Driving device having an actively supported drive shaft

US9103370B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9103370-B2
Application numberUS-201214004108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 12, 2012
Priority dateMar 10, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A driving device for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle is provided. The driving device comprises a housing or housing section which at least partially encloses components of the driving device and an electric-motor-driven drive shaft which extends in a longitudinal direction and which is axially supported on the housing or housing section at least via one end. An active bearing element is arranged between the housing or housing section and the drive shaft at at least one end of the drive shaft, said bearing element being suitable for acting on the drive shaft axially in the longitudinal direction during the operation of the driving device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A driving device for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle, the driving device comprising: a housing or housing section which at least partially encloses components of the driving device; and an electric motor-driven drive shaft which extends in a longitudinal direction, wherein an active bearing element is arranged between the housing or housing section and the drive shaft at at least one end of the drive shaft, said bearing element being suitabl…

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  • H02K7/081Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • F16C25/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • H02K7/08Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US9103370B2 cover?
A driving device for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle is provided. The driving device comprises a housing or housing section which at least partially encloses components of the driving device and an electric-motor-driven drive shaft which extends in a longitudinal direction and which is axially supported on the housing or housing section at least via one end. An active bearing element is …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mueller Joachim, Brose Fahrzeugteile
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02K7/081. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).