Motor Mounting Assembly And Method Of Manufacture

A motor mounting fixture for use with a motor base, the motor base having a rotatable fastener for adjusting a position of a motor along an elongate slot, the motor mounting fixture comprising:

• a fixture body having a fixture base and first and second spaced apart legs, the first and second legs extending distally from the fixture base, wherein the fixture body is configured to move along the elongate slot;
• a first aperture through the first leg and a second aperture through the second leg;
• a motor fastener projecting proximally from the fixture base and configured to engage the elongate slot when coupled with the motor base such that the fixture body slidingly moves along the elongate slot;
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• a coupling member extending at least through the first aperture of the first leg and fixed to at least one of the first and second legs, the coupling member having a through bore that includes screw threads.

A method of manufacturing a motor mounting fixture for use with a motor base, the motor base including a threaded adjusting rod for moving the motor mounting fixture relative to the motor base, the method comprising:

• fabricating a fixture body having a fixture base and first and second oppositely disposed legs, the first and second legs projecting distally from the fixture base;
• forming a first aperture in the first leg and a second aperture in the second leg;
• inserting a portion of a motor fastener through the fixture base, the motor fastener extending proximally from the fixture base for connecting to a motor;
• forming a screw thread in a through bore of a coupling member having first and second end portions, the screw thread configured to engage the adjusting rod for moving the motor fastener within a slot of the motor base;
• inserting one of the first and second end portions of the coupling member through the first aperture of the first leg such that the through bore of the coupling member is aligned with the first and second apertures;
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• fixing the coupling member with at least one of the first and second legs.