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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Christopher E. Bacalia, Warren, MI (US);
Christopher E. Bacalia, Warren, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and a tool are provided for adjusting a skillet conveyor drive having a motor-driven drive wheel mounted on an adjustable mounting mechanism including a threaded rod that is biased toward the skillet by a spring mechanism and wherein the compression of the spring is adjusted by rotating an adjusting nut. The method includes pulling on the threaded rod, measuring the force required for the pulling by reading a load cell indicator, using a look up table to correlate the measured force with a desired force, and then adjusting the nut to achieve the desire force. The tool can be removed and then moved to another skillet conveyor drive.