Patent ID: 11859687
Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A  H | IPC A  F  H

Claim 16:
17. A linear motor comprising:
a motor carrier made at least partially from a sheet metal material;
a movable motor part arranged for a linear oscillatory motion; and
at least two spring elements that couple the movable motor part with the motor carrier, each of the at least two spring elements having at least two connection extensions,
wherein the sheet metal material comprises at least two coupling areas, each of the at least two coupling areas comprising the sheet metal material folded to form a folding edge extending in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of the linear oscillatory motion of the movable motor part,
wherein the two layers of the sheet metal material extend from the folding edge to face each other in a close parallel juxtaposition with one another, the at least two layers comprising a proximal layer that is proximate to the spring element and a distal layer that is distant to the spring element,
wherein the proximal layer includes a proximal slot and the distal layer includes a distal slot, the proximal and distal slots being aligned with one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the linear oscillatory motion of the movable motor part, and
wherein each of the connection extensions of each of the at least two spring elements extends through the aligned proximal and distal slots in the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the linear oscillatory motion of the movable motor part.