Brushless motor

Claim 1

An inner rotor type brushless motor, comprising: a substantially planar front bracket (91) having a central aperture supporting a front bearing (12), a cup-shaped, draw formed metal frame (81) fitted to said front bracket at an open, outwardly flanged end thereof and having a closed, outwardly recessed opposite end supporting a rear bearing (11), a rotor (3) including a shaft (4), a rotor core (5) fixed mounted coaxially on said shaft and a permanent magnet (6) fixedly mounted coaxially on said rotor core, said shaft being rotatably supported by said front and said rear bearings, a stator core (1) fixedly supported on an inner peripheral surface of said frame, a stator coil (2) wound on said stator core, and detection means (7,13) provided adjacent to said front bearing for detecting a rotational position of the rotor, wherein said detection means comprises a submagnet fixedly mounted on said shaft and a Hall element arranged in opposing relation to said submagnet, and wherein said front bracket is formed with an annular groove along an outer peripheral edge thereof facing inwardly of said motor, and an annular packing member (15) is fitted therein to provide a liquid-tight seal between said front bracket and said frame flange.