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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Guihui Zhong, Charlotte, NC (US);
James Brown, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Florin Muscas, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Joseph T. Griffin, Monroe, NC (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/38 (2006.01); F16C 25/08 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/385 (2013.01); F16C 33/6681 (2013.01); F16C 25/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust washer for a bearing assembly having increased strength, decreased weight and improved oil flow for lubrication and/or cooling of the bearing assembly. The thrust washer includes an annular washer body surrounding a central axis. The washer body has first and second opposite axial sides, and each axial side includes a plurality of alternating radially-extending ridges and channels that define oil flow passageways. In one example, the thrust washer is a stamped component.