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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Mahle Engine Systems Uk Ltd, Rugby, GB;
Mahle Composants Moteur France Sas, Chavanod, FR;
Mahle Industries, Incorporated, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mahle Engine Components Slovakia S.r.o., Dolny Kubin, SK;
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Tino Gallas, Leamington Spa, GB;
Ha Tran, Rugby, GB;
Mark Sharpe, Warwickshire, GB;
Stephane Barral, Saint Martin Bellevue, FR;
Kevin Berkery, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miroslav Bukna, Ruzomberok, SK;
Murray Scott, Oravsky Biely Potok, SK;
Mahle Engine Systems UK Ltd, , GB;
Mahle Composants Moteur France SAS, , FR;
Mahle Industries, Incorporated, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mahle Engine Components Slovakia S.R.O., , SK;
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A thrust washer for a flange half-bearing may include a semi-annular panel having an inner edge and an outer edge. A plurality of hooking lugs may project inwardly from the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lugs may have at least one latching edge configured to engage with a corresponding opening in a bearing shell received by the thrust washer and prevent disconnection of the thrust washer and the bearing shell without deformation of the bearing shell. The hooking lugs may have a hooking lug inner portion proximate to a central part of the thrust washer around the inner edge of the panel for engaging against an edge of the corresponding opening of the bearing shell, and a hooking lug outer portion remote from the central part around the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lug inner portion may be thinner than the hooking lug outer portion.