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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Boris Burgman, Oak Park, MI (US);
Jonathan Tyler Caulton, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balanced snap ring and method of making a balanced snap ring is disclosed. The snap ring has a circular shape wherein the circular shape has a circumference. The snap ring has a body section and a protrusion extending axially from the body section. The protrusion is formed partially around the circumference. Additionally, a transmission with a balanced snap ring is disclosed.