Compliant motor driven variable electrical device
AssigneeSuperior Electric Holding Group LLC.
InventorsJohn J. Salinardi, James L. Rosen
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Abstract
A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable separator positioned between the motor support plate and the upper support; a motor mounted on the motor support plate, the motor having an output shaft; an interface/control unit coupling the output shaft to the rotational variable control; and stanchions attached to the first support plate for holding the first support plate in a fixed relation with respect to the variable electrical device.
Claims16
A motor driven electrical device, comprising:
- a drive unit arranged on a frame, the drive unit having a first shaft;
- a variable electrical device having a second shaft;
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- a plurality of pliable members arranged on the frame to provide coaxial alignment of the first shaft and the second shaft, each pliable member being eccentric to the first and second shafts.
A motor driven electrical device, comprising:
- a drive unit arranged on a frame, the drive unit having a first shaft;
- a variable electrical device having a second shaft;
- a plurality of pliable members arranged on the frame to provide coaxial alignment of the first shaft and the second shaft;
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- an interface unit to couple the first shaft of the drive unit to the second shaft of the variable electrical device, the interface unit including a cam to control a rotational movement of the second shaft.
A motor driven electrical device, comprising:
- a drive unit arranged on a frame, the drive unit having a first shaft;
- a variable electrical device having a second shaft;
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- a plurality of pliable members arranged on the frame to provide coaxial alignment of the first shaft and the second shaft, each pliable member having a geometric center that is offset from the axis of the first and second shafts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.