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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Scharlacken, Orleans, MA (US);
Samuel Bergamo, Metamora, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2915 / ; 29 3 / ; 29711 ; 29791 ; 294104 ; 294907 ; 414736 ; 901 33 ; 901 39 ; 901 46 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inserting the gerotor oil pump assembly into the housing of an engine. The present invention provides a first jaw and a second jaw which allow the gear assembly to be picked up by the robot or the like while at the same time decreasing the possibility of lock up between the primary outer and secondary inner gears of the gerotor assembly.