Patent ID: 7301253
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: F04D,H02K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle fan motor for an electric fan assembly, comprising: a motor housing; a motor assembly enclosed in said motor housing, wherein a driving shaft is driven to rotate by said motor assembly and is extended out of said motor housing for coupling with said electric fan assembly; and a universal mounting arrangement, which is radially and outwardly extended from said motor housing for securely mounting said motor housing to said electric fan assembly to substantially retain said driving shaft in position, containing a first alignment hole, a second alignment hole spaced apart from said first alignment hole at a 90° arc angle, a third alignment hole spaced apart from said first alignment hole at a 120° arc angle, a fourth alignment hole spaced apart from said first alignment hole at a 180° arc angle, a fifth alignment hole spaced apart from said first alignment hole at a 240° arc angle, and a sixth alignment hole spaced apart from said first alignment hole at a 270° arc angle, wherein said motor housing is adapted for securely mounting to said electric fan assembly having three mounting holes when said first, third and fifth alignment holes of said universal mounting arrangement are coaxially aligned with said three mounting holes respectively, wherein said motor housing is adapted for securely mounting to said electric fan assembly having four mounting holes when said first, second, fourth and sixth alignment holes of said universal mounting arrangement are coaxially aligned with said four mounting holes respectively.