Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor- or generator-related arrangement or structure (20) with two parts (5, 15) rotatably disposed in relation to one another, where a first part (5), serving as rotor unit, is rotatably disposed about a shaft (7) in a first selected direction of rotation, and a second part (15), serving as stator unit, is rotatably disposed about said shaft (7) in a second selected direction of rotation counter directed to said first selected direction of rotation. Means (2, 3, 4, 14 and 13) are arranged for transforming the speed of the first direction of rotation to the second direction of rotation. Said means includes a first gear rim or ring (14), associated with the stator unit (15), at least two gear rotary wheels (4, 4?), coordinated with a housing (1, 11), and a second gear rim or ring (3) associated with the rotor (5).

Abstract: An actuator for use with a fluid channel structure comprises: a stator assembly including stator yokes, and a coil; and a rotor assembly including a housing shaped in a circular hollow-cylinder, an output shaft inserted through the housing, a sleeve, a magnet fixedly attached to the sleeve, and a rotor case. In the actuator described above, the housing includes first and second sealing units having elasticity and disposed at the outer circumference of the circular hollow-cylinder. The first sealing unit makes elastic contact with a wall of a fluid channel of the fluid channel structure, and the rotor case has a cup-like configuration and has an open end portion thereof engaging with the circular hollow-cylinder portion of the housing and pressing on the elastic second sealing unit. Thus, hermetic structure is surely achieved.

Abstract: A transaxle includes a case having an opening, a second rotating electric machine stored in the opening of the case and having a stators, a rear planetary gear stored in the transaxle case and connected to the second rotating electric machine, a transaxle rear cover sealing the opening and a bolt fixing the second rotating electric machine to the transaxle case. The stator has first and second thrust end faces defining an axial length thereof. The first thrust end face is pressed against an inner surface of the case.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric synchronous machine. There is a need for a dual rotor electric synchronous machine which has a mechanism for adjusting the rotor relative angular displacement while the machine is running in order to reduce back emf. There is a need for such an adjusting mechanism which can carry high torque loads. an electric synchronous machine is provided with a housing, first and second shafts rotatably supported in the housing, each with a corresponding rotor fixed thereon, both having permanent magnet field poles. Each rotor is surrounded by a corresponding annular stator, and stator coils are wound through both stators. A planetary transmission is coupled between the first and second shafts and operable during rotation of the first and second shafts to adjust an angular orientation of the second shaft with respect to the first shaft.

Abstract: An actuator comprises a drive input arranged to drive a shaft for rotation, a secondary drive train through which the drive input drives a first input to a comparator device, and a tie bar connected to the shaft whereby the shaft is connected to a second input to the comparator device, wherein in the event of a difference in the rotary positions of the first and second inputs, the comparator device applies a braking load to the first and second inputs of the comparator device.

Abstract: In a wiper motor including a motor body and a reduction gear apparatus, an accommodating case is integrally provided on a brush holder provided to the motor body, and this accommodating case is disposed on an outer face of a gear case so as to project from a motor yoke. A noise-preventing element including a pair of choke coils and a bidirectional varistor is accommodated in the accommodating case, and the noise-preventing element is connected between a power-feeding terminal of a connector provided on the gear case and brushes. Noises acting on a power-feeding circuit are absorbed by the noise-preventing element and noises which have leaked to the outside via an opening portion of the motor yoke are absorbed by the noise-preventing element.

Abstract: A sliding drive apparatus includes: a housing; a cable; a drum arranged to wind the cable to open and close the driven member; a motor arranged to drive the drum; a tensioner supported by the housing, and arranged to provide a tensioning force to the cable,to be switched from a first state that an urging force of a spring is stored, and to a second state that the urging force of the spring is released, to be moved between a first position that the tensioner does not provide the tensioning force to the cable, and a second position that the tensioner provides the initial tensioning force is provided to the cable when the tensioner is in the first state, and to be switched to the second state by fixing in the second position, and to provide the tensioning force to the cable by the urging force of the spring.

Abstract: In a drive unit (10) of an adjuster (80) of a vehicle seat, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, having at least one particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and at least one gear stage (14) provided on the output side of the motor (12), the gear stage (14) is designed as a differential gear, which by making use of two different speeds and/or directions of rotation causes a movement of an output (54) around an axis (A).

Abstract: A common construction to accommodate two rotation parts each from a revolving electromechanical unit arranged in parallel and both rotation parts indicate coaxial output by means of a transmission disposed on each side of the common construction and the construction to accommodate both electromechanical units in parallel is innovatively arranged at where between two wheels to mitigate the impacts when wheels on either side are subject to force.

Abstract: A device having an adjusting drive and a transfer element. The adjusting drive includes a stator and a rotor. The transfer element converts rotational motion to translational motion. The stator is axially longer than the rotor which axially slides within the stator. The difference in length approximately corresponds to the extent of desired axial movement of the rotor. Thus the rotor is provided with a constant electromagnetic torque over the length of axial movement of the rotor. The transfer element, located within the rotor, has a nut/screw connection, which converts torque into an axial adjusting force. A gap, between the stator and rotor, has a size relating to the desired electromagnetic properties of the motor and acts as a bearing during axial movement of the rotor, thus reducing the number of parts needed for the device parts, the amount of wear and favorable production costs when compared with conventional solutions.

Abstract: A closed-type motor includes a casing defining a chamber, a stator fixed in the chamber, a rotor mounted in the chamber and rotatable relative to the stator, and a cooling tube having inlet and outlet ends, and an intermediate portion interconnecting the inlet and outlet ends and located within the chamber. The inlet end extends out of the casing, and is adapted for entry of a cooling fluid. The outlet end extends out of the casing, and is adapted for exit of the cooling fluid that flows through the intermediate portion.

Abstract: An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a stub axle; (b) an electric motor having a stator that is fixed with respect to the stub axle and having a rotor that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle; (c) a gear system having its input connected to the rotor for torque transmission; (d) a wheel carrier that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle and is connected to the output of the gear system for torque transmission; characterized in (e) that air cooling with air circulation is provided for cooling the rotor of the electric motor; (f) and in that the electric motor has provided therein a heat sink for taking up heat from the circulating air.

Abstract: A driving unit especially adapted to adjusting devices for motor vehicles having an electric motor, a gear box and an electronic control device. At least one element of the electric motor, for example, at the driving shaft, the magnetic short-circuit or the motor side crankcase casing, additionally provides a gear box mechanical feature and/or a mechanical member, for example, a gear box side crankcase casing, provides an electric motor or electronic control device feature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a driving unit for an analog meter. The size of the driving unit is modified into a column shape, so that the first tape and second tape of the stator unit can be placed in double layers, guiding more pins of the input terminal from the same side. The driving unit can simplify the manufacturing process, and the size of the components of the driving unit are greatly reduced, making assembly more flexible or emptying more space for other components. The more concentrated pin can be connected easily or can be provided with more options for connection.

Abstract: A brush holder is installed to a motor main body and has a connector arrangement, which is directly connectable with an external connector to receive electric power. The brush holder holds a plurality of power supply brushes. A control circuit member is installed in a gear housing through an installation opening of the gear housing. The control circuit member controls rotation of the motor main body and is electrically connected to the connector arrangement and the power supply brushes.

Abstract: In a direct cranking electric rotary machine as an axial air-gap motor having an improved configuration mounted on a vehicle, a stator is faced to an end part on a surface of a rotor. The rotor also acts as a flywheel for an engine mounted on the vehicle. The length of a circumference of the stator is limited below 180 deg. of its entire circumference. This configuration enables a repair man to easily detach and repair components forming the direct cranking electric rotary machine.

Abstract: A drive system for chain sprockets 1 of chain drives, more particularly for driving chain scraper conveyors or chain-drawn ploughs for underground mining, with a drive assembly formed of an asynchronous motor and a gear mechanism 4, the gear mechanism 4 being designed as overload gearing and having a controllable multiple-disk clutch for overload equalisation with which the force flow between the asynchronous motor and the chain sprocket can be disconnected. The asynchronous motor comprises a frequency converter motor 10 and in the drive assembly between the motor shaft and the gear mechanism 4 a two-gear toothed wheel gear mechanism is arranged as a forward gear mechanism, with a starting gear position and a normal gear position, with which in the starting gear position the breakaway effect required for starting the loaded chain scraper conveyor or for releasing the plough can be attained.

Abstract: An efficient system for converting the energy associated with moving magnetic fields into a rotational torque. The system includes at least two stationary magnetic ribbons, each arranged in a generally semi-circular configuration and positioned about a central axis. A fixed hub assembly is positioned on the central axis. A rotating carousel assembly is positioned on the fixed hub. At least two spindles are supported on the carousel assembly. Rotation of the carousel assembly operates in conjunction with rotation of the spindles. At least two permanent magnets are positioned in pairs on the spindles. An output shaft is connected to the rotating carousel. The spindle magnets are attracted to the magnetic ribbons and as they are drawn towards them transfer this motion to the carousel assembly. The carousel assembly hands off the spindle magnets to the next magnetic ribbon regularly arranged around the rotation point on the fixed hub.

Abstract: An electric motor having a rotation shaft includes a motor housing into which the electric motor is accommodated, at least one pair of rolling bearings positioned in the motor housing and rotatably supporting both ends of the rotation shaft, and a displacement restriction member provided inside the motor housing and restricting a displacement of the rolling bearing in an axial direction of the rolling bearing. Each rolling bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and rolling elements rotatably supported between the inner race and the outer race. The inner race is press fitted without any gaps onto an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, and the outer race is press fitted without any gaps into a bearing attachment portion provided inside the motor housing.

Abstract: In a motor unit integrating a motor and a drive control section, the drive control section has a stack structure in which two circuit component containing sections are arranged three-dimensionally with a bus bar being arranged between both containing sections. A printed wiring board on which signal system circuit components, e.g., a rotation sensor and a position sensor, are mounted is arranged in the first circuit component containing section. Power system circuit components, e.g., a FET and a relay, are arranged in the second circuit component containing section. The power system circuit components are mounted directly on the bus bar and are arranged substantially in parallel with the printed wiring board, with the bus bar interposed therebetween. The circuit component containing section is arranged on the outer surface side of the unit with respect to the circuit component containing section, and a heat sink is fixed to the outside thereof.

Abstract: During the positioning of a control device for controlling an electromechanical drive, contact elements, which are connected to the control device in a fixed manner, are positioned in relation to one or more openings in a connector collar. To position the control device, the latter is displaced into a predetermined position. The predetermined position is defined, for example, by a guide or a stop. The contact elements are a component of an electric and/or optical junction which connects the drive device to other functional units, for example to a door control device or a motor vehicle battery. To position the contact elements in the connector collar of a connecting element which lies on the side of the drive device in the junction, the contact elements are positioned in relation to openings in the connector collar by being displaced together with the control device into the predetermined position.

Abstract: A motor for driving a movable body includes a cylinder portion that holds a field magnet, a coil holder disposed rotatably to the cylinder portion, a conducting coil wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the same and the cylinder portion when a current flows in the conducting coil, a brake coil provided on the coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses relative rotation between the coil holder and the cylinder portion is induced between both ends of brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil, and a switch interposed between the both ends of the brake coil.

Abstract: An actuator for a control unit has a control motor with a motor power takeoff shaft; a control shaft that carries the control unit; and a step-up gear, disposed between the motor power takeoff shaft and the control shaft, as well as a restoring device for restoring the control unit to a basic position if the control motor fails. To make it possible to use a single-stage step-up gear with a major step-up ratio and with advantages in terms of installation space, weight, and production costs, the restoring device has two separate energy-storing means, preferably embodied as restoring springs, of which one feeds back to the motor power takeoff shaft and the other feeds back to the control shaft.

Abstract: An actuator has an electric motor, a screw shaft connected to a rotational shaft of the electric motor in such a manner as to be capable of transmitting power, a nut member disposed on peripherally of the screw shaft and connected to the rotational shaft of the electric motor in such a manner as to be capable of transmitting the power and a ball rolling within a spiral groove formed between the screw shaft and the nut member, characterized in that the rotational speed of the screw shaft and the rotational speed of the nut member are different.

Abstract: An electrical actuator comprises two or more electrical motors to drive a threaded screw ram. Each motor has an armature that drives a threaded roller screw that is engaged to the threaded screw ram. Each armature of each motor is independently engageable and/or dis-engageable with the ram. The motor armatures are engageable and disengageable by way of threaded roller screws, the ends of which are tapered to enable them to be lifted away from or lowered into engagement with the threaded ram.

Abstract: A brush holder is installed to a motor main body and has a connector arrangement, which is directly connectable with an external connector to receive electric power. The brush holder holds a plurality of power supply brushes. A control circuit member is installed in a gear housing through an installation opening of the gear housing. The control circuit member controls rotation of the motor main body and is electrically connected to the connector arrangement and the power supply brushes.

Abstract: A motor has a motor unit, an output shaft, a speed-reducing unit for controlling the motor unit, a control circuit board and a gear housing. The speed-reducing unit transmits a rotation of the rotation shaft of the motor unit to the output shaft to rotate slower than the rotation shaft. The gear housing is fixed to the motor unit and includes a generally flat shaped speed-reducing unit receiving portion, which installs at least a part of the speed-reducing unit therein, and a generally flat shaped circuit board receiving portion, which installs the control circuit board therein. The output shaft protrudes beyond and perpendicularly to a side face of the speed-reducing unit receiving portion. The circuit board receiving portion is inclined to the speed-reducing unit receiving portion around a center axis of the rotation shaft to be retracted from an output shaft side of the speed-reducing unit receiving portion.

Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly including at least one motor having an output shaft and a windshield wiper operatively connected to the output shaft. The motor includes a stator adapted to provide an electromagnetic flux and a rotor assembly supported for rotation about the stator. The rotor assembly includes a back iron and an annular magnet mounted to the back iron so as to be disposed in radially spaced relationship about the stator. The rotor assembly is operatively connected to the output shaft and responsive to electromagnetic flux generated by the stator so as to provide a rotational force to the output shaft to drive the windshield wiper in repeated wiping motion across the windshield.

Abstract: A motor and a brush device are provided which allow an easy assembly of brush holders. The brush holders have fixing portions and brush accommodating portions integrally formed therewith. The fixing portions are secured to the gear case, and the brush accommodating portions slidably hold brushes. The motor has a gear case which is integrally formed with a reduction mechanism accommodating portion to accommodate a reduction mechanism and with a brush holder mounting portion in which the brush holders can be installed in a direction of an axis of the output shaft.

Abstract: A motor apparatus is provided with a yoke housing, a gear housing and a brush holder. A receiving portion of the gear housing receives the worm wheel, etc. therein. The brush holder is interposed between the yoke housing and the gear housing. The worm wheel is provided with a switching plate on one side face thereof, which is in slide contact with contact members. The gear housing is provided with a housing body and a cover. In the housing body is formed a communication hole to communicate an internal spaces of the receiving portion and a yoke housing. The contact members are disposed on the brush holder and on the bottom portion side of the receiving portion with respect to the worm wheel so as to extend through the communication hole into the gear housing.

Abstract: A active steering apparatus includes a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, and an electrical motor. The electric motor has a stator fixed to the housing and a rotor. A first gear set interconnects the input shaft and the output shaft and includes a sun gear fixed to an end of the input shaft, a ring gear fixed to the output shaft, and a plurality of planet gears positioned between and interconnecting the ring gear and the sun gear. A second gear set is mounted onto the rotor and interconnects the ring gear and the housing such that rotation of the rotor relative to the housing imparts movement of the ring gear relative to the housing.

Abstract: An endplay adjustment system and method is shown having a slider body that has a thrust surface that lies in a plane that is generally perpendicular to an axis of an armature and that can be driven toward the armature by a plunger body. After the plunger body is driven into a plunger-receiving area of the housing, an angled surface of the plunger engages a mating surface of a slider body which forces the thrust surface into an end of an armature of an electric motor. The plunger body may then be secured, adhered to or welded to the housing and/or the slider body to lock the slider body and plunger into place, thereby reducing or eliminating endplay associated with the armature shaft.

Abstract: A power hand tool includes a body and an electric motor in the body and having a shaft for driving a connector for connecting and driving a cleaning/polishing implement. An enclosure encloses the motor for protection against intrusion of a liquid, and includes a thermally conductive end cap that is exposed outside of the body. A thermal conductor in contact with a metal casing of the motor and the end cap conducts heat from the motor to the end cap for heat dissipation.

Abstract: A holder-side connecting portion 10c provided on a brush holder 10 and a connector-side connecting portion 16b provided on a connector portion 16 are electrically and mechanically connected with each other. The holder-side connecting portion 10c and the connector-side connecting portion 16b are clamped between a yoke housing 4 and a gear housing 21. For this reason, the connecting portions 10c and 16b for connecting the brush holder 10 and the connector portion 16 are prevented from being externally exposed. As a result, the insulation of the connecting portions 10c and 16b can be secured without complicating the construction of the connecting portions 10c and 16b by applying a special seal or the like to the connecting portions 10c and 16b.

Abstract: An electric rotating machine has a rotor, a stator and a casing. A planetary roller mechanism constituted by a sun roller, a planet roller, a ring roller and a carrier is provided within the rotor so as to transmit the driving force of the rotor to the outside from a power shaft. Oil is sealed within the rotor or the casing. The planetary roller mechanism may be provided within the casing or at the outside of the rotor and, in this case, oil is sealed within the casing.

Abstract: A motor main shaft and auxiliary shaft coaxial drive system to provide dual transmission input or output at single end or both ends by having its main shaft made in hollow to receive insertion of an auxiliary shaft coaxially; with separate transmission to link to respective load; the auxiliary shaft may be driven by other dynamic source; a controllable clutch being provided between the main shaft and the auxiliary shaft of the motor; the auxiliary shaft being coupled to the main shaft of the motor either to be driven by the motor main shaft or to drive the motor main shaft; or the motor main shaft to be disengaged from the auxiliary shaft by manipulating the clutch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mounting a worm on an armature shaft of an armature for an electric motor. The invention proposes first mounting armature parts, such as an armature lamination packet with armature windings, a commutator, a bearing seat, and/or a bearing, on the armature shaft and then rolling the worm on the armature shaft. This has the advantage that the worm can have a greater diameter than does the armature shaft over its remaining length.

Abstract: A mixer/stirrer motor-reducer (e.g. as part of a mixer, stirrer or similar building machine), includes an electric motor (2) and a reducer (3) kinematically connected to the motor via a gear train (4, 6, 8) and with a relevant output shaft (9) intended for moving a mixing tank (10; 110). The motor-reducer (1) is provided with a box-shaped shell (15) made of insulating material. The shell (15) is open laterally, is able to include the casing (12) of the electric motor (2), is closable by a flange (19) and is made of electrically insulating material and is interposed between the motor (2) and the reducer (3).

Abstract: A driving unit especially adapted to adjusting devices for motor vehicles having an electric motor, a gear box and an electronic control device. At least one element of the electric motor, for example, at the driving shaft, the magnetic short-circuit or the motor side crankcase casing, additionally provides a gear box mechanical feature and/or a mechanical member, for example, a gear box side crankcase casing, provides an electric motor or electronic control device feature.

Abstract: The invention is a driving device mainly for the windshield wiper assembly of a motor vehicle, which has a housing, an electric motor located in a housing with a pivoted armature, a gear unit located in the housing with a worm shaft located on a section of the armature and an axial force generating device to compensate for the axial free play of the armature. In order to create a driving device of the simplest possible construction in which the axial force generating device does not have to absorb all of the axial forces from the armature and which nevertheless can properly compensate for the axial free play of the armature, one end of the armature is supported by a support bearing at the housing and that the axial force generating device has a tapered sliding member which rides movably in the housing in a radial direction relative to the armature and is supported at the armature so that an axial force running in the direction of the support bearing can be applied to the armature by moving the tapered slide.

Abstract: In a deployment apparatus for extending a safety device from a school bus, the safety device is attached to a connector which is rotated about a pivot pin that is turned by a friction clutch driven by an output shaft. The safety device may be either a guard arm on a front bumper or a stop sign on a side of the school bus. The present invention is an improvement, i.e. an L-shaped bracket and a gear box are integrally molded together into a unitary structure. Gears inside the box turn the output shaft and an electric motor, operatively connected to the gear box, drives the gears. Furthermore, the L-shaped bracket has closed-end elongated slots through which fasteners extend to secure the unitary structure to an inside wall of the deployment apparatus.

Abstract: An integrated drive motor unit which is integrally constituted of a motor, an inverter and a reducer differential unit arranged in a row, and a frame member. The reducer differential unit is connected to an output shaft of the motor, and distributes torque of the motor to a pair of axles, one of which passes through the inverter. The frame member constitutes a part of the motor and a part of the reducer differential unit, and has a portion surrounding the axle passing through the inverter. The inverter is disposed outside the frame member.

Abstract: In a motor portion of a linear actuator, a rear end cap and a front end protrusion, which are disposed respectively at the rear and front ends of a stator assembly, and which include rear and front bearings to rotatably support a rotor assembly, are formed by injection-molding simultaneously and integrally with a stator support member which fixedly supports constituent members of the stator assembly, whereby the stator assembly, the rear end cap, and the front end protrusion can be coaxially aligned to one another with a high degree of precision thus improving the assembling precision of the motor portion. Also, since the front bearing can be attached to the front end protrusion before an output shaft is attached, the rotation characteristic of the rotor assembly can be evaluated before the output shaft is attached.

Abstract: An electrical generating system includes an electric motor coupled to a variable power source. A variable coupling is connected to an output shaft of the motor. The variable coupling includes opposed first and second plates each having permanent magnets affixed thereto and arranged such that rotation of the first plate by the motor causes the second plate to rotate by repulsive magnetic force. A switching mechanism adjusts the variable coupling. A gear assembly having a high transmission ratio is connected to the variable coupling. Preferably, at least one electrical generator is connected to the gear assembly for generating electricity.

Abstract: A motor gear box has a direct current motor, a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear, a pinion transfer gear, at least one cluster gear, an output gear, an output shaft, and a collar abutting against the output gear and surrounding the output shaft. The motor gear box also includes a frame formed integrally with the collar, a first cover to protect the motor, and a second cover having a cradle formed integrally therein. The output shaft has at one end a stepped down shaft portion held in the cradle and at an opposite end a hollow internal chamber formed to receive a protuberance of a device requiring the delivery of high torque to carry out a task in a small space. A programmable control board is attached to one side of the motor; an electrode tip is arranged on a top of the motor; a lead harness assembly is secured around the electrode tip; and an L-shaped connection rod links the lead harness assembly to the control board to conserve space.

Abstract: A drive device for moving the sliding roof of a motor vehicle is provided which includes an electric motor including an armature, a pole shaft and a brush system, gearing driven by the electric motor, and a circuit arrangement for triggering the electric motor. The electric motor is accommodated in a motor housing while the gearing and at least parts of the circuit arrangement are accommodated in a gear housing connected to the motor housing. The brush system is accommodated directly in the gear housing independently of the circuit arrangement and without the interposition of additional support elements.

Abstract: An elevator apparatus has an actuating device including a sheave around which a rope engaged with an ascending and descending cage is wound and a driving section for rotating the sheave. The sheave is adapted to rotate to move the rope with its rotation. The actuating device is installed in a machine room provided on a top floor of a building in which the ascending and descending cage is disposed. The machine room faces with an elevator passage for the cage.

Abstract: A starter for cranking an internal combustion engine is mainly composed of an electric motor and a magnetic switch having a battery bolt connected to an on-board battery and a motor bolt connected to the electric motor. When the magnetic switch is closed, electric power is supplied to the electric motor to thereby generate a rotational torque for cranking the engine. One end of a motor terminal is electrically connected to the motor bolt, and the other end is led into a motor casing through a rubber insulator supported on the motor casing. The motor terminal includes one or more curved portions having resiliency, and they are positioned between the rubber insulator and the motor bolt. Water penetration into the motor casing is prevented by the rubber insulator, and the vibration of the motor terminal is alleviated by resiliency of the curved portions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is described. The CVT comprises permanent magnets to couple power, a coefficient of coupling controlled by an electronic servo control loop. Wherein torque multiplication is achieved by “duty-cycle” modulation of the magnetic coupling “pulses”, between the input shaft and output shaft.

Abstract: A direct drive windshield wiper assembly including at least one brushless DC motor providing a drive torque through an output that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the motor and a windshield wiper that is driven by the motor about the longitudinal axis in a repeated wiping motion across the surface of a windshield. The motor including a planetary gear set having an output shaft, the gear set being coaxially disposed relative to the rotational output and the longitudinal axis of the motor and operatively interconnecting the drive torque and the windshield wiper, the gear set further operable to reduce the speed of the rotational output of the motor to the windshield wiper through the output shaft of the gear set.