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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Peter Alexander Szpara, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy John Reed, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Troy Smith, Milford, MI (US);
Julie Anne Sunstein, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wayne Uhrick, Macomb, MI (US);
Peter Alexander Szpara, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy John Reed, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Troy Smith, Milford, MI (US);
Julie Anne Sunstein, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wayne Uhrick, Macomb, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to pinion assembly preloading systems. Disclosed are systems including a press actuator configured to apply an axial force against a pinion assembly; a force sensor configured to measure a reaction force at the pinion assembly; and a controller configured to control the press actuator according to a change in the reaction force.