Patent ID: 6903473

Claim:
An electric motor comprising: a motor main body that is rotated upon energization of the motor main body; a speed reducing unit that includes: a speed reducing mechanism that reduces rotational speed of the motor main body; and a gear housing that receives the speed reducing mechanism; a control circuit board that is held in the gear housing and has at least one electric circuit component; a connector housing that is detachably connected to the gear housing and is connectable with an external connector, wherein: the connector housing is formed separately from the gear housing; the connector housing includes a plurality of connection terminals that are secured to the connector housing; and the connection terminals of the connector housing are detachably connected with the at least one electric circuit component of the control circuit board and are connectable with corresponding terminals of the external connector; and an output shaft, which is connected to the speed reducing mechanism to output rotational force from the motor, wherein a plane of the control circuit board is parallel to an imaginary plane, which is perpendicular to a rotational axis of the output shaft.