# US 10,320,264 B2 · Brushless motor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,264 B2 - Document ID: US10320264B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/277,163 - Filed: 2016-09-27 - Published: 2017-05-18 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-13 - Assignees: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Masahiro Nishidate - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320264B2 ## CPC - H02K 7/085: {radially supporting the rotary shaft at only one end of the rotor (H02K7/086, H02K7/09 take precedence)} - H02K 5/1675: {radially supporting the rotary shaft at only one end of the rotor (H02K5/1677 takes precedence)} - H02K 21/16: having annular armature cores with salient poles (with homopolar co-operation H02K21/20) - H02K 21/22: with magnets rotating around the armatures, e.g. flywheel magnetos - H02K 2205/03: Machines characterised by thrust bearings - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) ## Abstract A cover member has a through hole in the center. A rotary shaft protrudes upward from the through hole, without contact with the cover member. A first washer member, which is made from a hard material, is fastened to the rotary shaft, between the rotor case and the cover member. The first washer member is disposed without contact with the rotor case and the cover member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A brushless motor, comprising: a bearing holder having a cylindrical shape and being open at a top end and closed at a bottom end, the bearing holder having a first cylindrical portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion closing the bottom end; a first oil-impregnated bearing fastened to an inner circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the first oil-Impregnated bearing; a rotor having a rotor case, which is fastened to the rotary shaft and has a second cylindrical portion and a top plate portion that closes a top end of the second cylindrical portion, and a rotor magnet fastened to a circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; a stator, arranged so as to face the rotor magnet in the radial direction; a retaining plate fixed to said bottom portion and that extends outward in the radial direction from said bottom portion; and a cover member, which has a third cylindrical portion and a roof that closes a top end of the third cylindrical part, a bottom end of the third cylindrical portion being fastened to the retaining plate, so as to encase the rotor and the stator, wherein: the cover member has a through hole in the center of the roof; the rotary shaft protrudes upwards from the through hole without contact with the roof; a first washer member, which is made from a hard material and has a flat face, is fastened to the rotary shaft, between the top plate and the roof; and the first washer member is disposed without contact with the top plate or the roof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The brushless motor according to claim 1, wherein a burring part, which fastens the rotary shaft, rises upward in the center or the top plate: and the first washer member is disposed without contact with the top end of the burring part. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The brushless motor according to claim 2, wherein a second washer member, which is made from a soft material and has a flat face, is provided on the rotary shaft between the first washer member and the roof; and the second washer member is disposed without contact with the roof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The brushless motor according to claim 1, wherein the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The brushless motor according to claim 2, wherein the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The brushless motor according to claim 3, wherein the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The brushless motor according to claim 1, wherein the retaining plate has an opening that receives said bottom portion of the bearing holder. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The brushless motor according to claim 7, having a bottom surface comprised by an outer surface of said retaining plate and an outer surface of said bottom portion of the bearing holder. ### Claim 9 A brushless motor, comprising: a bearing holder having a cylindrical shape and being open at a top end and closed at a bottom end, the bearing holder having a first cylindrical portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion closing the bottom end; a first oil-impregnated bearing fastened to an inner circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the first oil-impregnated bearing; a rotor having a rotor case, which is fastened to the rotary shaft and has a second cylindrical portion and a top plate that closes a top end of the second cylindrical portion, and a rotor magnet fastened to a circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; a stator, arranged so as to face the rotor magnet in the radial direction; a retaining plate fixed to said bottom portion and that extends outward in the radial direction from said bottom portion; a cover member, which has a third cylindrical portion and a roof that closes a top end of the third cylindrical portion, a bottom end of the third cylindrical portion being fastened to the retaining plate, so as to cover the rotor and the stator; and a second oil-impregnated bearing, wherein: the cover member has a cylinder in the center of the roof; the second oil-impregnated bearing is fastened to the cylinder; the rotary shaft protrudes upward from the cylinder, without contact with the second oil-impregnated bearing; a first washer member, which is made from a hard material and has a flat face, is fastened to the rotary shaft, between the top plate and the second oil-impregnated bearing; and the first washer member is disposed without contact with the top plate or the second oil-impregnated bearing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The brushless motor according to claim 9, wherein a burring part, which fastens the rotary shaft, rises upward in the center or the top plate; and the first washer member is disposed without contact with the top end of the burring part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The brushless motor according to claim 10, wherein: a second washer member, which is made from a soft material and has a flat face, is provided on the rotary shaft, between the first washer member and the second oil-impregnated bearing; and the second washer member is disposed without contact with the second oil-impregnated bearing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The brushless motor according to claim 11, wherein the outer diameters of the first washer member and the second washer member are smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The brushless motor according to claim 12, wherein: an end plate is integrally formed at the top end of the cylinder; and the top face of the second oil-impregnated bearing contacts the end plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The brushless motor according to claim 9, wherein: the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The brushless motor according to claim 10, wherein: the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The brushless motor according to claim 11, wherein: the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The brushless motor according to claim 12, wherein the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The brushless motor according to claim 13, wherein: the rotor magnet is fastened to the inner circumferential face of the second cylindrical portion; the stator has a stator core fastened to the outer circumferential face of the first cylindrical portion; and the stator core is disposed facing the inner circumferential face of the rotor magnet in the radial direction. ### Claim 19 (depends on 9) The brushless motor according to claim 9, wherein the retaining plate has an opening that receives said bottom portion of the bearing holder. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The brushless motor according to claim 19, having a bottom surface comprised by an outer surface of said retaining plate and an outer surface of said bottom portion of the bearing holder.