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Housing for a small motor

Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1986-10-24
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2006-10-24
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Abstract

Abstract The two bearing brackets (4, 5) of a small motor are clamped by means of stud screws (2, 3) against the respective end face of the motor casing (1). The stud screws (2, 3) extend axially by free bolt ends (21, 31) beyond one bearing bracket (5). Onto these free bolt ends (21, 31), a holding frame for the small motor is placed and is fixed against the bearing bracket (5) by means of a holding nut to be screwed onto the free bolt ends (21, 31). The screw heads (22, 23) provided at the stud screw ends are held positively in the one bearing bracket (4) to prevent their rotation with respect to the casing and onto the other, axially projecting free bolt end (21, 31) an attachment nut (23, 33) is screwed applying firmly against the other bearing bracket (5).

Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald Gleixner
  • 👤 Anton Heidenfelder

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 18:02
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial ends faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with a star-shaped outer profile at one end, said first bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary star-shaped profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads, said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial ends faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with a star-shaped outer profile at one end, said first bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary star-shaped profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads, said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 133 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial end faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) outer disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with an outer profile defined by two parallel longitudinal flanks at one end, said first bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads (4), said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 133 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial end faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) outer disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with an outer profile defined by two parallel longitudinal flanks at one end, said first bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads (4), said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
The small motor according to claim 1, wherein a star-shaped outer profile is provided with flanks having substantially parallel sides, wherein said star-shaped profile has a plurality of outer and inner troughs defining respectively an outer and inner circle with a corresponding outer and inner diameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The small motor according to claim 3, wherein the ratio of the outer diameter to the inner diameter is greater than 1.5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 126 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial end faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with a triangular outer profile at one end, said bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary triangular profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads, said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 126 words
A small motor comprising: a motor casing (1) with two axial end faces; first and second bearing brackets (4, 5) disposed at said end faces; stud screws (2, 3) extending axially along said motor casing for bracing indirectly said brackets together, said stud screws having screw heads (22, 32) with a triangular outer profile at one end, said bearing bracket having insertion recesses with a complementary triangular profile matching said screw heads for positively holding said screw heads, said stud screws further having free screw ends (21, 31) projecting axially beyond said second bearing bracket (5) for attaching said motor to a holding device; and attachment nuts (23, 33) mounted on said free screw ends (21, 31) and firmly applied against said second bearing bracket (5).

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