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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Minebea Mitsumi Inc., Nagano, JP;
Minoru Kuroda, Sakaiminato, JP;
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A DC motor includes: a brush configured to be connectable with the commutator; a first terminal attached to the brush; a second terminal disposed at a position away from the first terminal, the second terminal being configured to be connectable with an external terminal; a bracket to which the first terminal and the second terminal are attached; and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal, the PTC thermistor including a first electrode bonded to the first terminal and a second electrode bonded to the second terminal, wherein the PTC thermistor is a surface-mount type thermistor in which the first electrode and the second electrode are exposed on one surface side and wherein, on the one surface side of the PTC thermistor, the first electrode faces the first terminal and the second electrode faces the second terminal.