Patent ID: 7461873

Claim:
An actuator for driving an operating mechanism that operates an operated member of a vehicle by a driving of an electric drive source comprising: a housing for supporting the electric drive source; a detecting means for detecting an operation status of the operated member or the operating mechanism, the detecting means being arranged outside the housing; a switch connector including a main body and an output terminal mounted on the main body and provided as an electric path from the detecting means; a power feeding connector formed on the housing and including an input terminal provided as an electric path to the electric drive source, a first engaging portion, and a second engaging portion onto which the main body of the switch connector is fit; and a third connector positioned within the first engaging portion and including one third connection terminal electrically connected to the output terminal and an other third connection terminal electrically connected to the input terminal; the output terminal extending through a through-hole formed in the power feeding connector and into the first engaging portion so as to be directly engaged with the one third connection terminal; the input terminal extending into the first engaging portion so as to be directly engaged with the other third connection terminal.