Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

Ina Schaeffler Kg

Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Charles Schwab

Guihui Zhong

James Brown

Marion Jack Ince

John O Tate

Dennis Roffe

Joseph T Griffin

Ryan Carlino

Alfred Thomas

Michael Heaton

Venkata Kottapalli

Arjun Kailassh Magalingam Adithyan

Brian Thomas Lee

Michael Hodge

Aruna Ayer

Eileen Thai

Ilya Lederman

Cleoma Arnold

Edward J Wey

Seth Claus

Michael Turner

Tyler Shultz

Colin Mcgaw

Jens Heim

Lev Pekarsky

Jordan Geiser

Ayyalraju Satyaseelan

Rolf Mueller

Gregory Dean Gardner

Alicia Vidal Ortiz

Daniel Wuerdinger

Gary H Hafemeister

Jordan Miles

Robert Southam

Eric Nelson

Richard S Carpenter

Yee Chow

Venkata Sivaram Bitragunta

Eric Nary

Allan Hall

J Kevin Brown

Steven Corn

Zakariya Ayesh

An insulated bearing includes an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements, a first aluminum insulating cap, and a second aluminum insulating cap. The outer ring has an inner rolling surface and an outer spiral groove, and the plurality of rolling elements are in rolling contact with the inner rolling surface. The first aluminum insulating cap screwed onto the outer ring from a first axial end. The first aluminum insulating cap has a first inner spiral, complementary to the outer spiral groove. The second aluminum insulating cap is screwed onto the outer ring from a second axial end, opposite the first axial end. The second aluminum insulating cap has a second inner spiral, complementary to the outer spiral groove.

Insulated bearing

A bearing configuration for an oil pump assembly is disclosed herein. The bearing configuration includes a first radially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a first axial side of a gear, a second radially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a second axial side of the gear, and an axially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a radially inner side of the gear. The bearing configuration is configured to be used to support an idler gear in a transmission assembly, in one example.

Hydrodynamic bearing arrangement for pump assembly

A bearing includes a washer and a retention band. The washer includes an annular portion, a cylindrical outer flange, and a radius portion connecting the outer portion to the flange. The retention band includes a cylindrical ring disposed radially inside of the cylindrical outer flange, and a tab extending radially outward from the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the tab extends radially outside of the washer. In some example embodiments, the cylindrical ring has a split. In an example embodiment, the split is circumferentially offset from the tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band also includes an axial leg connecting the tab to the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the retention band has exactly one tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band has a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs.

Retained thrust bearing

An insulated bearing includes an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements, and an insulating cap. The outer ring has an inner rolling surface and an outer spiral groove, the rolling elements are in rolling contact with the inner rolling surface, and the insulating cap is screwed onto the outer ring. The insulating cap has an inner spiral, complementary to the outer spiral groove. In an example embodiment, the outer spiral groove comprises a cross-section having a shape selected from the group consisting of a rectangle, a triangle, and a trapezoid. In an example embodiment, the outer spiral groove has between 2 and 4 revolutions. In an example embodiment, the outer spiral groove has a width of 4 millimeters or less.

A bearing cage for a bearing assembly is disclosed herein. The bearing cage includes a first ring, a second ring, and a plurality of crossbars extending between the first ring and the second ring to define a plurality of rolling element pockets. A first terminal end of each of the plurality of crossbars is connected to the first ring and a second terminal end of each of the plurality of crossbars is connected to the second ring. A medial portion of each of the plurality of crossbars is defined between the first terminal end and the second terminal end, and a pair of recesses are defined on opposing circumferential sides of the medial portion.

Bearing cage

A bearing assembly is disclosed herein. The bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring including at least one first connection element. The assembly also includes a cap defining an axial portion and at least one radial portion defining a cavity configured to receive the outer bearing ring. The cap includes at least one second connection element configured to mate with the at least one first connection element. The cap is formed from an electrically insulating material to prevent EDM.

Insulating cap for bearing assembly

An integration kit is disclosed herein that allows for mounting of a resolver trigger wheel relative to a bearing assembly, resolver, and rotor. The integration kit simplifies assembly and saves space. The integration kit includes a resolver integration sleeve that includes a first axial section including a radially inner surface defining a bearing support and radially inwardly extending flange defining an axial abutment surface. The resolver integration sleeve also includes a second axial section including at least one anti-rotation slot dimensioned to receive a portion of a trigger wheel, at least one anti-rotation tab extending axially towards the first axial section and dimensioned to be received by a rotor, at least one securing tab extending radially outward and configured to engage a trigger wheel, and a radially outwardly extending flange.

Resolver integration kit for variable reluctance resolver

A hybrid module includes a housing with a bulkhead wall, a K0 shaft, a rotor assembly, a rotor carrier and a first bearing. The K0 shaft is arranged for driving connection with a crankshaft. The rotor assembly has an electric motor rotor and a thrust surface for a K0 clutch. The K0 clutch is arranged to drivingly connect the rotor assembly to the K0 shaft. The rotor carrier is fixed to the rotor assembly and the first bearing is arranged to rotationally separate the bulkhead wall and the rotor carrier. In an example embodiment, the first bearing is a deep groove ball bearing. In an example embodiment, the hybrid module includes a seal installed in the bulkhead wall and contacting the K0 shaft. In an example embodiment, the hybrid module includes a bushing installed on the K0 shaft and arranged for contacting an inner bore of the crankshaft.

Hybrid module with bearing support

A hydrodynamic bearing includes an annular washer having an annular face configured to form a hydrodynamic thrust bearing. The annular face defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced oil grooves having opposing first and second lips extending between inner and outer diameters of the face. The annular face further defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced thrust segments alternating with the grooves such that each of the thrust segments is disposed between an associated pair of first and second ones of the grooves. Each of the thrust segments includes a land that is raised on the face relative to the first and second lips of the associated pair, a first ramp extending from the second lip of the first groove to a first side of the land, and a second ramp extending from the first lip of the second groove to a second side of the land.

Hydrodynamic bearing

A clutch carrier assembly for a transmission is disclosed that comprises a clutch carrier and a ring gear carrier. The clutch carrier includes a plurality of tabs and the ring gear carrier includes a plurality of openings defined in, and extending through, an outer surface. The ring gear carrier is disposed within the clutch carrier. Each of the tabs is received within a corresponding one of the openings such that the ring gear carrier and the clutch carrier are held together.

Clutch carrier assembly for a transmission

In a motor assembly, a rotor and a trigger wheel are each secured to a first race of a four-point contact ball bearing. The circumferential position of the rotor and trigger wheel are each fixed with respect to the first bearing, and therefore with respect to one another. A resolver sensor is bolted to a housing. A second race is mounted at a fixed axial position relative to the housing, thereby locating the trigger wheel with respect to the resolver sensor. In some embodiments, the first race may be an inner race and the second race an outer race. In other embodiments, the first race may be an outer race and the second race an inner race.

Motor assembly and method of assembling motor

A method of assembling a thrust bearing arrangement is disclosed. The method includes (a) providing a thrust bearing assembly. The thrust bearing assembly includes a support washer. The support washer includes a radially outer rim defining a plurality of slots extending radially outward from the radially outer rim. The method includes (b) providing a spring plate. The spring plate includes projections at a radially outer region. The projections extend in an axial direction. The method includes (c) aligning the projections of the spring plate with the slots of support washer. The method includes (d) deforming the projections of the spring plate to retain the thrust bearing assembly with the spring plate.

Thrust bearing arrangement

A planetary transmission assembly including a composite planetary staking pin is disclosed. The composite planetary staking pin fixes a planetary gear to a planetary carrier, and the planetary gear is supported on the composite planetary staking pin by rolling elements. The composite planetary staking pin includes an inner pin body having axial ends with circular grooves. The composite planetary staking pin is fixed to the planetary carrier via staking of the axial ends of the inner pin body. An outer sleeve of the composite planetary staking pin is fixed to the inner pin body. The outer sleeve defines a circumferentially extending helical channel that provides a lubricant flow path between an inlet defined by the planetary carrier and an outlet to the rolling elements.

Composite planetary staking pin with lubrication feed feature

A combination bearing is configured to support both axial loads and radial loads. The combination bearing includes a bearing housing including a radial bearing ring and an axial bearing cup. Radial rolling elements are located within the radial bearing ring, are configured to support a radial load, and collectively rotate about a central axis. Axial rolling elements are located within the axial bearing cup, are configured to support an axial load, and are axially offset from the radial rolling elements along the axis. An axial washer directly contacts the axial rolling elements. The axial washer is configured to support the axial load and transfer it toward the axial rolling elements. A sealing washer is disposed about the axis and spaced axially from the axial washer. Oil is retained within the combination bearing during free-wheeling conditions with little to no external oil supply.

Combination bearing with oil retainer feature

A cage-less thrust bearing includes first and second washers concentrically arranged such that the washers cooperate to define a ball chamber having a first pair of opposing axially extending race surfaces and a second pair of opposing radially extending race surfaces. A plurality of balls are disposed in the ball chamber without being retained by a cage. Each ball is configured to ride on each of the race surfaces.

Cage-less ball roller thrust bearing

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