Abstract: A blower includes an impeller rotatable about a central axis and a motor driving the impeller. The impeller includes a first impeller, and a second impeller connected to the first impeller. The first impeller includes a base and first blades arranged in a circumferential direction. The base includes a cup portion of which an axially upper end is closed and a flange extending radially outward from an axially lower end of the cup portion. The second impeller includes a shroud with an annular or substantially annular shape about the central axis and axially opposes an upper surface of the flange, and second blades arranged in the circumferential direction. Each first blade protrudes axially upward from the flange. Each second blade protrudes axially downward from the shroud.

Abstract: This fan motor includes a motor, an impeller arranged to rotate together with a rotating portion of the motor, a housing arranged to house the motor and the impeller therein, and a lead wire connected to the motor and arranged to extend outwardly of the housing. The housing includes a tubular portion, a bottom plate portion fixed below the motor, and a support portion arranged to extend from at least a portion of the tubular portion toward the bottom plate portion, and joined to at least a portion of the bottom plate portion. The support portion includes a groove portion recessed upward. The tubular portion includes a cut portion defined at a portion thereof continuous with the groove portion. The lead wire is drawn out of the housing through the groove portion and the cut portion. At least one of the groove portion and the cut portion has a thermosetting resin arranged therein.

Abstract: This stator unit includes a cylindrical bearing housing arranged to extend along a central axis extending in a vertical direction; a base member arranged to fix the bearing housing; a stator fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the bearing housing; and a mold resin portion arranged to cover the stator. The stator includes a stator core including a plurality of teeth arranged to project radially outward; an insulator arranged to cover a portion of a surface of the stator core; and a plurality of coils each of which is defined by a conducting wire wound around a separate one of the teeth with the insulator therebetween. A sealing agent is arranged between at least two of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing housing, the stator core, and the insulator.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotary portion including a shaft with a central axis. A bearing portion is radially outward of and rotatably supporting the shaft. A stationary portion includes a stator including a stator core radially outward of the housing; and an insulator at least partially covering the stator core. The bearing portion includes a sleeve bearing containing a lubricating oil; and a housing radially outward of the sleeve bearing. The shaft holds a first member above the sleeve bearing and extending radially outward from the shaft. The housing holds a second member above the sleeve bearing and below the first member and extending radially inward from the housing. The first and second members face each other with a gap therebetween. The second member includes a first hole surrounding the shaft; and at least one second hole radially outward of the first hole.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotary portion including a shaft having a center on a vertically extending central axis. A bearing portion rotatably supports the shaft. A stationary portion includes a stator. The bearing portion is radially outward of the shaft and includes a sleeve bearing that contains a lubricating oil; and a housing radially outward of the sleeve bearing. The stator includes a stator core that is radially outward of the housing; and an insulator that covers at least part of the stator core. The insulator includes an upper insulating portion that covers an upper face of the stator core; a connecting portion that extends radially inward from the upper insulating portion; and an insulator inclined portion that is inclined in a direction away from the central axis, away from the connecting portion.

Abstract: An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

Abstract: This stator unit includes a cylindrical bearing housing arranged to extend along a central axis extending in a vertical direction; a base member arranged to fix the bearing housing; a stator fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the bearing housing; and a mold resin portion arranged to cover the stator. The stator includes a stator core including a plurality of teeth arranged to project radially outward; an insulator arranged to cover a portion of a surface of the stator core; and a plurality of coils each of which is defined by a conducting wire wound around a separate one of the teeth with the insulator therebetween. A sealing agent is arranged between at least two of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing housing, the stator core, and the insulator.

Abstract: This fan motor includes a motor, an impeller arranged to rotate together with a rotating portion of the motor, a housing arranged to house the motor and the impeller therein, and a lead wire connected to the motor and arranged to extend outwardly of the housing. The housing includes a tubular portion, a bottom plate portion fixed below the motor, and a support portion arranged to extend from at least a portion of the tubular portion toward the bottom plate portion, and joined to at least a portion of the bottom plate portion. The support portion includes a groove portion recessed upward. The tubular portion includes a cut portion defined at a portion thereof continuous with the groove portion. The lead wire is drawn out of the housing through the groove portion and the cut portion. At least one of the groove portion and the cut portion has a thermosetting resin arranged therein.

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 scanner includes: a first session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an image data acquisition/saving process, with a server before an instruction by a user related to the image data acquisition/saving process is accepted; and a second session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an existence confirmation process, with the server at the same time as or after start of execution of the existence confirmation process.

Abstract: An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

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.