Micromotor arrangement for driving a pointer-type indicating device
AssigneeMicrocomponents SA
InventorsMarc Vuilliomenet, Albert Pages, Gérard Jacob, Andreas Hirt
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a micromotor for an indicator device comprising a hand of the type generally used in the instrument panels of motor vehicles. More specifically, the present invention concerns a micromotor of this type comprising a case wherein the thickness of one area is smaller than its maximum thickness, so as to form a free space or recess open on the exterior, in particular on the bottom of the case. This recess can be advantageously used for arranging components necessary for the operation of the instrument panel in which the micromotor is mounted, thereby saving space with respect to devices of the prior art.
Claims13
A micromotor for indicator hand device including:
- a case inside which are housed motor means and means provided for transmitting the movement from said motor means to a drive shaft with an axis X1 capable of driving an indicator hand,
- said case including a first face including an aperture making said drive shaft accessible and a second face opposite said first face,
- the distance separating said first face from said second face defining a maximum thickness E1 of said case,
- said first and second faces being connected to each other by at least one lateral face,
- wherein said case has an area of thickness E2 that is smaller than said maximum thickness E1 so as to define an open recess in said second face,
- said recess also being open on said lateral face.
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