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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Richard Townsend, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas Meier, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Mascotech, Inc., Taylor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29557 ; 192 702 ;
Abstract
A clutch housing for a vehicle transmission assembly and a method of making the same. The housing is generally cup-shaped with an axial hub. The outer wall of the housing is formed with a plurality of longitudinal splines of varying configurations. Select splines are formed at an increased depth. A groove is formed in the exterior surface of the housing at a depth sufficient to intersect the select splines of the inner surface thereby forming apertures through the wall of the housing. The dimensions of the apertures are determined by the configuration of the exterior groove and the interior splines.