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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael Tekletsion Berhan, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/60 (2006.01); F16C 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/3806 (2013.01); F16C 19/166 (2013.01); F16C 33/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing includes a first race including first and second segments, forming aligned pairs of first surfaces, spaced angularly about an axis; a second race including second surfaces, each second surface aligned with one of the pairs of first surfaces; balls, each ball contacting the surfaces of the first and second races; and a cage retaining each ball and engaging the first and second segments.