Patent ID: 8584553
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gear drive assembly comprising: a motor including a mounting surface; a housing comprising: a motor engaging end member comprising a mating surface and a flange configured to abut said mounting surface of said motor, said motor engaging end member mating surface coupled to said body member second mating surface at a second interface comprising a second tongue-and-groove joint comprising a second gap using said adhesive, said body member first mating surface is coplanar with said end member mating surface and said motor engaging end member mating surface is coplanar with said body member second mating surface and are configured to form a substantially continuous external surface free from grooves; a gear drive disposed within said housing and including a drive shaft extending through an aperture of said end member; and a gasket configured to seal an interface between said mounting surface of said motor and said flange.