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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Arjun Kailassh Magalingam Adithyan, Charlotte, NC (US);
James Brown, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Charles Schwab, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A bearing configuration for an oil pump assembly is disclosed herein. The bearing configuration includes a first radially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a first axial side of a gear, a second radially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a second axial side of the gear, and an axially extending hydrodynamic bearing element configured to directly face a radially inner side of the gear. The bearing configuration is configured to be used to support an idler gear in a transmission assembly, in one example.