Patent ID: 7837168
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A device to position a motor relative to a frame within an image forming apparatus, the device comprising: a ring including an inner edge and an opening, the opening dimensioned to provide an interference fit with the motor; a plurality of contact segments formed on a portion of the inner edge of the ring and protruding from the inner edge towards a centerpoint of the opening to contact the motor, the plurality of contact segments contacting the motor in a manner that a remainder portion of the inner edge is spaced away from the motor; a plurality of slots formed in the ring and uniformly spaced around the opening to provide slight expansion of the opening when the motor is inserted therein; and a plurality of cords each of which is formed in the ring between the plurality of slots and the contact segments of the ring, the cords being deformed towards the plurality of slots during insertion of the motor.