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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Scott McNeil, Gilford, NH (US);
Ben Anderson, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Jackson Sarneski-Hayes, Fairfield, CT (US);
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Abstract
A loader slot bearing includes an annular housing having first and second axial surfaces and an interior area extending therebetween. The interior area has a first inner surface that extends between the first and second axial surfaces. A portion of the inner surface is a first bearing surface that has a spherical contour. A slot extends partially into the first inner surface from the first axial surface. The slot has a first width. The annular housing is manufactured from a precipitation hardened corrosion resistant stainless steel. The loader slot bearing includes a truncated ball that is positioned in the slot and rotated so that the truncated ball is rotatably retained by the first bearing surface. The truncated ball is angularly misalignable relative to the housing and is manufactured from a 440C stainless steel. A dry lubricant is applied to the spherical exterior surface of the truncated ball.