US Patent 7339298 Compliant motor driven variable electrical device

A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable separator positioned between the motor support plate and the upper support; a motor mounted on the motor support plate, the motor having an output shaft; an interface/control unit coupling the output shaft to the rotational variable control; and stanchions attached to the first support plate for holding the first support plate in a fixed relation with respect to the variable electrical device.