Tolerance ring with desired slip performance, assembly, and method of making and using the same
US12181010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D7/021
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tolerance ring including a sidewall including a plurality of radially extending projections on a first radial surface and an unformed region on a second radial surface opposite the first radial surface, where the tolerance ring provides a first break-away torque, τ1, defined as the breakaway torque between the tolerance ring projections and an inner component or an outer component, where the tolerance ring provides a second break-away torque, τ2, defined as the breakaway torque between the unformed region and the other of the inner component or the outer component, and wherein 1.1 τ2≤τ1.
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