Patent ID: 7885065

Claim:
A fan motor apparatus, comprising: a rotor including a blade secured thereto; a stator including a rotor supporting mechanism rotatable supporting the rotor; a supporting member supporting the rotor supporting mechanism; and a vibration insulation member provided between the rotor supporting mechanism and the supporting member, wherein, the stator being is capable of regulating relative movement between the rotor supporting mechanism and the supporting member, the rotor supporting mechanism includes at least one first rib extending therefrom toward the supporting member, the support member includes at least one second rib extending therefrom toward the rotor supporting mechanism, the first and second ribs are separate members, the vibration insulation member is between the first and second ribs and is secured to each of the first and second ribs, the support member has one or more walls that surround the rotor and stator, the stator is supported and located at a first end of the walls with the rotor suspended therefrom so as to be positioned between the first end and a second end of the one or more walls, the second ribs extend from the first end of the one or more walls, a rotor includes a blade secured thereto, the first rib has an end portion with a first tapered surface, and the second rib has end portion with a second tapered surface, the second tapered surface opposes the first tapered surface, and the vibration insulation member is a tube-shaped member connecting the end portion of the first rib and the end portion of the second rib.