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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Julien Maffucci, Ballan-Miré, FR;
Bruno Montboeuf, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, FR;
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/10 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/067 (2013.01); F16C 19/10 (2013.01); B60G 2204/418 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suspension thrust bearing device includes a lower support cap, an upper bearing cap, and a bearing disposed between the lower support cap and the upper bearing cap. The lower support cap includes a radial bearing support portion and an annular skirt extending axially away from the radial bearing support portion in a direction away from the upper bearing cap, the annular axial skirt includes a transverse end face, and at least one recess extends into the annular axial skirt from the transverse end face toward the radial bearing support portion.