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Drive device with electric motor and reduction gear

US9139109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2012
Grant dateSep 22, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H49/001
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Drive device (1) with electric motor and reduction gear driving an output unit (8) in a motor vehicle, comprising a brushless motor (2) having a rotor turning about a rotor axis (Y2) parallel to a main axis (Y), an elliptical reduction gear (3) interposed between the brushless motor (2) and the output unit (8), said elliptical reduction gear comprising an elliptical gear and a deformable flange, deformed by the elliptical gear when it rotates, and a control unit (4) arranged in the immediate proximity of the brushless motor (2) for controlling said brushless motor. Seat frame comprising such a device.

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