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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Jamie Kelso, Portland, OR (US);
David Martenson, Oregon City, OR (US);
Jamie Kelso, Portland, OR (US);
David Martenson, Oregon City, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A machine with a holder for mounting a motor to the device, which may be a printer, includes a support structure, a motor including a drive shaft with a drive shaft axis aligned with an opening in the support structure, and a holder including a base portion positioned adjacent to the motor, a first spring tab integrally formed with the base portion and operably contacting the motor to bias the motor toward the support structure, and a first latch arm integrally formed with the base portion and coupled with the support structure, the first latch arm resiliently deformed by the support structure in a direction away from the drive shaft axis.