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Thrust bearing arrangement

US7775724B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler KG · DE

Inventors

James Brown · Rock Hill, US
George Crump · Fort Mill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2006
Grant date	Aug 17, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C35/06
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thrust bearing arrangement (2) is provided having a roller body cage (4) holding several roller bodies (6) and at least one race disk (8′, 10″), with the race disk (8′, 10″) having a collar (12) axially surrounding the roller body cage (4) with play and on the opposite end a flange arrangement, which is directed in the opposite axial direction and in whose internal corner a component contacting the race disk (8′, 10″) can be centered. To avoid complicated processing of the peripheral edge of the contacting component facing the internal corner (22′), at least the leg (19′, 27) of the internal corner (22′, 30) forming the flange arrangement (18′, 26) has a relieved inner contour for receiving the component to be centered in the corner region.

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