Patent ID: 7919897
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An axial gap motor comprising: a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis thereof and having a rotor core, a pair of stators to be mounted onto the rotor from at least one side in the rotation axis direction so as to be disposed opposed to each other, wherein the rotor core is structured by winding a tape-shaped magnetic plate, and includes a first winding layer and a second winding layer adjoining each other in a diameter direction of the rotor core; and in portions of the first and second winding layers that are situated in the same phase from the center of rotation of the rotor core, the first winding layer includes magnetic flux short preventive portions for preventing magnetic flux from shorting, and the second winding layer includes mechanical strength maintaining portions for securing the strength of the magnetic plate.