Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Thomas G Beyer

Scott Jay Perrow

Diane M Landers

Pravin Khurana

Christopher Mark Charlebois

Sailaja S Devarankonda

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Disclosed is a method of horizontally structured automated CAD/CAM manufacturing process, comprising: selecting a blank for machining into an actual part; establishing a coordinate system; creating a master process model comprising: virtual blank corresponding to the blank; a manufacturing feature; virtual machining of the manufacturing feature into the virtual blank, the manufacturing feature exhibiting an associative relationship with the coordinate system; and generating machining instructions to create the actual part by machining the manufacturing feature into the blank; capturing manufacturing process rules in a spread sheet; and the spread sheet exhibiting an associative relationship with the master process model. Also disclosed is a manufactured part created by a method of horizontally structured automated CAD/CAM manufacturing process. Also disclosed is a storage medium and computer data signal encoded with a machine-readable computer program code for horizontally structured automated CAD/CAM manufacturing.

Automated horizontally structured manufacturing process design modeling

A tripot joint includes a tripot housing having a plurality of longitudinally extending ball channels for receiving a corresponding plurality of trunnions projecting from a shaft. Each trunnion is fitted with a ball module formed as a separate sub-assembly from the trunnions. Each ball module includes a roller ball having a bore in which a plurality of needle bearings is disposed. A bearing cage is received with a snap-fit connection within the bore to retain the needle bearing within the roller ball independently of the trunnions.

Tripot constant velocity joint having ball modules

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Fenton, MO, United States of America

Thomas G Beyer