Permanent magnet rotating electric machine and method for manufacturing same

A method for manufacturing a permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine, the permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine comprising a stator and a rotor disposed corresponding to the stator via a gap,

• wherein the rotor is manufactured by steps of:
• preparing a rotor core in which a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets including magnet insertion holes in an axial direction is laminated;
• preparing a press fit body at least including a permanent magnet and a magnet fixing member formed of an elastic material and provided on a side surface of the permanent magnet;
• and
• fixing the press fit body to the magnet insertion hole by press-fitting the press fit body to the magnet insertion hole while the press fit body is brought into line-contact with an inner wall of the magnet insertion hole by the magnet fixing member on one end and brought into surface-contact with the inner wall of the magnet insertion hole by the magnet fixing member on another end, in either one of a circumferential direction or a radial direction when the press fit body is inserted into the magnet insertion hole, wherein
• the manufactured rotor is arranged on an inner peripheral side or an outer peripheral side of the stator, and
• the magnet fixing member has a first press fit portion and a second press fit portion separated from the first press fit portion, the first press fit portion having the line contact portion, with the first press fit portion directly contacting at least three different surfaces of the permanent magnet.