Patent ID: 7595941
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G02B,H02K

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a receiving flange; a stepper motor secured on the receiving flange, wherein the stepper motor includes a securing plate facing the receiving flange; at least one elastomeric mount arranged between the securing plate of the stepper motor and the receiving flange to damp vibrations and pulses resulting from operation of the stepper motor, and a screw connection between the stepper motor and the receiving flange to prevent shear detachment of the stepper motor from the receiving flange, wherein the screw connection includes a screw fixed at one end to the securing plate and arranged to extend through an orifice in the elastomeric mount and through an orifice in the receiving flange, a nut mounted on an opposite end of the screw, and an O-ring mounted on the screw between the nut and the receiving flange.