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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Nidec Tosok Corporation, Zama, JP;
Takamitsu Eto, Zama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Zama, JP;
Koji Higuchi, Zama, JP;
Yutaka Hashimoto, Zama, JP;
NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The pump device includes a motor portion that includes a shaft rotating about a central axis and a pump portion that is driven by a motor portion via the shaft. The pump portion includes a pump rotor that rotates along with the shaft and a pump housing that includes an accommodation portion that accommodates the pump rotor. The pump housing includes a pump body that includes a first bearing portion that supports the shaft and a pump cover with an accommodation portion disposed between the pump cover and the pump body. The pump cover includes a flow path through which oil is discharged and suctioned, and includes a second bearing portion that rotatably supports the shaft and that communicates with the flow path. An end portion of the shaft on one side in the axial direction is disposed at the second bearing portion or inside the flow path.