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US 2002/0117931 A1Published application
Eectric motor including unitary brush card bushing holder
AssigneeValeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
InventorsRobert Campbell, Steve C. Bailey
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Abstract
A vehicle blower motor includes a housing having a first bushing mounted at a first end about a shaft extending through the housing. A one-piece brush card bushing holder is mounted in the second end of the housing and carries a plurality of brushes engagable with a commutator mounted on the shaft. A second bushing is mounted in the brush card holder and disposed in engagement with the shaft. A portion of the brush card holder is formed as an end plate covering the second end of the housing.
Claims14
A vehicle blower motor comprising:
- a housing having first and second ends;
- a first bushing mounted in the first end of the housing;
- a rotatable shaft extending through the first end of the housing toward the second end of the housing;
- a commutator disposed in the housing about the shaft;
- a plurality of brushes engagable with the commutator;
- a one-piece, unitary brush card bushing holder mounted in the second end of the housing and carrying the plurality of the brushes;
- a second bushing mounted in the brush card bushing holder and disposed in engagement with the shaft;
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- a portion of the brush card bushing holder formed as an end plate on the second end of the housing.
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