Appeal No. 2005-2437
Application No. 09/682,642
brush carrier. As shown in Nagashima’s figure 1, the brush
carrier is fixed to the second end cap. The second end cap is
connected by the threaded fasteners at the bottom part of the
motor housing to the casing to the left of the threaded
fasteners. That figure shows that the casing on the left side of
the figure journals another shaft.
Hence, we affirm the rejection of claim 12 and claim 13 that
stands or falls therewith.
Claim 18
The appellant argues that Isozumi’s ribs 21a of resinous
bracket 21 have the sole purpose of preventing metal plates 22
from being displaced when fasteners 14 are tightened, and that if
the ribs were to provide any strength for the bearing the
reference would have said so (brief, page 10).
The appellant’s claim 18 requires that a second end cap is
formed with stiffening ribs in the area of the plane bearing to
minimize distortion loads thereon from threaded fasteners.
Isozumi discloses that metal plates 22 are engaged with ribs 21a
of rear bracket 21 so that they may not be displaced when
through-bolts 14 are tightened (col. 4, lines 2-4). Isozumi’s
teachings that “the metal plates 22 are formed by using a plate
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