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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Dominique Petitjean, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Guillaurne Dupont, Villers sur marne, FR;
Anthony Ruquart, Epinal, FR;
Philippe Arnold, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Inventors:
Dominique Petitjean, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Guillaurne Dupont, Villers sur marne, FR;
Anthony Ruquart, Epinal, FR;
Philippe Arnold, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exemplary bearing for a turbocharger includes one or more thrust pads where each thrust pad includes a portion of a conical well; and a through-bore that includes lubricant channels, each channel configured to direct lubricant from the bore to a corresponding conical well of a thrust pad. Other exemplary technologies are also disclosed.