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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Issam A Taha, Clinton, MI (US);
Patrick Michael Gibson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John William Kimes, Wayne, MI (US);
James Alan Springer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475331 ; 475346 ;
Abstract
A planet carrier assembly has a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted in a cage or spider. A stationary washer, having four bearing pads, is disposed adjacent the sidewall of the planet carrier cage. Th& sidewalls are spaced and have aligned openings to accept pinion pins on each of which a pinion gear is rotatably mounted. A rotatable washer, or thrust bearing, is disposed between each pinion gear and respective bearing pads of the stationary washers.