An axial flow fan motor having an impeller molded integrally with a shaft
from a synthetic resin. The shaft is easily assembled with a bearing
arrangement by being brought into tight contact with the inner ring of
the bearing arrangement and is reliably fixed thereto in the elastic
region of the shaft. A through hole is formed in the shaft along its
central axis. After the shaft is fit into the inner ring of the bearing
arrangement, a metal pin is pressed into the axial through hole. Because
the pin is pressed in, the shaft is elastically expanded and brought into
tight contact with the inner ring and fixed thereto in the elastic region
of the shaft. Furthermore, the distal end portion of the shaft
elastically outwardly expands and is pressed against the end surface of
the inner ring, thereby preventing the bearing arrangement from coming
off the shaft.