MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS AND ITS INSPECTION METHOD

摘要

A motor drive apparatus includes a motor unit including an output shaft and a first terminal connecting portion; a control board including a second terminal connecting portion, and configured to control a current supply to the motor unit; a housing; a shaft supporting portion supporting the output shaft; and a plurality of relay terminals electrically connecting the first terminal connecting portion with the second terminal connecting portion. The housing includes a motor-unit receiving portion receiving the motor unit, and a board receiving portion formed integrally with the motor-unit receiving portion. The motor-unit receiving portion is formed with an opening on one side of the motor-unit receiving portion in an axial direction of the motor unit and includes a wall portion on another side of the motor-unit receiving portion in the axial direction. The wall portion is formed with a through-hole. The board receiving portion is formed with an opening in the axial direction to receive the control board. The plurality of relay terminals are provided via the through-hole of the wall portion.