Motor with shaft flange through-hole filled with resin
A motor includes a shaft centered on a center axis oriented in a vertical direction, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, an armature disposed radially outward of the bearing, a bracket to which the bearing and the armature are fixed, and a covered cylindrical rotor connected to the shaft. The rotor includes a disk-shaped rotor lid portion connected to the shaft, and a rotor side wall portion extending downward from an outer edge of the rotor lid portion. The shaft is made of metal. The rotor lid portion and the rotor side wall portion are made of resin. The rotor lid portion and the shaft are an integrally molded article.
1. A motor comprising:
a shaft centered on a center axis oriented in a vertical direction;
a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft;
an armature disposed radially outward of the bearing;
a bracket to which the bearing and the armature are fixed; and
a covered cylindrical rotor connected to the shaft; wherein
the rotor includes:
a disk-shaped rotor lid portion connected to the shaft; and
a rotor side wall portion extending downward from an outer edge of the rotor lid portion;
the shaft is made of metal;
the rotor lid portion and the rotor side wall portion are made of resin;
the rotor lid portion and the shaft are an integrally molded article;
the shaft includes a shaft flange portion extending radially outward from other portions of the shaft;
the rotor lid portion covers upper, side, and lower surfaces of the shaft flange portion;
the shaft flange portion is provided with a through-hole penetrating in an axial direction; and
the through-hole is filled with resin.
2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotor further includes a blower plate portion connected to a lower surface of the rotor lid portion and extending radially outward from a center portion of the rotor lid portion; and
the motor further comprises:
an inlet penetrating the bracket; and
an outlet disposed radially outward of the blower plate portion and radially penetrating the rotor.
3. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotor further includes a rotor magnet directly or indirectly fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the rotor side wall portion; and
the rotor magnet is radially opposed to the armature at a radially outer side of the armature.
4. The motor according to claim 3 , wherein the rotor further includes a rotor yoke disposed between the rotor magnet and the rotor side wall portion.