Patent ID: 6736615
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A fan motor assembly having an integrated brush support and bearing retainer comprising:a motor assembly having a rotatable shaft; a working air fan coupled to said shaft; and a motor bracket and baffle assembly interposed between said working air fan and said motor assembly, said motor bracket and baffle assembly retaining a bearing which rotatably receives said shaft, said motor bracket and baffle assembly comprising a bracket, said motor assembly mounted to said bracket, and a retainer coupled to said bracket, said bracket and said retainer capturing said bearing therebetween, said retainer comprising a frame having a retainer hole therethrough which is alignable with said bracket hole, a pair of brush boxes extending from said frame and diametrically opposed to one another, a pair of spring posts extending from said frame, each said spring post in proximity to one of said corresponding brush boxes and wherein said fan motor assembly further comprises a spring carried by each said spring post.