Patent ID: 7256527

Claim:
A brush holding device for a DC motor comprising: a brush holder made of a resin having a brush-housing chamber therein for housing a brush member; and a holder plate made of a thin metal plate to which said brush holder is attached; wherein said holder plate is formed with a center hole at a center portion thereof, said center hole having a size allowing a commutator to path therethrough, an opening portion opening to said center hole, and a pair of elongated holes opposing to each other with respect to said opening portion, said elongated holes defining bridge portions with said opening hole, and wherein said brush holder has a thick-wall portion integral with a bottom wall of said brush-housing chamber, said thick-wall portion being formed with fitting grooves at lateral sides thereof, said bridge portions being inserted into said fitting grooves so that said brush holder is fitted to said holding plate in such a state that said thick-wall portion is caught between said bridge portions.