Christopher E Bacalia

Address:

4427 Fenwick Dr, Warren, MI 48092

Phone:

5865732164

VIN:

2G1FT1EW8B9201490

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

CAMARO

Year:

2011

Address:

4427 Fenwick Dr, Warren, MI 48092

VIN:

1G1ZB5EB1AF301294

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

MALIBU

Year:

2010

US Patent:

8276744, Oct 2, 2012

Filed:

Aug 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/535058

Inventors:

Christopher E. Bacalia - Warren MI, US

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B65G 47/00

US Classification:

198617, 19878104

Abstract:

A method and a tool are provided for adjusting a skillet conveyor drive having a motor-driven drive wheel mounted on an adjustable mounting mechanism including a threaded rod that is biased toward the skillet by a spring mechanism and wherein the compression of the spring is adjusted by rotating an adjusting nut. The method includes pulling on the threaded rod, measuring the force required for the pulling by reading a load cell indicator, using a look up table to correlate the measured force with a desired force, and then adjusting the nut to achieve the desire force. The tool can be removed and then moved to another skillet conveyor drive.