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US 6,779,308 B2Granted
System for assembling a mobile element in a housing
AssigneeMeritor Light Vehicle Systems-France
InventorsDamien Cabanne, Mark Lawrie, Yann Le Gallo, Pascal De Vries, Klaus Blume, Charles Hopson, Hervé Laurandel, Simon Dobson
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Abstract
A housing structure for a mobile element, such as a regulator drum, includes a dish that covers the housing and a backing plate with an opening large enough to accommodate the mobile element and one or more pliable tongues extending into the opening. The tongues hold the mobile element in the housing while still allowing the element to be removed without dismantling the housing or the element.
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A housing for a mobile element of a drive system, comprising:
- a cover adapted to hold the mobile element;
- a plate attached to the cover, wherein the plate has an opening substantially aligned with the cover;
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- at least one pliable tongue integrally formed with the plate and extending into the opening, wherein said at least one pliable tongue is pressed toward the cover to retain the mobile element substantially in the cover.
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A drive assembly, comprising:
- a mobile element;
- a cover holding the mobile element;
- a plate attached to the cover, wherein the plate has an opening substantially aligned with the cover;
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- at least one pliable tongue integrally formed with the plate and extending into the opening, wherein the pliable tongue is pressed toward the cover to retain the mobile element substantially in the cover, wherein the cover and the plate together form a housing for the mobile element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.