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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:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
May. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mickey L Halsey, Mexico, NY (US);
Steven J Holden, Manlius, NY (US);
Stephen L Lessie, Jamesville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; H02K / ; H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 90 ; 384517 ;
Abstract
A backing ring has a reduced diameter portion surrounded by a spring which engages the backing ring and a stop to normally keep the stop and backing ring separated by a small distance while maintaining a desired bias on the bearing system which is engaged by the backing ring. Movement of the bearing is limited by the small distance which also limits flexure and therefore improves the fatigue life of the spring.