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US 6,555,943 B2Granted
Geared motor with a connector for a brush mounting plate having a ground brush
AssigneeValeo Auto-Electric Wischer und Motoren GmbH
InventorsBernd Walther, Rolf Ade
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Abstract
A geared motor includes an electric motor enclosed by a housing, a brush mounting plate having a plurality of brushes including at least one ground brush connected to ground and a connector element having a brush locator to accommodate an electrical connection to the ground brush and a ground locator to accommodate an element connected to ground. The ground locator is detachably connected directly with the grounded gear housing.
Claims13
A geared motor comprising:
- an electric motor enclosed by a motor housing;
- a gear located it a drive shaft of the electric motor enclosed by a gear housing;
- a brush mounting plate to locate brushes;
- at least one ground brush connected to ground;
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- a connector element on the brush mounting plate, the connector element further including at least one brush locator to accommodate an electrical connection to the ground brush and at least one ground locator to accommodate an element connected to ground, wherein the ground locator is detachably connected directly with the gear housing which is grounded.
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A geared motor comprising:
- a gear housing having a plug connector associated therewith;
- a brush mounting plate associated with the gear housing, the brush mounting plate including at least one ground brush connectable to ground and an aperture extending through the plate allowing access to the plug connector;
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- a ground locator separably attachable to said housing through said aperture to operably engage the plug connector with respect to a first side of the brush mounting plate opposite from the ground brush and a brush locator to position an electrical connector on a second side of the mounting plate facing the ground brush such that a ground connection is made between the ground brush and the gear housing through the aperture of the installed brush mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.