Granted Patent B2

US 12,435,758 · App. 18/572,254 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventor: Masatomo Kumashiro (Osaka, JP)

Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

F16C27/02F16C33/6648F16C35/02H02K5/1672H02K7/083F16C2360/46F16C2380/26

Abstract

Claims (24)

1. A bearing unit that supports a rotating shaft, the bearing unit comprising:

a frame including a tubular body;

a bearing disposed in the frame; and

a pressing spring that is disposed in the frame and presses the bearing, the pressing spring including a positioning part that comes into contact with an inner surface of the tubular body to determine a position of the pressing spring, wherein:

the positioning part comprises one or more protrusions protruding toward the inner surface of the tubular body,

each of the one or more protrusions includes a first plate part protruding toward the inner surface of the tubular body and a second plate part extending along the inner surface of the tubular body from a distal end of the first plate part, the second plate part being opposed to the inner surface of the tubular body,

a groove, into which the second plate part is fitted, is provided on the inner surface of the tubular body,

the groove comprises an opening into which the second plate part is inserted, and a pair of side walls facing each other across the opening, and

the pair of side walls face the second plate part and restrict rotation of the second plate part in a rotational direction of the rotating shaft.

2. The bearing unit according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more protrusions comprise a plurality of protrusions are provided.

3. The bearing unit according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of protrusions comprise three protrusions.

4. The bearing unit according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of three protrusions are provided at equal intervals in the rotation direction of the rotating shaft.

5. The bearing unit according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are provided at equal intervals in the rotation direction of the rotating shaft.

6. The bearing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising an oil filling member disposed in the frame, wherein

a through hole is formed in the oil filling member, and

the bearing is disposed in the through hole.

7. A motor comprising:

the bearing unit according to claim 1 ; and

the rotating shaft supported by the bearing unit.

8. The bearing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame cover covering a hollow portion of the tubular body, wherein

the pressing spring has a plate-shaped main body and a plurality of plate spring parts, the main body being in contact with the bearing,

the plate spring parts are formed in a manner of partially cutting and raising main body, and

each of the plate spring parts is energized by abutting of a distal end on an inner surface of the frame cover.

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