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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Daniel Sayre, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 43/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/00 (2006.01); F16C 19/30 (2006.01); F16B 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 43/00 (2013.01); F16C 19/30 (2013.01); F16D 1/00 (2013.01); F16B 4/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust washer assembly including a washer and a ring is provided. The washer includes a circumferential outer surface that varies radially from an axis of the washer to define a plurality of ramps. The ring includes a plurality of axial protrusions that each includes an inner radial surface that, via a relative rotation of the washer to the ring, engages a radially outer surface of the plurality of ramps to connect the washer and the ring by a friction-fit connection.