Electric motor positioning apparatus including rubber pot

An electric motor comprising:

• a rotor;
• a rotor shaft;
• and
• a stator,
• the electric motor connectable to a bearing block by a pot including at least partially an elastic material and having an interior, the pot positionable in a central recess of the bearing block for at least partially receiving a first end of the rotor shaft, a dust protection cap positioned at an end of the pot opposite the rotor shaft;
• wherein the pot includes at least one fixing device for receiving and holding a bearing for the first end of the rotor shaft;
• wherein the fixing device includes a plurality of projections and positioning surfaces, the bearing positionable to rest on each of the projections.

A positioning apparatus for an electric motor and bearing block, the electric motor including a rotor, a rotor shaft and a stator, the positioning apparatus comprising:

• a pot including at least partially an elastic material and having an interior, the pot positionable in a central recess of the bearing block for at least partially receiving a first end of the rotor shaft;
• and
• a dust protection cap at a first end of the positioning apparatus;
• the pot having a first end, a second end, an inner lateral surface, an outer lateral surface, an upper ring element, a lower ring element and a plurality of support elements connecting the upper ring element to the lower ring element;
• the plurality of support elements including six support elements arranged at regular intervals in a circle.