Patent ID: 8030809

Claim:
A DC brushless motor comprising: a circuit board; at least one pivotal portion; a stator including an annular insulating ring and a coil unit, with the annular insulating ring including a first peripheral face and at least one positioning member, with a plurality of winding portions extending from the first peripheral face, with the coil unit wound around each of the plurality of winding portions and around said at least one positioning member and electrically connected to the circuit board; and a rotor including a hub and a permanent magnet, with the hub including a shaft rotatably coupled to said at least one pivotal portion, with the permanent magnet mounted to the hub, and with the permanent magnet surrounded by the first peripheral face of the annular insulating ring and having a magnet face facing the coil unit, with said at least one positioning member being integrally formed on the first peripheral face of the annular insulating ring as a single continuous monolithic piece, and with said at least one positioning member being a post or a hook.