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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Bischof, Adren, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/051 (2006.01); F04D 29/053 (2006.01); F04D 29/056 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/051 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F04D 29/053 (2013.01); F04D 29/056 (2013.01); F16C 17/047 (2013.01); F16C 33/14 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2230/10 (2013.01); F05D 2240/52 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F16C 2220/60 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing, particularly for a turbocharger, having unique configurations on the thrust pad faces, including free-form curvatures or non-linear configurations defined by a geometric equation. The thrust pad faces can be configured by a programmed linear actuator system and cutting tool.