Waterproof structure for electric motor
To provide a waterproof structure for an electric motor that can more reliably seal a boundary at which an insert component of a stator and a mold resin join. A sealing member ( 5 ) includes a first sealing part ( 55 ) arranged more to a side of an insert component ( 3 ) than a joint ( 23 ), a second sealing part ( 56 ) arranged more to a side of a mold resin ( 4 ) than the joint ( 23 ), and a connecting part ( 57 ) that connects the first and second sealing parts ( 55, 56 ).
1. A waterproof structure for an electric motor that molds an insert component of a stator with a mold resin, disposes a sealing member at an end region of the stator including a joint between the insert component and the mold resin, and fixes the sealing member to the end region by way of an end flange,
wherein the sealing member comprises:
a first sealing part that is disposed more to a side of the insert component than the joint, and seals an end of the insert component;
a second sealing part that is disposed more to a side of the mold resin than the joint, and seals an end of the mold resin; and
a connecting part that is separated from the ends of both the insert component and the mold resin, and connects the first sealing part and the second sealing part, and
wherein the sealing member includes an innermost annular surface that extends to a first curved portion extending in a direction towards the insert component, and to a second curved portion extending in a direction away from the insert component.
2. The waterproof structure of the electric motor according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member includes inside thereof a rigid body.
3. The waterproof structure of the electric motor according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second sealing parts protrude symmetrically from the connecting part.