Fan motor

A fan motor comprising:

• a motor including a stationary portion and a rotating portion arranged to rotate about a rotation axis extending in a vertical direction;
• an impeller including a plurality of blades, and arranged to rotate together with the rotating portion;
• a housing arranged to house the motor and the impeller therein;
• and
• a lead wire electrically connected to the motor, and arranged to extend outwardly of the housing;
• wherein the housing includes:
• a tubular portion being tubular, and arranged to extend from an inlet side to an outlet side along the rotation axis, and house at least a portion of the impeller therein;
• a bottom plate portion fixed below the motor and radially inside of the tubular portion;
• and
• a support portion arranged to extend from at least a portion of the tubular portion toward the bottom plate portion, and joined to at least a portion of the bottom plate portion;
• the support portion includes a groove portion recessed upward;
• the tubular portion includes a cut portion defined at a portion thereof continuous with the groove portion;
• the lead wire is drawn out of the housing through the groove portion and the cut portion;
• and
• at least one of the groove portion and the cut portion has a thermosetting resin arranged therein.