Heating parts (212a to 212l, 222a to 222l) are brought into contact with planned heating regions (11a to 11l) of outermost electrical steel sheets (10a, 10b) of an electrical steel sheet group (100), to simultaneously pressurize and heat the planned heating regions (11a to 11l).

A spindle motor included in a hard disk drive device using a heat assisted magnetic recording method as a magnetic recording method includes a plurality of components made of metal, a rotor magnet includes a main body part and a coating film covering a surface of the main body part, and at least one of a first pore exposed to the surface and a second pore exposed to a surface of the coating film is filled with a resin material.

A spindle motor included in a hard disk drive device using a heat assisted magnetic recording method as a magnetic recording method includes a plurality of components made of metal, a rotor magnet includes a main body part and a coating film covering a surface of the main body part, and at least one of a first pore exposed to the surface and a second pore exposed to a surface of the coating film is filled with a resin material.

An axial flux motor includes a rotor and a stator, and the stator is at least partially overlapped with the rotor in the axial direction. The stator includes a soft magnetic material body, a plurality of conductor wires, a housing, and a thermosetting insulating material. The soft magnetic material body has a plurality of slots. The conductor wires pass through the slots in a radial direction to form a plurality of windings. The housing surrounds the soft magnetic material body. The thermosetting insulating material is connected between the soft magnetic material body and the housing, and filled into gaps of the conductor wires and the slots.

A motor core manufacturing device of the present disclosure includes a mold that holds a motor core including a resin fill section, a chamber that is formed to the mold and that includes a one-end portion thereof communicating with a resin composition fill path in communication with the resin fill section, a plunger that conveys a resin composition with thermoset properties that has been conveyed to the chamber toward the resin composition fill path, a heating apparatus that is arranged inside the mold, or that is arranged inside the mold and at a periphery of the chamber, and an extrusion machine that conveys the resin composition to the chamber while kneading so as to introduce the resin composition into the chamber. The extrusion machine includes an extrusion conveyance path in an interior for conveying the resin composition, a screw that is arranged inside the extrusion conveyance path, and that conveys the resin composition while kneading, and a first thermoregulation mechanism that is arranged at least in part of the interior of the screw.

A motor core manufacturing device of the present disclosure includes a mold that holds a motor core including a resin fill section, a chamber that is formed to the mold and that includes a one-end portion thereof communicating with a resin composition fill path in communication with the resin fill section, a plunger that conveys a resin composition with thermoset properties that has been conveyed to the chamber toward the resin composition fill path, a heating apparatus that is arranged inside the mold, or that is arranged inside the mold and at a periphery of the chamber, and an extrusion machine that conveys the resin composition to the chamber while kneading so as to introduce the resin composition into the chamber. The extrusion machine includes an extrusion conveyance path in an interior for conveying the resin composition, a screw that is arranged inside the extrusion conveyance path, and that conveys the resin composition while kneading, and a first thermoregulation mechanism that is arranged at least in part of the interior of the screw.

The invention relates to: a rotor for an electric motor, wherein the rotor comprises a rotor core and a rotor sleeve which circumferentially encloses the rotor core, wherein the rotor core comprises one or more magnets, wherein the rotor sleeve comprises a plastic and fibres, wherein the fibres have a tensile strength greater than or equal to 4440 MPa. The invention also relates to: a stator for an electric motor comprising a gap pipe, wherein the gap pipe comprises a plastic and fibres, wherein the fibres have a tensile strength greater than or equal to 4440 MPa and dry fibre tensile modulus in the range of 200 to 450 GPa. The rotor and stator may be used in an electric motor assembly, preferably for a vehicle. The use of a gap pipe and/or a rotor sleeve according to the invention can reduce the air gap. This results in an improvement to the overall motor efficiency and performance.

The invention relates to: a rotor for an electric motor, wherein the rotor comprises a rotor core and a rotor sleeve which circumferentially encloses the rotor core, wherein the rotor core comprises one or more magnets, wherein the rotor sleeve comprises a plastic and fibres, wherein the fibres have a tensile strength greater than or equal to 4440 MPa. The invention also relates to: a stator for an electric motor comprising a gap pipe, wherein the gap pipe comprises a plastic and fibres, wherein the fibres have a tensile strength greater than or equal to 4440 MPa and dry fibre tensile modulus in the range of 200 to 450 GPa. The rotor and stator may be used in an electric motor assembly, preferably for a vehicle. The use of a gap pipe and/or a rotor sleeve according to the invention can reduce the air gap. This results in an improvement to the overall motor efficiency and performance.

A stator assembly, a motor, and a manufacturing method for the stator assembly are disclosed. The stator assembly includes a stator and a main control board arranged at an axial outer end of the stator. The stator is spliced together by a plurality of stator cores. A stator winding is wound around the stator core. The stator winding has a wring terminal. The main control board has at least two spaced-apart connection slots. At least a portion of an inner circumferential wall of the connection slot is provided with a first conductive portion. Each wiring terminal is disposed in a corresponding connection slot and electrically connected to the first conductive portion. The winding connection structure provides a simple process and is easy to install.

A stator assembly, a motor, and a manufacturing method for the stator assembly are disclosed. The stator assembly includes a stator and a main control board arranged at an axial outer end of the stator. The stator is spliced together by a plurality of stator cores. A stator winding is wound around the stator core. The stator winding has a wring terminal. The main control board has at least two spaced-apart connection slots. At least a portion of an inner circumferential wall of the connection slot is provided with a first conductive portion. Each wiring terminal is disposed in a corresponding connection slot and electrically connected to the first conductive portion. The winding connection structure provides a simple process and is easy to install.