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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Stephen Carr, Waterford, MI (US);
Shaun Tate, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/12 (2006.01); F16C 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball ramp plate and a ball ramp assembly including the ball ramp plate are provided. The ball ramp plate comprises a stamped metal plate formed with ramped ball pockets on a first side at a ball ramp pitch radius and a thrust bearing support on a second side of the plate. The thrust bearing support has a first support surface at a first pitch radius greater than the ball ramp pitch radius and a second support surface at a second pitch radius less than the ball ramp pitch radius.