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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Leonid Basin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Carlos E. Marin, Oxford, MI (US);
Gary H. Paelicke, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Leonid Basin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Carlos E. Marin, Oxford, MI (US);
Gary H. Paelicke, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/14 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/14 (2013.01); F16H 57/082 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49464 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49465 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a carrier assembly of a stacked planetary gear set is provided. The method includes forming the inner and outer spiders and attaching the spiders to a back plate or to each other to form the carrier assembly. One or both of the inner and outer carrier spiders are formed from powdered metal, by precision casting, and/or by stamping. The stacked planetary gear set may be axially aligned or axially offset.