ACTUATOR

1 . An actuator comprising:

an electric motor comprising a rotor and a stator:

the stator comprising:

a bobbin having a rotor receiving portion rotatably receiving the rotor, and a plurality of winding supporting portions extending from the rotor receiving portion;

a plurality of stator winding respectively mounted on the winding supporting portions; and

a plurality of core lamination units engaged with the plurality of winding supporting portions corresponding to the plurality of winding; and

an actuator housing having a plurality of motor supports integrally formed in the actuator housing, the motor supports directly engaged the stator to support the electric motor inside the actuator housing.

2 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the actuator housing is a two-part enclosure having first and second housing portions, the plurality of motor supports being provided in one of the first and second housing portions.

3 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of winding supporting portions comprises a member body which extends from the rotor receiving portion and an end cap at a distal end of the member body, the stator winding being mountable about the member body.

4 . The actuator as claimed in in claim 1 , wherein the winding supporting portions are angularly equi-positioned about the rotor receiving portion.

5 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stator further comprises an electrical connector engaged with the bobbin, one of the motor supports directly supports the electrical connector.

6 . The actuator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electrical connector is spaced apart from the rotor receiving portion along an axis of rotation of the rotor.

7 . The actuator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electrical connector is positioned at a distalmost end of one of the plurality of winding supporting portions relative to the rotor receiving portion.

8 . The actuator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electrical connector projects beyond corresponding one of the core lamination units engaged with the said one winding supporting portion.

9 . The actuator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the said one of the motor supports is a plate-like portion extending from a side of the actuator housing.

10 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one output gear mountable within the actuator housing.

11 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of motor supports is provided as an elongate member extended from an internal surface of the actuator housing.

12 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the motor supports are discontinuously distributed in the actuator housing.