Patent ID: 9461515
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H02K

Claim Text:
1. A motor comprising: a shaft extending along a central axis extending in a vertical direction, and rotatably supported by a bearing portion; a rotor magnet configured to rotate together with the shaft; an armature arranged radially outside the rotor magnet; and a circuit board held on an axially upper side of the armature, and configured to supply electricity to the armature; wherein the armature includes: the insulator includes at least one protruding portion; an upper end of each protruding portion is arranged at an axial level higher than an axial level of a lower surface of the circuit board; the circuit board includes at least one penetration portion each of which is defined by a cut or a hole, and in each of which a corresponding one of the at least one protruding portion is arranged; the conducting wire is drawn out from the armature axially upwardly of the circuit board through at least one of the at least one penetration portion, and is soldered to a land portion on an upper surface of the circuit board; and the insulator includes a window portion defined by axially downward cut with a lower end arranged at an axial level lower than an axial level of the lower surface of the circuit board, the window portion being arranged radially opposite a corresponding one of the at least one penetration portion.