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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Tomotsugu Sugiyama, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuyuki Kaji, Kyoto, JP;
Yuji Yabuuchi, Kyoto, JP;
Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Bearing unit furnished with a bearing retaining part, the bearing retaining part formed from a single, seamless component and furnished with a cylindrical section disposed on the outer periphery of a sleeve of the bearing unit, and with a bottom section closing over the sleeve and the cylindrical section along their undersides. An attracting magnet is disposed on the bottom-section side of the bearing retainer, for magnetically attracting axis-wise the lower-end portion of a shaft of the bearing unit. A magnet holder, formed from a magnetic material, is disposed on the underside of the attracting magnet, with the magnet holder being attached to the bearing retainer.