Patent ID: 6750574
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A motor for use with a motorized power steering apparatus in which said motor is fixedly secured to a housing having a gear accommodated therein for transmitting a torque of said motor to a steering wheel, said motor comprising:a frame of a bottomed cylindrical shape having an opening formed therein; a bracket fixed to said opening in said frame; a rotating element extending through said bracket and having a shaft rotatably supported by a frame side bearing fixedly mounted on said frame a bracket side bearing fixedly mounted on said bracket; a stationary element fixedly attached to said frame at a location around an outer periphery of said rotating element and having a stator winding wound therearound; a rotation sensor provided on said bracket at one side of said bracket side bearing near said housing for detecting a rotational angle of said rotating element, said rotation sensor of the resolver type comprising a rotor fixedly mounted on said shaft and a stator arranged on the periphery of said rotor; and a plurality of sensor signal wires connected with said rotation sensor for supplying and receiving signals to and from said rotation sensor.