Patent ID: 6518686
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01R,H02K

Abstract:
A vehicle blower motor, comprising:a housing having first and second ends; a first bushing mounted in the first end of the housing; a rotatable shaft extending through the first end of the housing toward the second end of the housing; a commutator disposed in the housing about the shaft; at least one brush engagable with the commutator; a one-piece, unitary brush card bushing holder mounted in the second end of the housing and carrying the at least one brush, the brush card bushing holder having an integral mount fixedly mounting a second bushing, the second bushing disposed in engagement with the shaft, wherein the mount comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally extending fingers carried on the brush card bushing holder, the fingers releasably engaging the second bushing to mount the second bushing on the brush card bushing holder; and an inward extending lip formed on an end of each finger, the lip engagable with the second bushing to retain the second bushing in engagement with the finger.