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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex Moses Pentland, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daryl Alan Wilson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/100 ; H02P 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/100 ; H02P 9/04 ;
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a starter motor drive stop includes the steps of forming a splined portion in a starter motor output shaft and forming at least one stop surface. Preferably, the stop surfaces are located in the splined portion and are formed as an integral part of the spline forming step.