Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wūrzburg

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kg, Wuerzburg

Marco Batzner

Milenko Stamenic

William Brehmer

Richard Illingworth

Daniell Wagner

The present invention provides a mounting arrangement for an electric motor in a drive unit, and a drive unit incorporating such a mounting arrangement. The arrangement includes a motor casing with at least one connecting flange having an opening for receiving a connecting element. The flange is configured for fastening the motor casing to a drive unit housing via the connecting element. At least one alignment member is provided on the flange for engagement with a complementary member on the drive unit housing to align the motor casing with respect to the drive unit. The at least one alignment member is provided on or in a peripheral edge of said connecting flange.

Mounting arrangement for an electric motor and a drive unit incorporating same

An electric motor having a housing with a housing interior and also with an electronics compartment for a motor electronics system is provided. The housing has a housing base and a housing wall. The electronics compartment is arranged between the housing wall and a housing cover. The housing cover has a ventilation opening for venting the housing interior. The electronics compartment has a ventilation channel which is routed into the housing interior via the housing wall and has a channel connection piece which issues into the ventilation opening of the housing cover and is closed by an air-permeable diaphragm.

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