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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1993
Isao Kaneda, Moriyama, JP;
Kohei Yonemura, Yokaichi, JP;
Sandro Cerato, Merate, IT;
Carlo C De Martiis, Milan, IT;
Nippon Densan Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
SGS Thomson Microelectronics srl, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A DC motor having a housing, a hub member rotatably supported by the housing, a flexible printed circuit board fixedly mounted on the housing, and an IC chip mounted on the flexible printed circuit board and located facing a recess formed in the housing. The hub member has a shaft rotatably supported by a bearing within the recess. The flexible printed circuit board has a metal layer for mounting the IC chip, the metal layer being isolated from a wiring pattern formed on the printed circuit board. The wiring pattern on the flexible printed circuit board is directly connected to a connection pin connected to the motor wiring.