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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Lowell T Greentaner, Tipp City, OH (US);
David J Hemmert, Dayton, OH (US);
Gunter Kiehnle, Eppingen, DE;
ITT Automotive Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor includes a shaft having a load end portion and a retained end portion. The motor further includes a case assembly having a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein the first end wall has a recessed area defined therein, and the second end wall has an opening defined therein through which the load end portion of the shaft extends. Additionally, the motor includes a bearing which rotatably supports the retained end portion of the shaft, a portion of the bearing being positioned in the recessed area. A method of supporting a shaft of a motor within a case is also disclosed.