Patent ID: 7893572
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: F04D,F16B,F16F,H02K

Abstract:
1. A motor attachment assembly comprising: a motor having an output end, a shaft rotatable about an axis, and a housing arrayed about said axis, wherein said housing includes a first end portion that corresponds with said output end of said motor, and a second end portion opposed to said first end portion; an isolator cup defining an opening and a compartment that receives said second end portion, wherein said isolator cup includes a plurality of isolation posts extending axially within said compartment in the direction of said opening; and a plurality of clips attached to said housing, wherein each of said clips defines an axial channel that receives one of said isolation posts; wherein each of said clips further comprises an axial slot that is expandable in an open direction to increase the diameter of said axial channel to receive one of said isolation posts and biased in the closed direction to retain said isolation post.