Patent ID: 7170208

Claim:
A geared motor for an automobile accessory, the geared motor comprising: an electric motor; a rotor shaft having a magnetic ring, wherein the rotor shaft is driven by the electric motor; a reduction gear driven by the rotor shaft; a casing that houses the reduction gear; a lug secured to the electric motor; and a connector detachably connected to the casing, wherein the casing is maintained permanently assembled to the electric motor, the connector including: a sensor, a magnetic flux conduction member forming a flux concentrator between the magnetic ring and the sensor when the connector is connected to the electric motor, wherein the sensor measures magnetic flux conducted by the magnetic flux conduction member, and the magnetic flux conduction member includes at least one longitudinal member neighboring the sensor, and at least two electrical contacts linked to a supply source for the electric motor, wherein the at least two electrical contacts and the lug are separate components that are connected together when the connector is fixed to the electric motor.