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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Charles Schwab, Fort Mill, SC (US);
James Brown, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Joseph T. Griffin, Mathews, NC (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.