Patent ID: 8258659

Claim:
An electric motor, comprising: a shaft, a rotor, a stator, a casing that includes a first annular axial portion and a radial bottom being disposed on a first end of the electric motor, and a shaft support system disposed on a second end of the electric motor having; a rolling bearing provided including an inner race designed to be mounted on said shaft, and an outer race, at least one angular position sensor for detecting the angular position of the inner race, an encoder mounted on the inner race, a flange for supporting the outer race of the bearing, the flange having a frustoconical portion extending from a first annular radial portion, radially inward and axially toward the radial bottom of the casing, a second annular radial portion extending inward the frustoconical portion and a second annular axial portion making it possible to house the rolling bearing, and wherein, the second annular radial portion includes a bore delimited by two radial edges and directed inward, and a plurality of axial fingers being provided from the first annular radial portion in a direction opposite to the radial bottom of the casing, and a processing module supported by the flange, and wherein, the processing module is openly accessible to the second end of the shaft support system.