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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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary D Helgesen, Romulus, MI (US);
John H Bale, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464180 ;
Abstract
A balanced rotary assembly having an axis of rotation, comprising: (a) an aluminum-based driveshaft; (b) at least one cast aluminum-based connector having its weight substantially equally divided on opposite sides of the axis and coaxially secured to the driveshaft; (c) a uniformly thick iron-based band embedded in the outer surface of the connector locked against relative rotation with the connector; and (d) one or more iron-based members welded to the band to bring the assembly into a desired rotationally balanced conditions.