Patent ID: 6822367
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A brush holder device for a dynamoelectric machine, the brush holder device comprising:a holder base that has axially opposed first and second sides and includes a plurality of staking projections, each of which projects from a base surface of the holder base on the second side of the holder base; at least one brush holder that is made from a metal plate that is bent into a predetermined shape and is securely installed to the first side of the holder base, wherein: each of the at least one brush holder includes a plurality of securing claws, which are secured to the holder base by staking; and each securing claw includes a retorted portion, which is retorted toward the base surface on the second side of the holder base beyond a top of a corresponding one of the plurality of staking projections; and at least one brush, each of which is received in a corresponding one of the at least one brush holder in a slidable manner in a sliding direction toward and away from a commutator of the dynamoelectric machine.