Bracket support with floating bearing for fractional horsepower motor
US5825110A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K5/1672
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical motor has bearing support structures which self adjust to axially align bearings. The bearings may tip--but not rotate--within supporting sockets so that the bearings may self align to accommodate a shaft passing through them. The bearings are somewhat barrel shaped to fit into somewhat spherical shaped sockets on plastic bridges. The bearings have longitudinal grooves and the sockets have tabs that fit into the grooves to restrain bearing rotation while allowing a tipping which produces the self alignment.
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