Patent ID: 8201478
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: F16H,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compact gear box comprising: a housing having at least one partition wall dividing the housing into portions; a direct current motor inside of the housing and having a motor shaft; a gear train inside of the housing and driven by the motor shaft, the gear train surrounded by the partition wall and located separately from and on a side of the motor, wherein the gear train has a maximum height which does not exceed a maximum height of the motor; a rotatable output shaft extending through a wall of the housing and rotatably driven by the gear train; and a circuit board inside of a first housing portion and electrically connected to the motor, wherein the motor, the gear train and the output shaft are reversible so that the output shaft performs a first function when rotated in one direction, and performs a second function when rotated in an opposite direction.