US 12,424,902 B2
Geared motor, in particular of a geared motor series, having an adapter part
Miki Tegeltija, Karlsdorf-Neuthardt (DE); and Oliver Bühn, Kraichtal (DE)
Assigned to SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
Appl. No. 17/623,342
Filed by SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/025287
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/259868, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 004 512.2 (DE), filed on Jun. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0368194 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H02K 7/116 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02K 7/116 (2013.01) [F16H 57/02 (2013.01); H02K 7/003 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); H02K 2213/03 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A geared motor, comprising:
a gear unit;
a selective one of a first, a second, and a third electric motor; and
an adapter part arranged between the gear unit and the selective one of the first, the second, and the third electric motors, the adapter part including a first, a second, and a third centering device on a side facing the selective one of the first, the second, and the third electric motors and being connected to the gear unit on a side facing away from the selective one of the first, the second, and the third electric motors;
wherein the first, the second, and the third centering devices are arranged concentrically with respect to each other and are radially set apart from one another, and the second centering device is arranged radially between the first centering device and the third centering device; and
wherein each of the selective one of the first, second, and third electric motors has a respective axially protruding centering ring centered by only a corresponding single one of the centering devices of the adapter part, and the other two of the centering devices are radially set apart from the centering ring and/or do not center the selective one of the first, second, and third electric motors.