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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Zachary S. Ashton, Arden, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/028 (2013.01); F16C 17/18 (2013.01); F16C 33/1075 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing comprising an axial channel formed along a longitudinal axis of the bearing having an inner radius comprising an inner surface and an outer radius comprising an outer surface and at least one dam region formed on the inner surface of the inner radius of the channel wherein the dam region comprises a modified crescent shape between 90 and 180 degrees about the longitudinal axis of the channel.