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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Douglas Edward Cors, Elkhart, IN (US);
Patrick B. Blakesley, Bristol, IN (US);
Ryan P. Garver, Bristol, IN (US);
Derek L. Crites, Niles, MI (US);
Douglas Edward Cors, Elkhart, IN (US);
Patrick B. Blakesley, Bristol, IN (US);
Ryan P. Garver, Bristol, IN (US);
Derek L. Crites, Niles, MI (US);
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A brushless rotary actuator comprises a housing including a motor housing defining a cavity for a motor assembly and a cover defining a cavity for a gear assembly. The motor assembly includes a rotor and a stator with a plurality of bobbins. A clip in the form of a ring plate is seated against the bobbins for retaining the bobbins on the stator. Fingers formed on the ring plate are fitted into respective slots defined by respective bobbin terminals. A circuit board is seated in the housing against an interior shoulder of the motor housing. A plate is seated in the housing against a peripheral rim of the motor housing in a spaced relationship above the circuit board.