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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy Lee Orndorff, Jr., Kent, OH (US);
Philip Paul Brady, Leland, NC (US);
Warren Keith Langston, Atkinson, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duramax Marine, LLC, Middlefield, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/703 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/703 ;
Abstract
A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft includes a cylindrical housing, and a plurality of elastomeric bearing sections disposed within the housing. The bearing sections are bonded to the housing by first applying a pattern of alternating parallel lines of adhesive to the inner diameter of the housing, installing the bearing sections, and inflating an airbag within the housing to thereby apply a uniform radial pressure to the inside of the housing while the adhesive cures.