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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/300 ;
Abstract
A brush holder is provided for holding a hammer brush of an electric motor. The brush holder includes a single piece of wire bent to define a brush-engaging portion define an opening , and a torsion spring structure connected to and spaced from the brush-engaging portion. The brush-engaging portion is constructed and arranged to prevent rotation of the hammer brush when coupled therewith.