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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth Bischof, Arden, NC (US);
Zachary Ashton, Arden, NC (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A bearing element includes an inner surface () configured to receive a cylindrical shaft (). The inner surface () includes a smooth profile having a plurality of sections (). Each section () having a taper portion () between a first arc-span point () and a second arc-span point (), a constant-radius portion () between the second arc-span point () and a third arc-span point (), and a transition portion () between the third arc-span point () and a fourth arc-span point (). An inner-surface radius dimension () changes from an inner-diameter major dimension to an inner-diameter minor dimension at the taper portion () and back at the transition portion.