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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
David A. Doornbos, Manteno, IL (US);
Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);
Jurgen Benno Hilpert, Frickenhausen, DE;
David A. Doornbos, Manteno, IL (US);
Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);
Jurgen Benno Hilpert, Frickenhausen, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A damper assembly includes a housing, a rotor rotatable within the housing, a rotor shaft projecting outwardly of the housing and a damper gear disposed on the rotor shaft. A bracket includes legs disposed outwardly of the damper for securing the assembly in a device, the bracket further having a body between the damper and the damper gear, the body exerting force against each the damper and the damper gear. The damper is selectively engageable with and disengageable from the bracket for enabling and disabling relative movement between the damper and the bracket.