Patent ID: 7239062

Claim:
A brush holder assembly for an electric machine, comprising a bearing-forming metal end cap ( 26 ) intended to be mounted on a carcass of the machine, and a set of members ( 28 , 30 , 32 , 34 ) for electrical connection of brushes mounted on the end cap ( 26 ) by means of rivets ( 50 , 52 ) each including at least one shank ( 54 ) extending from one of the pieces consisting of the end cap ( 26 ) and one of the members ( 28 , 30 , 32 , 34 ), passing through an orifice formed in the other piece and folded over against the latter, wherein the shank ( 54 ) is made of the same material as the end cap ( 26 ) from which it extends and includes a closed head ( 56 ).