US Patent 7057318 Electric motor

An electric motor comprises a stator 13, a rotor 11, windings on tlhe stator, a sleeve 15 at one end of the motor for supporting or defining a bearing for the rotor and for attachment to a fuel pump. The sleeve 15 forms the sole means of aligning the rotor 11 and an impeller of the pump. The motor may be a brushless D.C. motor having sensors for sensing the position of the rotor relative to the stator, electronic circuitry for switching the current in the windings in response to outputs from the sensors so as to cause the rotor to rotate relative to the stator.