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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2001
Takaichi Mabuchi, Matsudo, JP;
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A method of the present invention for manufacturing a small-sized motor relates to cutting or grinding of a shaft end portion of a rotor into a noncircular shape over a predetermined length for establishing a mechanical coupling with a device to be driven. The cutting or grinding work is performed after a laminated core , a winding , a commutator , and a thrust bush are assembled on a shaft to thereby assemble the rotor. Alternatively, a process of cutting or grinding the shaft end portion into a noncircular shape is performed after a casing , an end bell to be fitted to an opening portion of the casing , and a rotor are assembled into a small-sized motor. Thus, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a small-sized motor in which a shaft has a D cut formed thereon, enables determination of whether or not the D cut is to be formed on the shaft, at a later stage of a motor assembly process, to thereby eliminating the need to control the stock of shafts bearing the D cut, does not involve the need to orient shafts in the same direction in preparation for press-fitting of laminated cores of rotors to the corresponding shafts, and can prevent generation of scrapings when a thrust bush is press-fitted to a shaft.