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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher B. Churchill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Guillermo A. Herrera, Winnetka, CA (US);
Andrew C. Keefe, Encino, CA (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A slack compensator includes a stator fixedly attachable to a base and a shuttle. The shuttle is selectably movable from a first position on the stator to a second position on the stator. The shuttle is selectably releasably attached to the stator in the first position. The shuttle is to be permanently captured upon reaching the second position. The slack compensator is attachable to an SMA wire for removing slack that develops in the SMA wire during a plurality of break-in cycles.