Appeal No. 1998-1794
Application 08/738,467
The Examiner finds that Rabe, figure 3, discloses a
housing 102 having upper and lower casing portions and
discloses mounting the motor on a separate base plate 110
making the motor interchangeable with the rest of the housing
(FR5). The Examiner further finds that the base plate has a
well into which the stator coils and rotor magnet extend
(FR5). The Examiner concludes that it would have been obvious
to modify Hajec to provide these features (FR5).
Appellant argues that even if Rabe teaches mounting the
motor on a separate base plate making the motor
interchangeable with the rest of the housing, the invention
has a cylindrical well recess 90 formed in the lower casing
member 9, whereas Rabe comprises a separate unit which is
positioned to fit into a bottom hole of housing 102 (Br13).
Appellant's arguments do not apply to claim 16, which
recites a base plate for mounting the assembly to the drive
housing. Rabe teaches mounting the motor on a separate base
plate making the motor interchangeable with the rest of the
housing. Further, it appears that the base 14 in Hajec is not
part of the housing and is intended to mount the assembly to
the housing. The rejection of claim 16 is sustained.
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