Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

Mitsui Minings & Melting Co., Ltd.

Yoshiaki Egawa

Kazuichi Mabuchi

Shinjiro Yamada

Seiki Satoh

Hisashi Shibata

Norihiro Sasaki

Shiei Kitao

Makoto Satou

A bearing device for miniature motors comprising a stator formed by fitting an end plate to an open end of a housing formed into a bottomed hollow cylindrical shape. A rotor rotatably supported by bearings is provided on the housing and the end plate. A bearing retaining body is provided formed of a resin material into a basket shape. The bearing retaining body has such a construction that a flange and a bottom member, both formed into a ring shape, are connected by a plurality of axially extending and circumferentially disposed connecting members. A plurality of axially extending support columns are disposed in the circumferential direction on the inner edge surface of the bottom member. The bearing retaining body is fitted to a retaining part provided on the housing and/or the end plate, and a ball bearing is supported via the supporting claims.

Bearing device for miniature motors

A miniature motor comprising a housing made of a metallic material, formed into a bottomed hollow tubular shape and having a permanent magnet fixedly fitted to the inner circumferential surface thereof, a rotor consisting of an armature facing the permanent magnet and a commutator, an end cap engaged with an open end of the housing, and having brushes making sliding contact with the commutator and a pair of terminals electrically connected to the brushes; the rotor being rotatably supported by bearings provided on the bottom part of the housing and the end cap, in which a flat groove including a plane parallel to the axial line of the motor and opening toward the housing is provided on the end cap; the terminals being disposed to face the side of the groove, a chip laminated capacitor and a spring made of an electrically conductive material and formed into a substantially U shape in planar projection being disposed in the groove so as to come into contact with each other and also with the terminals.

Miniature motor

A miniature motor having a positive-coefficient thermistor in which a first supporting member made of an electrically conductive material and electrically connected to at least any one of a pair of brushes housed in a motor cover plate, and a second supporting member made of an electrically conductive material and electrically connected to an external terminal are provided; a positive-coefficient thermistor being supported between the first and second supporting members. This construction makes the assembly of the motor easy, leading to improved productivity, and allows the motor to have a positive overheat preventing function without adding to the number of parts.

Miniature motor having positive-coefficient thermistor

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Matsudo, Japan

Yoshiaki Egawa