Patent ID: 6588089
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: F16H,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of mounting a servo motor having a rotating shaft in a housing comprising:(a) forming a housing having a first resiliently deflectable stanchion in said housing and forming a second stanchion spaced from the first stanchion; (b) forming a camming surface on said first stanchion and a motor engaging recess adjacent said camming surface; (c) forming a slot in the second stanchion and a detent surface in the slot; (d) positioning the motor adjacent said camming surface with the shaft at right angles to the first and second stanchions; (e) moving the motor in a direction at right angles to the axis of the shaft and against said camming surface and deflecting the first stanchion and disposing a first portion of the motor in said motor engaging recess; (f) simultaneously moving a second end of the motor distal the first end into engagement with said detent with the motor shaft extending through the slot; and, (g) biasing the motor in an axial direction into contact with the second stanchion by resilient contact of the first stanchion with the motor wherein said step of forming a housing includes forming a limit stop for limiting axial movement of the motor shaft with the motor in axial contact with said second stanchion.