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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Joseph T. Griffin, Monroe, SC (US);
James Brown, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Alicia Vidal Ortiz, Puebla, MX;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/46 (2006.01); F16C 19/30 (2006.01); F16C 19/32 (2006.01); F16C 19/46 (2006.01); F16C 33/54 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/46 (2013.01); F16C 19/305 (2013.01); F16C 19/32 (2013.01); F16C 19/463 (2013.01); F16C 33/4605 (2013.01); F16C 33/546 (2013.01); F16C 33/6681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing cage includes a piloting feature to radially locate a thrust bearing with respect to one of the shafts. Specifically, the bearing cage includes an axial extension at an outer diameter that extends beyond the rollers and around an outer diameter of end of the shaft. This feature permits elimination of a washer.