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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael Bucking, Asheville, NC (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A product that may include a first linked element that may have an opening that may have a coaxial counter bore. A collar may be included and may have a parti-spherical section and may have a countersunk section that may extend into the counter bore. A stud may have a sphere-like section and may be engaged with the parti-spherical section. The stud may include a shank extending from the sphere-like section and through the collar and the opening. A fastener may be engaged with the shank, and the collar and the first linked element may be compressed between the sphere-like section and the fastener. A second linked element may be included and may have a race within which the sphere-like section may be engaged.