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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Ronald M. Leachman, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Margarita Thompson, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ronald M. Leachman, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Margarita Thompson, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for fabricating a balance ring for a vehicular electric machine are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a first metal layer having a first planar surface, providing a second metal layer having a second planar surface, cladding the second planar surface to the first planar surface to form a composite structure, and removing a portion of the composite structure to form an annular ring.