Patent ID: 6427386
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y,H02K

Abstract:
A motor/gear unit assembly for adjustment devices in motor vehicles, the motor/gear unit assembly comprising:a support plate that separates a wet side from a dry side of a vehicle, the support plate having an opening; a motor/gear unit having a gear housing, an electric motor, elements for electrical contact with the electric motor and an output; a base plate having a wet space side and a dry space side, the base plate supporting the motor/gear unit wherein the output of the motor gear unit is on the wet space side of the base plate and the elements for the electrical contact with the electric motor are on the dry space side of the base plate; wherein the base plate includes a sealing area on the dry space side of the base plate for enclosing the opening of the support plate; wherein the base plate is unitary with at least a part of the gear housing; wherein the elements for the electrical contact with the electric motor are located within the sealing area such that they are accessible from the dry space side of the vehicle by said opening when the base plate is assembled to the support plate.