Patent ID: 7227287
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: F04D,H02K

Abstract:
1. A motor assembly for a vehicle air conditioner, comprising: a motor having a rotary shaft; a control circuit device that controls the motor to rotate; a fan fixed to the rotary shaft, wherein, when rotates, the fan draws air outside or inside the vehicle and sends the air into the passenger compartment; a motor holder for accommodating the motor; a motor terminal extending from the motor; and a connecting member for electrically connecting the motor terminal with the control circuit device, the motor terminal and the connecting member forming an electric path from the motor to the control circuit device, wherein an upward extension is provided in part of the connecting member in the electrical path that is close to the control circuit device, the upward extension extending upward with respect to a direction from the motor toward the control circuit device along the electric path, wherein the motor includes magnets and coils to rotate the rotary shaft, the coils being electrically connected to the motor terminal, wherein the motor holder includes a holding cylinder and a flange, the motor being inserted in and held by the holding cylinder, the holding cylinder accommodating the magnets and the coils, the flange extending radially outward from the holding cylinder, wherein the connecting member is provided on the flange, and the motor terminal extends from the motor toward the flange.