Patent ID: 6011341
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B60T,H02K

Abstract:
A DC motor comprising:a rotor;a cup shaped stator;a cover which closes the cup shaped stator having a hole formed therein;a brush-holder facing an inner surface of the cover, said brush-holder comprising,(i) a brush-holder plate,(ii) a terminal plate fixed on an upper surface of the brush-holder plate, and(iii) a brush in contact with the rotor;said brush-holder plate having a projection which projects from the bottom surface of the brush-holder plate, and which extends to outside of the motor in the axial direction of the motor through the hole of the cover, said projection having at least one perforated hole within; anda one-piece conductor forming the terminal plate at one end and a wire at another end, said wire non-removably affixed to said terminal plate forming a single integrated piece, wherein said conductor is inserted into the perforated hole of the projection so that (a) said wire is exposed to the outside of said motor from a first end of the projection, (b) said terminal plate is in contact with said brush-holder plate at a second end of the projection, and (c) said conductor is electrically in contact with the brush.