Patent ID: 8058756

Claim:
A switched reluctance motor, comprising: a housing that forms a receiving space therein; a stator disposed within the housing; a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator; a rotor position detector that detects a rotational position of the rotor, the rotor position detector being positioned at an outer side of the housing; and an assembly guide that guides the rotor position detector to be positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the stator, wherein the rotor position detector comprises: a sensor disk attached to a rotational shaft of the rotor at the outer side of the housing; at least one sensor that detects a position of the rotor by interacting with the sensor disk; and a sensor support member attached to the housing at the outer side of the housing, that supports the at least one sensor, and wherein the assembly guide comprises: at least one guide pin that protrudes from the stator and which is exposed at the outer side of the housing by passing through the housing; and at least one corresponding pin hole formed in the sensor support member, configured to receive the at least one guide pin inserted therethrough.