Patent ID: 9540871
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E06B,F16H,F24S,G08C,H01H,Y02A,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a motor; and a gearbox comprising an internal enclosure and an external enclosure, wherein the internal enclosure encloses gears, and wherein the external enclosure encloses the internal enclosure and creates a cavity between the internal enclosure and the external enclosure; an output shaft comprising a through-channel, the output shaft extending through the internal enclosure and the external enclosure, wherein the gears apply torque to the output shaft; a window covering tilt rod that passes through the through-channel of the output shaft; a selectable tilt rod adapter insert fixedly disposed within the through-channel of the output shaft, the adapter having an internal shape complementary to the tilt rod and an external shape complementary to the through-channel of the output shaft, wherein the output shaft applies torque to the tilt rod via the tilt rod adapter.