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US 8,574,119 B1Granted
Pinion carrier assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technolgies, LLC
InventorWilliam F. Kinter
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Abstract
A pinion carrier includes a shell including a face plate, a lip spaced axially from the face plate, a hub including a plate spaced from face plate and a collar spaced axially from the lip, posts, each post spaced angularly about an axis, secured to the plate and face plate by welds, shafts spaced angularly about the axis, secured to the plate and face plate, and pinions, each pinion supported on one of the shafts.
Claims16
A pinion carrier, comprising:
- a shell including a face plate, a lip spaced axially from the face plate;
- a hub including a plate spaced from the face plate and a collar spaced axially from the lip;
- posts, each post spaced angularly about an axis, secured to the plate and face plate by welds, there being no hole or slot in the plate or face plate at a location of any of the posts;
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- shafts spaced angularly about the axis, secured to the plate and face plate;
- pinions, each pinion supported on one of the shafts.
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A pinion carrier for an automatic transmission, comprising:
- a shell including a first plate;
- a hub located in the shell, including a collar open at opposite axial ends and facing the first plate, and a second plate attached to the collar;
- posts, each post spaced angularly, secured to the plate and face plate by welds, there being no hole or slot in the first plate or second plate at a location of any of the posts;
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- shafts spaced angularly, secured to the plate and face plate;
- pinions, each pinion supported on one of the shafts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.