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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Maruoka, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiro Takemoto, Kyoto, JP;
NIDEC CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A rotating portion includes a hollow shaft extending along a central axis. The hollow shaft includes a through hole passing therethrough in an axial direction. The rotating portion includes an upper screw to close an upper opening that is an opening at an upper end portion of the through hole. The rotating portion includes a lower screw to close a lower opening that is an opening at a lower end portion of the through hole. The hollow shaft includes an upper groove portion into which the upper screw is screwed at the upper opening. The hollow shaft includes a lower groove portion into which the lower screw is screwed at the lower opening. A lubricating oil is in contact with the lower screw. The lower groove portion is shorter in axial length than the upper groove portion, and the lower screw is smaller in axial pitch than the upper screw.