Patent ID: 7859148

Claim:
A direct-current motor, comprising: a yoke housing; a rotary shaft rotatably accommodated in the yoke housing; a gear housing secured to the yoke housing; a speed reducing mechanism accommodated in the gear housing, wherein the speed reducing mechanism reduces rotation speed of the rotary shaft and transmits rotation; a commutator secured to the rotary shaft to rotate integrally with the rotary shaft; a brush, which slides against the commutator; an electric component connected to the brush, the electric component including a component terminal, which is connecting terminal; and a brush holder retaining the brush and the electrical component the brush holder including: a retaining member including a brush retaining portion and a component retaining portion, the brush retaining portion retaining the brush, the component retaining portion retaining the electrical components, and the component terminal extending to the outside of the component retaining portion, wherein a position of the retaining member is determined with respect to the gear housing; and a base member in which the retaining member is loosely fitted, the base member including a base portion, a base extended portion and a connector portion, wherein the base portion is flat and slightly greater rectangular than the retaining member as view from the axial direction, and wherein the base extended portion extends from a longitudinal end of the base portion, and the connector portion is located at a distal end of the base extended portion, the base member further including a conductive member and a terminal support portion, the conductive member extending from the connector portion and being electrically connected to the component terminal, and the terminal support portion supporting the component terminal between the component retaining portion and a connecting portion at which the conductive member and the component terminal are connected to each other.