US Patent 7915772 Motor for vehicle door lock

A motor of a door lock for a vehicle comprises: a motor housing; an end cap fixed to the motor housing; and a rotation detector. The motor housing accommodates an armature including a motor shaft and a commutator. A sensor magnet is fixed to the motor shaft and the rotation detector comprises a rotation sensor fixed to a circuit board fixed to an inner part of the end cap and disposed adjacent the sensor magnet for sensing rotation of the magnet to produce a corresponding signal. A sensor connector fixed to the circuit board and electrically connected with the rotation sensor; connects to signal wires which transfer the signal to a microprocessor of the vehicle.