Dual compartment gear motor assembly
AssigneeMolon Motor & Coil Corporation
InventorsEmilio A. Ramirez, Jr., Shay Shalmon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a compact, dual compartment gear motor assembly for use primarily in operating appliances and/or components of appliances. The compact nature of the dual compartment gear motor assembly makes it useful in many residential and commercial appliances, including ice making machines, automatic dishwashing machines, laundry machines and vending machines. The dual compartment configuration separates a gear train assembly and motor into a housing compartment separate from a power source, such as printed circuit board or control board, and further secures the gear motor assembly components within the housing compartments without the need for fasteners.
Claims20
A compact gear motor assembly comprising:
- a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment;
- a gear train assembly positioned within the first compartment of the housing;
- a direct current motor connected to the gear train and positioned within the first compartment of the housing;
- and,
- a power source electrically connected to the motor, wherein the power source is positioned within the second compartment of the housing separate from the gear train assembly and motor combination positioned within the first compartment of the housing,
- wherein the second compartment comprises an intermediate base and a plurality of partition walls disposed on the base forming an enclosure.
A dual compartment compact gear motor assembly comprising:
- a housing comprising a cover and a base, the housing having a first compartment enclosure and a second compartment enclosure disposed between the cover and the base;
- a plurality of partition walls arranged within the first compartment enclosure;
- a plurality of partition walls arranged within the second compartment enclosure;
- a gear train assembly positioned within the partition walls of the first compartment enclosure of the housing;
- a direct current motor connected to the gear train and positioned within the partition walls of the first compartment enclosure of the housing;
- a power source electrically connected to the motor, wherein the power source is positioned within the second compartment enclosure of the housing separate from the gear train assembly and motor positioned within the first compartment enclosure of the housing.
A compact gear motor assembly comprising:
- a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment;
- a gear train assembly positioned within the first compartment of the housing;
- a direct current motor connected to the gear train and positioned within the first compartment of the housing;
- and
- a power source electrically connected to the motor, wherein the power source is positioned within the second compartment of the housing separate from the gear train assembly and motor combination positioned within the first compartment of the housing,
- wherein the housing has a base and an outer wall extending around a perimeter of the base forming an enclosure of the first compartment,
- wherein the first compartment includes a plurality of partition walls disposed on an interior surface of the base,
- wherein the partition walls form a plurality of receptacles within the first compartment, and
- wherein the gear train is positioned within one receptacle of the first compartment and the motor is positioned within a second receptacle of the first compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.