Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tarp motor assembly for a truck bed that utilizes both a worm drive, comprising a worm gear and a worm screw which is arranged directly on a motor-driven armature shaft of an electric motor, and a spur gear transmission, which is driven by the worm drive and connected to an output shaft, to control spooling of a tarp over the truck bed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 28, 2016
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2019
Assignee:
Dumore Corporation
Inventors:
Bukun Liu, James Muchenberger, David Messer