Patent ID: 7834498

Claim:
A motor drive apparatus comprising: a motor unit comprising a coil, a stator, an output shaft and a first terminal connecting portion; a control board comprising a second terminal connecting portion, the control board being configured to control a current supply to the motor unit; a housing comprising a motor-unit receiving portion receiving the motor unit, the motor-unit receiving portion being formed with an opening on one side of the motor-unit receiving portion in an axial direction of the motor unit and comprising a wall portion on another side of the motor-unit receiving portion in the axial direction, the wall portion being formed with a through-hole, and a board receiving portion formed integrally with the motor-unit receiving portion, the board receiving portion being formed with an opening in the axial direction to receive the control board; a shaft supporting portion supporting the output shaft, the shaft supporting portion being provided at the wall portion; and a plurality of relay terminals provided via the through-hole of the wall portion, the plurality of relay terminals electrically connecting the first terminal connecting portion with the second terminal connecting portion.