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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1987
Filed:
May. 21, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerry A Rood, Onalaska, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Standard Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F01C / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384445 ; 74 86 ; 418 55 ;
Abstract
A thrust bearing for use between two parallel plates in relative orbital motion. The bearing includes a plurality of rollers disposed between the plates. Each roller comprises two opposing cones joined at their base with one cone in rolling line contact with one plate and the other cone in rolling line contact with the other plate. As one plate orbits relative to the other, each rolling line contact sweeps a circular area on its respective plate.