US4849667A
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Motor mount
Assignee: Morrill Motors Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-21
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2008-11-21
Abstract
Abstract An electric motor mount is achieved by first and second sheet metal pieces, the first piece being longer than that of the second and the first piece having a first and a second end, the second end being wider than that of the first end. The first and second pieces are stamped in sequence from a strip of sheet metal, and the first piece has a median transition portion forming a transition in width between the wider second end and the narrower first end. This median transition portion is complementary to a portion of the second piece, so that they are nested together, with no waste in the sheet metal strip. Each piece is bent at about right angles, and then the first ends are mounted to the motor at motor mounting apertures, and the second ends form mounting feet to be attached to a support for the motor and motor mount. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
Inventors
- 👤 Giles W. Morrill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:24
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K15/00; H02K15/14; H02K5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An electric motor mount for a motor having a plurality of mounting points, said electric motor mount comprising, in combination: first and second sheet metal pieces; said first piece having a length between first and second ends and said second piece having a length between first and second ends; said second end of said first piece being wider than said first end; the combined width of said first ends of said first and second pieces approximately the width of the second end of said first piece; said first piece having a median transition portion forming a transition in width between said wider second end and said narrower first end; said median transition portion being substantially complementary to a portion of said second piece; at least one motor mounting aperture near said first end of each of said first and second pieces corresponding to at least one of said plurality of mounting points on the motor; and means near said second end of each of said first and second pieces to coact with a support for the motor with attached first and second pieces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An electric motor mount for a motor having a plurality of mounting points, said electric motor mount comprising, in combination: first and second sheet metal pieces; said first piece having a length between first and second ends and said second piece having a length between first and second ends; said second end of said first piece being wider than said first end; the combined width of said first ends of said first and second pieces approximately the width of the second end of said first piece; said first piece having a median transition portion forming a transition in width between said wider second end and said narrower first end; said median transition portion being substantially complementary to a portion of said second piece; at least one motor mounting aperture near said first end of each of said first and second pieces corresponding to at least one of said plurality of mounting points on the motor; and means near said second end of each of said first and second pieces to coact with a support for the motor with attached first and second pieces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second piece has a length approximately two-thirds the length of said first piece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 1, wherein said median transition portion of said first piece is substantially trapezoidal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 1, including two motor mounting apertures in said first end of each of said pieces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 4, wherein the spacing of said two apertures corresponds to the apertures in the motor being mounted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 1, wherein said portion of said second piece tapers toward a narrower second end than said first end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electric motor mount as set forth in claim 6, wherein an edge of said tapered portion of said second piece is complementary to a part of said transition portion of said first piece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
184 words
An combined electric motor and mount for a motor having a plurality of mounting points, said electric motor mount comprising, in combination: first and second sheet metal pieces; said first piece having a length between first and second ends and said second piece having a length between first and second ends; said second end of said first piece being wider than said first end thereof; the combined width of said first ends of said first and second pieces approximating the width of the second end of said first piece; said first piece having a median transition portion forming a transition in width between said wider second end and said narrower first end; said median transition portion being substantially complementary to a portion of said second piece; at least one motor mounting aperture near said first end of each of said first and second pieces corresponding to at least one of said plurality of mounting points on said motor; and means attaching said first end of each piece at said at least one motor mounting aperture thereof to said motor at said mounting points thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
184 words
An combined electric motor and mount for a motor having a plurality of mounting points, said electric motor mount comprising, in combination: first and second sheet metal pieces; said first piece having a length between first and second ends and said second piece having a length between first and second ends; said second end of said first piece being wider than said first end thereof; the combined width of said first ends of said first and second pieces approximating the width of the second end of said first piece; said first piece having a median transition portion forming a transition in width between said wider second end and said narrower first end; said median transition portion being substantially complementary to a portion of said second piece; at least one motor mounting aperture near said first end of each of said first and second pieces corresponding to at least one of said plurality of mounting points on said motor; and means attaching said first end of each piece at said at least one motor mounting aperture thereof to said motor at said mounting points thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 8, wherein said second piece has a length approximately two-thirds the length of said first piece.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 8, wherein said median transition portion of said first piece is substantially trapezoidal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 8, including two motor mounting apertures in said first end of each of said pieces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 11, wherein the spacing of said two apertures corresponds to the apertures in the motor being mounted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 8, wherein said portion of said second piece tapers toward a narrower second end than said first end thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 13, wherein an edge of said tapered portion of said second piece is complementary to a part of said transition portion of said first piece.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
The combined electric motor and mount as set forth in claim 8, including means near said second end of each of said first and second pieces to coact with a support for said motor with attached first and second pieces.
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