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Blower motor mounting assembly

  • US 4,171,190 A
  • Filed: 04/13/1978
  • Issued: 10/16/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A blower assembly comprising:

  • a. a blower housing having a longitudinal axis and made up of a top section and a bottom section which fit together generally in a plane parallel to said longitudinal axis;

    b. a motor having shaft portions extending from opposite ends thereof, with a blower attached to each shaft portion, and a motor housing having a generally cylindrical portion coaxial with said shaft portions and end walls integral with the cylindrical portion and disposed generally transversely of said shaft portions;

    c. an end support attached to each end wall of said motor housing for supporting said motor and blowers in said blower housing, each end support comprising;

    i. a body portion having a generally cylindrical portion disposed coaxially with a respective said motor shaft portion and an end wall disposed generally transversely of said motor shaft portion,ii. said body portion further having a concavity formed by interior surfaces of said cylindrical portion and said respective end wall, with said concavity shaped to conformingly fit the corresponding cylindrical portions and end walls of said motor housing,iii. resilient support leg means integral with the cylindrical portion of said body portion and extending radially outwardly therefrom,iv. said end supports being formed of a relatively soft flexible material and sized such that when said blower housing sections are joined, said end supports are clamped thereby to resiliently support said motor and blowers away from said blower housing.

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