Patent ID: 9695927
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16H,H02K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A motor-gearbox assembly comprises: a housing having a cylindrical opening formed there through with one end of the cylindrical opening disposed as a first opening at one end of the housing and an opposite end of the cylindrical opening disposed as a second opening at an opposite end of the housing, in which the cylindrical opening has a first diameter, wherein the housing at the first opening is bored to a first depth, having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, to provide a first alignment mechanism and wherein the housing at the second opening is bored to a second depth, having a third diameter that is greater than the first diameter, to provide a second alignment mechanism; a first enclosure structure disposed completely inside the first opening of the housing to enclose the first opening; a second enclosure structure disposed completely inside the second opening of the housing to enclose the second opening; a motor mechanically positioned within the housing in accordance with the first alignment mechanism, wherein at least a portion of the motor is in physical contact with the first enclosure structure; a gearbox mechanically positioned within the housing in accordance with the second alignment mechanism and mechanically coupled to a mechanical coupling extending from the motor; and a partition disposed within the cylindrical opening separating the motor from the gearbox, except for the mechanical coupling, wherein the first and second enclosure structures secure the motor and gearbox in position and wherein the outer surface of the housing, the outer surface of the first enclosure structure, and the outer surface of the second enclosure structure are void of mounting holes for mounting the enclosure structures to the housing.