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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Bruce Diamond Corporation, Attleboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
C. Andrew Rosenholm, Barrrington, RI (US);
Scott O'Brien, Concord, NH (US);
Amitava Datta, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Assignee:
Bruce Diamond Corporation, Attleboro, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 17/03 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 17/035 (2013.01); F16C 17/045 (2013.01); F16C 33/107 (2013.01); F16C 33/108 (2013.01); F16C 2202/04 (2013.01); F16C 2206/04 (2013.01); F16C 2206/40 (2013.01); F16C 2206/80 (2013.01); F16C 2223/30 (2013.01); F16C 2226/34 (2013.01); F16C 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing pad includes a relatively low wear and low friction contact layer disposed on a metallic substrate. The metallic substrate allows a manufacturer to couple the thrust bearing pad to a corresponding metallic thrust bearing in a relatively secure manner while the contact layer extends the operating life of the thrust bearing and minimizes maintenance.