Patent ID: 7579728
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. An electric drive comprising: a bearing plate; a brush holder plate; and at least one snap-on connector for interconnecting two components, the first component being the bearing plate and the second component being the brush holder plate, the at least one snap-on connector including a fixed catch means connected to one of the two components, an expandable catch means capable of outward expansion, the expandable catch means outwardly projecting from the other of the two of the components for allowing the fixed catch means to be snapped in, and a protective device outwardly projecting from the same one of the components as the fixed catch means, the protective device surrounding the expandable catch means and the fixed catch means and providing a space for expansion of the expandable catch means for protecting the expandable catch means against unintentional expansion and loosening of the snap-on connector.