Patent ID: 7843105

Claim:
A brush holder component ( 34 ) for positioning carbon brushes relative to a commutator ( 30 ) of an electric motor ( 12 ), comprising: at least one fastening means ( 55 ) for fixing the brush holder component ( 34 ) on a printed circuit board ( 28 ); and a ground contact plate ( 70 ), embodied symmetrically to the arrangement of carbon brushes ( 32 ), located on the brush holder component ( 34 ), wherein the ground contact plate ( 70 ) has an axial end wall ( 71 ) with a recess ( 69 ) for an armature shaft ( 14 ) and two angled leg sides ( 73 ) that together surround the carbon brushes ( 32 ), wherein the ground contact plate is configured to efficiently suppress electromagnetic interferences produced by a brush fire of the carbon brushes.