Patent ID: 7785716

Claim:
A bearing apparatus, comprising: a coil spring having a center portion in which a wire is wound at a predetermined pitch, and first and second end turn portions arranged at end portions of the center portion, wherein each of the end turn portions is formed by winding the wire three or more turns in a state that adjacent turned wires contact each other; and a bearing member having a main body with an opening, having a central axis, for supporting a shaft, and a connecting portion for connecting the coil spring to the main body in a state that a direction of a central axis of the coil spring is different from a direction of the central axis of the opening, wherein the main body and the connecting portion are integrally formed from a same molten resin material by molding, and the first end turn portion of the coil spring is connected to the connecting portion through molding of the main body and the connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion of the bearing member has an inner connecting portion which protrudes into an inside of the first end turn portion of the coil spring, and an outer connecting portion which surrounds an outside area of the first end turn portion of the coil spring, with the inner connecting portion and the outer connecting portion being formed from the same molten resin material, and wherein the first end turn portion of the coil spring is sandwiched between the inner connecting portion and the outer connecting portion from inside and outside of the first end turn portion, and the outer connecting portion is formed from a pawl arranged at a predetermined interval around the first end turn portion of the coil spring.