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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Gary Lee Bartley, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allyn Baker, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary Lee Bartley, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allyn Baker, Zeeland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A roller thrust bearing assembly is effective to transmit force along a path extending between two members. The roller thrust bearing assembly includes a circular disc with an annular array of spaced apart slots. Each of the slots has a longitudinal central axis which is skewed at the same angle relative to disc radii. A plurality of roller bearings are disposed in each of the slots.