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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Provence, Annecy, FR;
Phillipe Bariod, Annecy, FR;
Assignee:
Glacier Garlock Bearings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/702 ;
Abstract
In a bearing assembly for a steering column assembly for example, the bearing assembly comprising an axially split bearing and elastomeric crown, the crown acting to close the split, there is disclosed an improved elastomeric crown. The crown includes a plurality of passageway extending through the crown. The crown also includes a plurality of ribs extending outwardly of the crown. The improved elastomeric crown allows more constant pressure fields and low torque variations of a shaft running in the bearing.