Patent ID: 8484857

Claim:
A shaft alignment component for aligning a rotatable shaft positioned within a housing of a driven device with a motor shaft of a motor positioned outside of the housing of the driven device, the shaft alignment component comprising: a body portion comprising a first end and a second end and having an opening formed therethrough extending from the first end to the second end to receive at least one of the rotatable shaft of the driven device and the motor shaft therein; a first alignment feature configured to interface with an alignment hub on the motor so as to position the motor shaft along a centerline axis of the shaft alignment component; and a second alignment feature comprising a chamfered surface configured to interface with a countersunk feature on the housing; wherein the chamfered surface is configured to interface with the countersunk feature to self-align the shaft alignment component with the housing such that the rotatable shaft of the driven device is positioned along the centerline axis of the shaft alignment component and aligned with the motor shaft.