Eaton Corporation

Todd C Woods

Christopher J Babin

Eugene Francis Moody

Kelly M Newby

Robert D Erfurt

Steven K Meier

A sub-fractional Horsepower motor, intended for use with a worm on its output shaft, is positioned adjacent a servo actuator housing with the motor shaft disposed adjacent to and oriented generally parallel to the housing. The housing is provided with a resiliently deflectable rear motor mounting stanchion having a camming surface and a front motor mounting stanchion, both preferably formed integrally as a one-piece member with the housing. Upon assembly into the housing, the motor is maintained in its parallel orientation and moved in a single direction normal to the shaft to contact the camming surfaces, on the rear stanchion and deflects and snap-locks into the stanchion and the rear stanchion biases the motor axially such that the opposite shaft end of the motor registers against one surface of the front stanchion. A limit stop is provided and located in the housing from the one surface of the front stanchion for limiting axial movement of the motor shaft when the motor worm is engaged with a worm gear in housing.

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Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America

Todd C Woods