An electric motor is presented. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. A gap is provided between the rotor and the stator. A plurality of magnetic rollable elements are located in the gap.

Noise caused by a gap between a rotor and a plate can be suppressed even when there are dimensional variations in members or assembly states. In a configuration of a stepping motor including front side and end side stator assemblies (200, 300), a rotor (400) provided with a rotor member (402) and a shaft (403) that are accommodated in the stator assemblies (200, 300), and a front plate (210) and an end plate (310) that are arranged on both sides of the stator assemblies (200, 300) in an axial direction, and are configured to couple the stator assemblies (200, 300), a projection (700) in an annular shape is provided on a surface of the front plate (210) facing the rotor member (402) to protrude toward the rotor member (402), a coil spring (800) that is interposed between the front plate (210) and the rotor member (402) is accommodated in the inner side of the projection (700), and the rotor (400) is urged toward the end plate (310) by the coil spring to be elastically pressed against the end plate (310).

A rotor assembly is provided for an electric motor. The rotor assembly includes: a cylindrical magnet member having magnetization in both axial and radial directions, the magnet member being formed from a moldable magnetic material; and an output shaft receivable within the magnet member. An inner surface of the magnet member and an outer surface of the output shaft have complementarily-engagable interface elements thereon to prevent or limit dislocation of the magnet member and output shaft, and at least one of the interface elements is formed by overmolding of the magnet member and output shaft with the other of magnet member and output shaft.

A rotor assembly is provided for an electric motor. The rotor assembly includes: a cylindrical magnet member having magnetization in both axial and radial directions, the magnet member being formed from a moldable magnetic material; and an output shaft receivable within the magnet member. An inner surface of the magnet member and an outer surface of the output shaft have complementarily-engagable interface elements thereon to prevent or limit dislocation of the magnet member and output shaft, and at least one of the interface elements is formed by overmolding of the magnet member and output shaft with the other of magnet member and output shaft.

A motor and a method of operating the motor uses an encoder disk attached to the rotor of the motor and an encoder reader positioned to optically obtain rotational information of the rotor. The encoder disk and the encoder reader are located within an interior region of the stator of the motor in which the rotor is positioned to rotate.

A motor and a method of operating the motor uses an encoder disk attached to the rotor of the motor and an encoder reader positioned to optically obtain rotational information of the rotor. The encoder disk and the encoder reader are located within an interior region of the stator of the motor in which the rotor is positioned to rotate.

The present invention relates to an injection molding stepping motor, including an injection molding stator assembly and a rotor assembly, wherein the injection molding stator assembly includes a stator iron core, a front framework, a rear framework, a stator winding, a front lining ring, a rear lining ring and a mounting bracket, the stator winding is wound in a groove of the stator iron core into which the front framework and the rear framework are inserted, the front lining ring and the rear lining ring are mounted on two sides of the stator iron core, the stator iron core is fixed on the mounting bracket, and the front lining ring and the rear lining ring each adopts a structure which is formed by punching and laminating thin plates with different inner diameters. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of reducing axial magnetic flux leakage of a motor and improving the moment of the motor.

The present invention relates to an injection molding stepping motor, including an injection molding stator assembly and a rotor assembly, wherein the injection molding stator assembly includes a stator iron core, a front framework, a rear framework, a stator winding, a front lining ring, a rear lining ring and a mounting bracket, the stator winding is wound in a groove of the stator iron core into which the front framework and the rear framework are inserted, the front lining ring and the rear lining ring are mounted on two sides of the stator iron core, the stator iron core is fixed on the mounting bracket, and the front lining ring and the rear lining ring each adopts a structure which is formed by punching and laminating thin plates with different inner diameters. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of reducing axial magnetic flux leakage of a motor and improving the moment of the motor.

An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and an assist assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly drives the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The assist assembly limits the movement of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.

An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and an assist assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly drives the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The assist assembly limits the movement of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.