Mitsuba Corporation

Hideyuki Ogawa

Yoshiaki Taniguchi

Susumu Aoki

Wataru Mochizuki

In an electric motor comprising a cylindrical yoke having a side wall at one end portion thereof, a driver unit for controlling and driving the electric motor is contained at an end portion in the side of the side wall in the yoke. A power supply opening portion through which inside and outside of the yoke communicate with each other and a signal line opening portion are formed in the side wall, and an electric connection to the driver unit is made through these portions. The driver unit is provided inside the yoke with FETs thereof kept in direct contact with the side wall. Also, a driver unit which integrates drive control circuitry with a brush holder may be provided and fixed on the outer surface of the side wall. In this case, an opening portion through which inside and outside of the yoke communicate with each other is formed in the side wall, and a brush is inserted through these portions. A driver unit is attached to a yoke with FETs thereof kept in direct contact with the side wall. As a result, in an electric motor having a power supply section provided deep in the yoke closed at its one end, the control drive section and the apparatus body can be integrally provided with each other without hindering the assembling operation.

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Tatebayashi, Japan

Hideyuki Ogawa