Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Paul R Pleace

Robert J Scheuerman

Craig A Rodriguez

Peter W Tavora

Jean-Yves Chretien

An assembly and method for automated installation of a flexible seal to a periphery of a component. The method may include positioning the periphery of the component adjacent to a seal feed assembly; employing a motor to move the seal toward the periphery of the component until a predetermined torque on the motor is reached; stopping movement of the motor when the predetermined torque is reached; moving the component relative to the seal feed assembly; and, as the component is moved relative to the seal feed assembly, automatically maintaining the predetermined torque in the motor by moving the seal toward the periphery of the component. The component may be a vehicle door to which a seal is installed.

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Wixom, MI, United States of America

Paul R Pleace