A magnetic linear actuator includes a stator, a translator, and a ball bearing. The stator includes a first helical array of magnets. The translator is disposed within the stator, and includes a second helical array of magnets. The ball bearing is disposed between the stator and the translator, and includes a plurality of balls in contact with the stator.

A motor includes: a rotor including a shaft rotatable about an axis extending in a vertical direction; a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft; a stationary portion including a stator; and a lead wire electrically connected to the stator. The stationary portion includes a housing located radially outward of the bearing and radially inward of the stator, and supporting the bearing and the stator, a base portion which is located axially below the stator and to which the housing is fixed, and a fixing member fixed to the base portion. The fixing member includes a cover portion covering a shaft lower end portion located at an axially lower end of the shaft when viewed from axially below. The cover portion has an opening portion that opens in an axial direction. The opening portion is located radially more inside than an inner peripheral surface of the shaft when viewed from axially below.

A cooling arrangement for an electric machine (1, 1a, 1b) includes a rotatably mounted rotor shaft (2). A rotatably mounted hollow shaft (11) is mounted coaxially to the rotor shaft (2) and rotationally fixed to the rotor shaft (2). A hollow shaft inner side (12) is spaced apart from a rotor shaft outer side (5) in a radial direction (R) in order to form an annular gap (14). At least one cooling duct for a cooling lubricant includes a hollow shaft duct (18), a feed duct (20), and an outlet duct (25). The feed duct (20) opens into the hollow shaft duct (18) in order to feed the cooling lubricant to the hollow shaft duct (18). The outlet duct (25) extends from the hollow shaft duct (18) to the annular gap (14) in order to release the cooling lubricant from the hollow shaft duct (18) into the annular gap (14).

An electric motor and an electrical appliance are provided. The electric motor includes a rotating shaft, a stator, a rotor disposed on the rotating shaft, spaced apart from the stator, and embedded in the stator, a first end cover, and a first bearing. The first bearing includes a first outer ring fixed on the first end cover and insulated from at least part of the first end cover, a first inner ring embedded in the first outer ring, and a first ball disposed between the first outer ring and the first inner ring. The rotating shaft is fixed on the first inner ring and rotationally supported on the first end cover. The part of the first end cover that is insulated from the first outer ring is short-circuited with a stator core of the stator and is grounded.

[Object] To provide an electronic apparatus capable of inhibiting a failure due to dropping of a screw from occurring. [Solving Means] An electronic apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a casing 10; a cover portion (case cover 20); a circuit board 22; a screw member 80; and a facing member (holding member 60). The cover portion has a first surface and a second surface and is to be attached to an opening portion 11 of the casing 10, the first surface including a screw hole 203 and facing the casing 10, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. The circuit board 22 is to be disposed on the first surface. The screw member 80 includes a head portion 81 and a shank 82 and fixes the circuit board 22 to the cover portion, the head portion 81 engaging with the circuit board 22, the shank 82 including a groove 82s and passing through the circuit board 22, the groove 82s being screwed into the screw hole 203. The facing member is to be disposed inside the casing 10 and faces the head portion 81 with a distance (L1) smaller than a length (L2) of the shank 82.

A motor includes a housing and a metal shield plate. The housing includes a bearing holder. The shield plate includes a shield plate main body and a protrusion that protrudes upward from the shield plate main body. The protrusion has a tubular shape. In manufacturing the motor, the protrusion of the shield plate is inserted into a through-hole in the bearing holder. A working deformation portion is then formed such that an upper end of the protrusion is deformed to contact an upper surface of the bearing holder.

An electric power tool is a hammer drill including an electric motor having a rotating shaft configured to rotate by electric power, a housing including the electric motor, and cords for supplying power to the electric motor. The housing includes a first component and a second component divided in a crossing direction intersecting an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the first component has an opening that is open in the crossing direction. The electric motor is between the first component and the second component in the crossing direction. The second component is attached to the opening. A tubular portion formed integrally with the first component and configured to support the electric motor is provided, and a wire arrangement portion between the first component and the tubular portion and having a region that overlaps with the tubular portion and invisible when viewed from the opening is further provided.

A fan includes a rotor having a shaft, a rotor core having an annular shape about a center axis of the shaft, and a permanent magnet fixed to the rotor core, the permanent magnet forming a magnet magnetic pole, a part of the rotor core forming a virtual magnetic pole, a stator surrounding the rotor from outside in a radial direction about the center axis, a rotating blade fixed to the shaft and formed of a nonmagnetic material, and a frame surrounding the stator from outside in the radial direction and formed of a nonmagnetic material.

A motor includes a rotor including a shaft extending in an axial direction, a stator surrounding a radially outer portion of the rotor, a support into which the conductor is inserted, the support being made of an insulating material, and a holder including through holes to hold the support, in which the support includes the first and second protuberances at least a portion of which is located in the through hole, the first and second protuberances being provided at intervals, and a base portion connecting the first and second, protuberances, and in which at least a portion of each of facing regions of a side surface of the first protuberance is close to the holder, and the second protuberance has a clearance with respect to the holder.

An electrically powered propellor apparatus comprising an axial flux electric machine. The axial flux electric machine comprises a rotor, at least one stator and a shaft. The shaft mounts the rotor and the shaft is mounted in at least two spaced apart thrust bearings. Each of the thrust bearings is configured to resist thrust in opposing axial directions of the shaft. The shaft has a propellor mounted on at least one end thereof.