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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Clayton Brzezinski, Charlotte, NC (US);
James Kevin Brown, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Trevor Yorick, Gastonia, NC (US);
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
An axial roller bearing assembly is provided. The axial roller bearing assembly includes a first axial washer including a contact surface, a bearing element engaging the first axial washer, and a spring plate connected to the first axial washer and including a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is in contact with at least a portion of the contact surface. The spring plate is configured to deflect under a load applied to the first surface such that an increasingly larger portion of the second surface abuts the contact surface.