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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicants:
Chad M. Daigle, Lafayette, LA (US);
Mark Hunt, Tomball, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chad M. Daigle, Lafayette, LA (US);
Mark Hunt, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/26 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/26 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 17/02 (2013.01); F16C 2206/00 (2013.01); F16C 2226/34 (2013.01); F16C 2352/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radial bearing assembly and method of manufacture that provides a radial bearing assembly having a plurality of spherical bearing inserts, such as ball-shaped carbide inserts, bonded to a bearing sleeve. The bearing sleeve may include insert retainer channels, including insert retainer channels that extend diagonally or in a helical or spiral path along the length of the bearing sleeve. The method of manufacture utilizes a mold for simultaneously brazing and bonding the spherical bearing inserts to the surface of the bearing sleeve.