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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
John Tate, Cornelius, NC (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/10 (2006.01); B23P 25/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F16C 43/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/30 (2006.01); B21K 1/76 (2006.01); F16C 19/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/6659 (2013.01); F16C 19/305 (2013.01); F16C 33/6614 (2013.01); F16C 33/6651 (2013.01); F16C 43/04 (2013.01); F16C 19/46 (2013.01); F16C 2208/32 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49702 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of providing lubricant to a bearing assembly is provided. The method includes providing a bearing assembly including a housing with an inner surface that forms an outer race, a plurality of rolling elements that roll on the outer race, and a packet having a rupturable membrane and a predetermined volume of lubricant therein. At least one of a shaft or a cage is inserted into the bearing assembly and ruptures the packet via engagement of the packet with at least one of the shaft or the cage such that the volume of lubricant is distributed to contact surfaces of the bearing assembly.