/DC converter may convert an AC voltage to a DC voltage to be supplied to the motor unit. The microcomputer may receive a digital control signal and may output an analog control signal. The inverter drive circuit may receive the analog control signal outputted from the microcomputer and may output a drive pulse signal to be supplied to the inverter circuit.

Abstract: An insulator of an armature includes an upper resin member and a lower resin member. Each of the upper and lower resin members includes decreased thickness portions. Axial positions of the decreased thickness portions of the upper and lower resin members are arranged to overlap at least partially with each other. Each of the upper and lower resin members further includes a rib arranged to project from a corresponding one of the decreased thickness portions. The rib improves the strength of the corresponding decreased thickness portion and reduces the likelihood that any of the decreased thickness portions of the upper and lower resin members will be damaged when the two members are fitted to each other.

Abstract: A motor includes a bearing holder and an attachment plate fixed to a radial outer surface of the bearing holder. The attachment plate includes a flat portion including a circular hole and a burring portion axially protruding from the circular hole. The bearing holder includes holder protrusion portions each including a radial outer surface at least partially making contact with the burring portion and holder recess portions and the holder protrusion portions and the holder recess portions are alternately arranged along a circumferential direction. The burring portion includes a plurality of caulking sections extending radially outward to make contact with the circuit board and the plurality of caulking sections are arranged radially outward of the holder recess portions.

Abstract: A motor includes a bearing holder having a substantially cylindrical shape and a surrounding member fixed to a radial outer surface of the bearing holder. The bearing holder includes a plurality of holder protrusion portions each including a radial outer surface at least partially making contact with the surrounding member and a plurality of holder recess portions positioned radially inward of the plurality of holder protrusion portions. The plurality of holder protrusion portions and the plurality of holder recess portions are alternately arranged along a circumferential direction. A central angle of a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the surrounding member remaining out of contact with each of the plurality of holder protrusion portions is equal to or larger than a central angle of a portion of an outer circumferential surface of a bearing unit.

Abstract: In an axial fan including a motor, a substrate that connects ends of a plurality of coils is disposed at a position axially under a bottom portion of a case with an axial gap therebetween. A spacer is interposed between the substrate and the bottom portion, and the substrate is fixed to the spacer. A plurality of through holes provided in the bottom portion are disposed in axial alignment with a plurality of through holes provided in the spacer. An air flow produced by rotation of an impeller at least partially passes through the interior of the case to be discharged to outside of the case through the through holes in the bottom portion so that heat generated inside the motor can be efficiently transferred to outside of the case.

Abstract: A single-phase induction motor in which coils are wound around a plurality of teeth by a concentrated winding method is constructed such that an area of a smallest of all cross-sections of a core back element taken along planes which are parallel or substantially parallel to an axial direction is about 0.90 or more times an area of the smallest of all cross-sections of the teeth taken along planes which are parallel or substantially parallel to the axial direction, to prevent or minimize leakage of the magnetic flux.

Abstract: A fan motor includes a motor; an impeller; a motor control board; an AC/DC converter board; electronic components mounted on the AC/DC converter board; and a housing arranged to contain the motor, the impeller, the motor control board, and the AC/DC converter board. The housing includes a base portion arranged to hold a stationary portion of the motor on an axially upper side thereof; and a case portion arranged to extend to assume a tubular shape on an axially lower side of the base portion. The AC/DC converter board is arranged in an interior space of the case portion. At least a portion of the interior space is filled with a resin material. Surfaces of the AC/DC converter board and the electronic components are covered with the resin material. The fan motor further includes a projecting portion arranged to project into the interior space.

Abstract: A centrifugal fan device includes an impeller supported to rotate about a center axis extending in an up-down direction; a motor arranged to rotate the impeller; and a housing arranged to surround the impeller. The housing includes an intake portion positioned above the impeller and an exhaust portion positioned radially outward of the impeller. The impeller includes a base extending in a direction orthogonal to the center axis, a ring-shaped shroud positioned above the base and having a diameter which decreases as it goes upward, and a plurality of blades arranged between the base and the shroud. The housing further includes a plurality of ribs protruding from an inner surface of the intake portion toward the shroud.

Abstract: A fan includes a stationary portion, a rotating portion, and a plurality of blades. The stationary portion includes a stator, an integral one-piece molded metal bearing housing, a bearing portion in the bearing housing, and a molded resin base portion supporting the bearing housing. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder, a rotor magnet, and a shaft. The bearing housing includes a cylindrical portion, and a protruding portion extending radially outwards from a lower portion of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion includes a groove portion extending in an axial direction and arranged in a circumferential direction. The groove portion is joined to a region on the lower side of the protruding portion along a connecting position between the cylindrical and protruding portions. A resin on an upper side of the protruding portion, a resin on a lower side, and a resin in the groove portion are continuous.

Abstract: A fan includes a stationary portion, a rotating portion, and an impeller arranged to rotate about a central axis together with the rotating portion to produce an axial air current. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder. The impeller includes a cup portion arranged to cover the rotor holder and a plurality of blades arranged on an outer circumference of the cup portion. The cup portion includes a cup cover portion arranged to extend radially outward from the central axis; a cup cylindrical portion being substantially cylindrical in shape, and arranged to extend in an axial direction from an outer edge portion of the cup cover portion; and a cup through hole arranged to extend through the cup portion at a position overlapping with a portion or boundary between the cup cover portion and the cup cylindrical portion.

Abstract: A motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a shaft portion and an upper thrust portion. The upper thrust portion includes a tubular first outer circumferential surface arranged radially outside the upper thrust portion, and a tubular second outer circumferential surface arranged above the first outer circumferential surface. The rotating portion includes a sleeve portion, a tubular portion, and an annular cover portion. The annular cover portion includes a plate portion and an inner annular projecting portion arranged to project upward or downward. An inner circumferential surface of the inner annular projecting portion is arranged above an inner circumferential surface of the tubular portion. An upper seal portion includes a surface of a lubricating oil located therein.

Abstract: A bearing apparatus includes a cylindrical bearing portion; a cap member; a cylindrical holder; a shaft; and a thrust plate. The holder includes an increased diameter portion. The bearing portion includes a plate accommodating portion. An outer circumferential surface of the plate accommodating portion is arranged to have a diameter greater than a diameter of an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the bearing portion which is on an upper side of the plate accommodating portion. The distance between the outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the plate accommodating portion is arranged to be smaller than the distance between the outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the portion of the bearing portion which is on the upper side of the plate accommodating portion. A thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a thrust gap.

Abstract: A motor includes a seal cap and a tubular portion. The seal cap includes a first seal cap lower surface which is an annular surface facing axially downward, and a second seal cap lower surface which is an annular surface facing axially downward and arranged radially outward of the first seal cap lower surface. The tubular portion includes a first tubular portion upper surface which is an annular surface arranged axially opposite to the first seal cap lower surface, and a second tubular portion upper surface which is an annular surface arranged radially outward of the first tubular portion upper surface and in contact with the second seal cap lower surface. The first tubular portion upper surface includes an oil-repellent film region covered with an oil-repellent film. A substantially annular radially extending gap is defined between the first tubular portion upper surface and the first seal cap lower surface.

Abstract: A rotary unit of a motor includes a shaft, a ring-shaped plate, a rotor core defined by a plurality of core pieces, and a plurality of magnets arranged along the circumferential direction. The core pieces and the magnets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. The ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces are fixed to each other by combining the recesses provided in one of the ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces and the protrusions provided in the other of the ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces or combining a first through-hole provided in the ring-shaped plate and a protrusion provided in each of the core pieces. The core pieces are fixed to the ring-shaped plate without having to provide a through-hole in each of the core pieces. This reduces a magnetic resistance of each of the core pieces.

Abstract: A spindle motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a magnet arranged around a central axis extending in a vertical direction. The stationary portion includes a base member and a magnetic member arranged below the magnet and fixed to the base member. The base member includes an upper surface extending out perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the central axis, and a wall surface extending in an axial direction. The magnetic member includes an annular plate portion arranged on the base member and a projecting portion arranged to extend downward from the plate portion. At least a portion of the projecting portion is arranged to be in contact with the wall surface. An adhesive is arranged between the plate portion and the upper surface of the base member and between the projecting portion and the wall surface.