IP Library Granted Patent US 7,960,883
Granted Patent B2
US 7,960,883 · App. 12/683,192 · Granted Jun 14, 2011

Motor assembly with coaxial shafts

Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,960,883
App. No.
12/683,192
Granted
Jun 14, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor assembly with coaxial shafts is provided which can be produced at low costs and in which a plurality of motors can be disposed with their respective rotary shafts arranged coaxially to one another with high coupling and assembling accuracy in a simple structure. Each motor includes a housing member and ball bearings to rotatably support the rotary shaft and two adjacent motors are fixedly coupled together such that the respective housing members of the adjacent motors are fitted with each other.

Claims (10)

1. A motor assembly with coaxial shafts comprising a plurality of motors, each motor comprising:

a rotary shaft;

ball bearings to rotatably support the rotary shaft;

a housing member comprising:

a front portion and a rear portion and configured to constitute an outline of the motor;

a boss on a first one of the front and rear portions; and

a recess on a second one of the front and rear portions;

wherein adjacent motors are securely coupled to each other such that the boss on the housing of a first motor is fitted with the recess on the housing of a second motor;

wherein the first motor and the second motor are disposed with their respective rotary shafts arranged coaxially to each other.

2. The motor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second motors comprises a hollow rotary shaft, the other thereof comprises a solid shaft, and the solid rotary shaft passes through the hollow rotary shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2010
From: HISHIDA, HIDEO; IGARASHI, SHINYA
To: MINEBEA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-016395 · Jan 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100187929A1 · Jul 29, 2010