Patent ID: 7355311

Claim:
A rotor of an axial gap motor with two stators arranged to accept the rotor therebetween, comprising: a circular rotor core; first and second circular frame members put on axially opposed faces of the circular rotor core, each frame member having a plurality of magnet receiving recesses that are circularly arranged about an axis of the circular frame member at evenly spaced intervals; a plurality of permanent magnets respectively received in the magnet receiving recesses of the first and second circular frame members, the permanent magnets on each frame member being arranged changing the magnetic N/S poles alternately; and a connecting structure that connects the circular rotor core and the first and second circular frame members together, wherein the connecting structure comprises: first connecting bolts passing through the rotor core and the first and second frame members for connecting the same together, the first connecting bolts being secured to a connecting ring that is adapted to be mounted on a rotor shaft of the axial gap motor; and second connecting bolts that pass through the rotor core and the connecting ring and are secured to a raised portion of the rotor shaft.