Patent ID: 7215052

Claim:
A brushless direct current motor comprising a housing, a stator, and a rotor within the housing, windings on the stator, sensors for sensing the position of the rotor relative to the stator and electronic circuitry for switching the current in the windings in response to outputs from the sensors to cause the rotor to rotate relative to the stator, the sensors and at least a part of the electronic circuitry being encapsulated in an electrically insulating and fuel resistant material, said electronic circuitry and said material being in a container within the housing, wherein the sensors are Hall-effect sensors laid flat in the end of the container nearest to the rotor, wherein the container has external insulation displacement connectors extending toward said stator for direct connection to the windings and wherein the motor further comprises a front insulator placed on the stator for receiving said insulation displacement connectors.