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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald M. Sears, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Rick L. Williams, Canton, MI (US);
Shaji Mathews, Redford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/100 ; F16C 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/100 ; F16C 3/04 ;
Abstract
A parting line strategy for a crankshaft (,) includes providing a parting line that has a plurality of portions that extend across a plurality of cheeks (,) and pins (,). Further, the parting line has a portion (,) that extends generally diagonally across a face (,) of each of the plurality of cheeks (,) to assist in removing flash from the crankshaft (,).