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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kg, Wurzburg, Wurzburg, DE;
Inventors:
Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Clarkston, MI (US);
Milenko Stamenic, Unterhaching, DE;
Michael Groppel, Flint, MI (US);
Richard Illingworth, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WUERZBURG, Wuerzburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/102 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/1021 (2013.01); H02K 7/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive unit for operating a device, in particular a device in a vehicle and a method for operating a drive unit are provided. An electrical drive assembly and a break assembly are combined and arranged together in a common housing. The breaking assembly could be a mechanical breaking assembly or an electrical break assembly. The break assembly automatically locks the shaft of the electrical drive assembly and thus provides self-locking capabilities.