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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:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Michael Benjamin Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ross Maxwell Stuntz, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An installation and support apparatus or assembly is provided for use in combination with an electric machine , such as a starter-alternator, which is adapted to be operatively installed between the engine block and the transmission assembly of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a stationary support member or member , an inner or crankshaft engaging bearing , and an outer or rotor engaging bearing . Member cooperates with bearings and to automatically create or form a relatively precise and uniform gap between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly of electric machine , and further provides independent and additional support to the electric machine and the vehicle's crankshaft