Motor mounting assembly
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul E Arnold, William Henry Wittig
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Abstract
A motor mounting assembly (30) for attaching a motor (32) to a housing (34) is presented. The mounting assembly (30) includes a pair of flanges (36, 38), one on the housing (34) and one on the motor (32). Each flange (36, 38) has a recess (54, 66) extending around its circumference. A hollow cover (44) is inserted over the flanges (36, 38) and crimped into the recesses (54, 66) to fasten the cover (44) and the motor (32) to the housing (34). The cover (44) includes inner and outer shells (84, 86) separated by a viscoelastic adhesive (88). A resilient damper (40) is sandwiched between the housing flange (38) and the motor flange (36).
Claims17
A motor mounting assembly for mounting a motor to a housing, the motor mounting assembly comprising:
- a housing flange disposed on the housing, said housing flange includes a first recess formed therein;
- a motor flange disposed on the motor, said motor flange is secured to said housing flange;
- a cover surrounding the motor and said motor flange, said cover is crimped into said first recess for securing said cover to said housing flange;
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- a tang extending from said motor flange, said tang is received within a slot formed in said housing flange.
A motor mounting assembly for mounting a motor to a housing, the motor mounting assembly comprising:
- a housing flange disposed on the housing;
- a motor flange disposed on the motor, said motor flange is secured to said housing flange;
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- a cover surrounding the motor and said motor flange, said cover comprises inner and outer shells, said inner and outer shells are separated by a viscoelastic adhesive.
A method of mounting a motor and a housing with a motor cover, the method comprising:
- inserting a tang extending from a motor flange into a slot disposed in a housing flange;
- disposing the cover over the motor and the motor flange;
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- crimping the cover onto the housing flange to secure the motor flange to the housing flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.