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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Elliott Company, Jeannette, PA (US);
Inventor:
Neil A. Guest, Jr., North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Elliott Company, Jeannette, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/06 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/065 (2013.01); F16C 33/108 (2013.01); F16C 43/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49696 (2015.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing includes a bearing retainer including a first ring and a second ring radially spaced from the first ring, the first ring and the second ring defining an annular passageway therebetween, and at least two bearing pad retaining arrangements extending from a first surface of the second ring, each bearing pad retaining arrangement defining a retaining channel therein, and at least two bearing pads circumferentially spaced within the bearing retainer. The bearing pads may be held within the bearing retainer via the bearing pad arrangements.