Patent ID: 8384261
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A stepping motor comprising: a stator; a front plate provided on an upper surface of the stator; and a band connecting the stator and the front plate, wherein the stator has an end plate at bottom surface thereof, and boss portions are integrated with the end plate, wherein recess portions are formed adjacent to an outer peripheral edge of the front plate, and a protruding portion is provided in each of the recess portions, wherein the band is made of an elastic member and has a U-shape including a bottom plate part and two attachment parts that are connected to the bottom plate part, wherein the bottom plate part includes an opening at a center thereof and two notched portions at both sides of the opening, wherein each of the attachment parts includes an engagement portion at a tip end thereof, the engagement portion including a notched portion, and wherein the notched portions of the bottom plate part are fitted with the boss portions of the end plate, respectively, and the notched portions of the engagement portions are fitted with the protruding portions of the front plate to form engagement hooks at most tip ends of the engagement portions, respectively, thereby connecting the stator and the front plate.