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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Jack M. Gayney, Wixom, MI (US);
Kevin A. Shipley, Howell, MI (US);
Apoorva S. Kelkar, Northville, MI (US);
Jack M. Gayney, Wixom, MI (US);
Kevin A. Shipley, Howell, MI (US);
Apoorva S. Kelkar, Northville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A speed target wheel includes an annular body portion and a plurality of gear teeth. The annular body portion consists of a plastic material and the plurality of gear teeth project from the annular body portion. Each of the plurality of gear teeth includes a base portion adjacent the annular body portion and a tip portion, where the base portion is integrally formed with the annular body portion and substantially comprises the plastic material, and where the tip portion includes a ferrous region integrally encompassed by the plastic material.