Patent ID: 8659850

Claim:
A brushless motor, comprising: a stationary unit; and a rotary unit rotatably supported with respect to the stationary unit, wherein the stationary unit includes a flat armature extending in a direction orthogonal to a vertically-extending center axis and a base member arranged to support the armature, the rotary unit includes a magnet positioned above the armature and a magnetic rotor yoke positioned below the armature, the armature includes a power supply portion to which a lead wire is connected, the base member includes a wall portion radially opposed to an outer edge portion of the armature and a window portion positioned below the power supply portion to axially extend through the base member, an adhesive agent exists between the wall portion and the outer edge portion of the armature, and a sealing material is interposed between a whole periphery of an edge of the window portion and the armature.