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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2010
Ryan John Schmidt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kevin Patrick Hanrahan, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Damon Douglas Brink, Ventura, CA (US);
David Django Dexter, Goleta, CA (US);
Philippe Jacques Parsy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Ryan John Schmidt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kevin Patrick Hanrahan, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Damon Douglas Brink, Ventura, CA (US);
David Django Dexter, Goleta, CA (US);
Philippe Jacques Parsy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
IntriPlex Technologies, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel tolerance ring includes a hollow cylindrical body defining a longitudinal axis that passes axially through its center. A circumferential gap divides the hollow cylindrical body so that the hollow cylindrical body includes first and second longitudinal edges that define the circumferential gap. A plurality of bumps protrude radially from the hollow cylindrical body, and consists of a plurality of gap-adjacent bumps and a plurality of non-gap-adjacent bumps. At least one of the plurality of bumps is circumferentially between the gap and each of the non-gap-adjacent bumps. None of the plurality of bumps is circumferentially between the gap and each of the gap-adjacent bumps. The tolerance ring includes a means for increasing an otherwise lower average radial compressive stiffness of the gap-adjacent bumps to become substantially equal to an average radial stiffness of the non-gap-adjacent bumps.