Patent 7534171 was granted and assigned to BorgWarner on May, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A spline connector is provided which includes a first spline connector member. A second spline connector member is provided having backlash between spline teeth of the spline connector members. A spring is provided which biases the teeth of the spline connector members to engage with one another to counter separation resultant from negative torque oscillations.