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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
James Rauch, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Richard Tyzo, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James Rauch, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Richard Tyzo, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A throttle body for an automobile includes a throttle shaft defining a rotational axis. The throttle shaft includes deformable members integrally formed about an exterior surface of the throttle shaft. A housing includes a bore. The throttle shaft extends through the bore with the deformable member partially-located within the bore. A bearing includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The bearing inner surface forms a press-fit connection with the deformable members to substantially prevent movement between the throttle shaft and the bearing in a direction parallel to the rotational axis.