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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Frederick E. Zink, Capac, MI (US);
Brian A. Calomeni, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Peyman Moradshahi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert D. Hopp, Almont, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An actuator assembly with first and second sleeves, a barrel, a follower, a groove, a spring, and an output member that is coupled to the second sleeve. The first sleeve has a first externally toothed body, a first flange, which extends radially outwardly from the first body, and a first bore. The barrel is received in the first bore and is rotatable therein. The follower is fixed to one of the barrel and the first sleeve and is received in the groove, which is formed in the other one of the barrel and the first sleeve. The second sleeve has a second body with an internally toothed second bore. The second sleeve is disposed about the first sleeve such that internal and external teeth are meshed to axially slidably but non-rotatably couple the first and second sleeves. The spring is disposed between the first flange and the second sleeve.