Universal mount housing construction for parallel offset gearboxes and gearmotors

A universal mount housing for a parallel offset gearbox comprising:

• a housing body having an input opening and an output opening, said output opening having a central axis which is parallel and offset in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of said input opening;
• two plate-shaped housing extensions integrated into a casting of said housing body for supporting said housing body, each of said integrated housing extenions providing an integrated torque arm for said housing, and each of said integrated housing extensions having a flat surface in a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the output opening;
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• two parallel raised and machined flat mounting surfaces with tapped holes formed on two sides of the housing body for increasing possible mounting arrangements for the housing.

A universal mount housing for a parallel offset gearbox, comprising:

• a cast housing body having an input opening and an output opening, said output opening having a central axis which is parallel and offset in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of said input opening;
• two plate-shaped housing extensions integrated into said cast housing body for providing a pair of integrated torque arms, each of said integrated housing extensions having a machined flat surface in a plane oriented perpendicular to the central axis of the output opening, and a through-bore extending through each of said integrated housing extensions in a direction parallel to the central axis of said output opening;
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• a raised ring surface extending around the output opening, said raised ring surface having a machined planar surface in said plane which is coplanar with the machined flat surfaces of the integrated housing extensions, said raised ring surface having tapped holes spaced about a circumference thereof which extend into said raised ring surface in a direction parallel to the central axis of said output opening.