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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Leonard Hurrell, II, Port Clinton, OH (US);
Steven Eugene Meeker, Norwalk, OH (US);
Raymond Beryl Brough, Port Clinton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/338 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/338 ;
Abstract
A ball bearing has an outer race, an inner race and a plurality of balls disposed between the races. The balls are spaced on a pitch diameter to provide a rolling medium between the races to accommodate differential rotation between the races. The ball spacing is maintained by a separator having a pocket for each ball. The pockets are distributed around the pitch diameter in a random manner to reduce vibratory impulses which might be imposed by the surfaces of the races.