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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Valentin Botosan, Rochester, MI (US);
Berthold Martin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Valentin Botosan, Rochester, MI (US);
Berthold Martin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bolt lock locks a bolt against rotation on an output gear. The bolt lock includes a locking plate having a ring-shaped body encircling the head of the bolt and provided with locking tabs bendable into locking engagement with the flat sides of the bolt head to prevent the bolt from rotating. The plate is secured to the output gear by additional bolts. The ring-shaped body has additional locking tabs bendable into locking engagement with the flat sides of the heads of the additional bolts.