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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Stephen M. Bednarz, De Kalb, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen M. Bednarz, De Kalb, IL (US);
Assignee:
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F16C 9/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); F16C 33/1065 (2013.01); F16C 2204/16 (2013.01); F16C 2220/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing for use in an engine is disclosed. The thrust bearing may have a ring member with a generally planar front face and a generally planar back face. The thrust bearing may also have a plurality of radially-oriented wedge-shaped channels formed in the front face, and a plurality of recesses formed within the back face. Each of the plurality of recesses may be located in general annular alignment with an associated one of the plurality of radially-oriented wedge-shaped channels.