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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicants:
Mark Hunt, Lafayette, LA (US);
Chad Daigle, Lafayette, LA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Hunt, Lafayette, LA (US);
Chad Daigle, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/26 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/26 (2013.01); B23P 15/003 (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 method of manufacturing a radial bearing assembly having a bearing surface created from a plurality of spherical bearing inserts positioned within insert retainer channels extending diagonally along the length of the bearing sleeve. The method of manufacture includes providing insert retainer channels having a curved bottom surface. The method of manufacture utilizes a mold for simultaneously brazing and bonding the spherical bearing inserts to the surface of the bearing sleeve.