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US 12,668,089 B2Granted
Suspension thrust bearing assembly
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsXavier Blanchard, Romain Medarian, Paul Rabourdin, Bruno Montboeuf
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Abstract
A suspension thrust bearing assembly includes a lower support cap, an upper bearing cap having an annular upper surface facing axially away from the lower support cap, and at least one bearing disposed between the caps. The annular upper surface includes a plurality of axially projecting protuberances spaced apart in the circumferential direction.
Claims14
A suspension thrust bearing assembly comprising:
- a lower support cap,
- an upper bearing cap having an uppermost annular surface facing axially away from the lower support cap, the uppermost annular surface including an internal edge, and
- at least one bearing disposed between the lower support cap and the upper bearing cap,
- wherein the uppermost annular surface includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced protuberances projecting axially away from the uppermost annular surface, and
- wherein the protuberances extend radially outward from the internal edge.
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A suspension thrust bearing assembly comprising:
- a lower support cap,
- an upper bearing cap having an annular upper surface facing axially away from the lower support cap, and
- at least one bearing disposed between the caps,
- wherein the annular upper surface includes a plurality of axially projecting protuberances spaced apart in a circumferential direction,
- wherein the upper bearing cap and the protuberances are formed as one piece,
- wherein the protuberances are uniformly spaced in the circumferential direction,
- wherein the protuberances extend radially outward from an internal edge of the annular upper surface and are radially spaced from an external edge of the annular upper surface,
- wherein the upper bearing cap comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs connected to the internal edge of the annular upper surface, and
- wherein a first subset of the protuberances are located directly radially outward of one of the plurality of reinforcing ribs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.