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US 9,853,521 B2Granted
Actuator incorporating a casing having a motor mounting structure
AssigneeJohnson Electric S.A.
InventorChristopher Joseph Billman
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Abstract
An actuator includes an electric motor having a shaft, an output member coupled to the shaft, a casing having a wall, a mounting structure, and a tubular body sleeved around the shaft and coupling the mounting structure to the wall. The motor is mounted to the casing via the mounting structure.
Claims13
An actuator, comprising:
- a motor having a shaft;
- an output member coupled to the shaft;
- and
- a casing accommodating the motor and having a first casing part and a second casing part, the first casing part comprising a base and a mounting structure for mounting the motor to the casing,
- wherein the mounting structure is fixed to a first edge portion of the base by a connecting structure such that the mounting structure is cantilevered above the base;
- wherein the mounting structure comprises an abutment plate and a sleeve extending from the abutment plate, the motor being a press fit in the sleeve with an end plate of the motor abutting the abutment plate and the shaft extending through the abutment plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.