Thrust component, assembly method therefor, and apparatus
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsHuaiwei Guo, Bin Zhang
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Abstract
A thrust component is used for fixing an engaged member on a housing, said component comprises a stop ring and a position limiting structure; a second outer surface of the stop ring is provided with a stop flat portion and a stop inclined portion; and the position limiting structure is provided with a position limiting flat portion and a position limiting inclined portion at a side thereof oriented toward the second outer surface, and the position limiting flat portion being in abutment with the stop flat portion, and the position limiting inclined portion being in abutment with the stop inclined portion are implemented.
Claims16
A thrust component for fixing an engaged member on a housing, comprising:
- a stop ring comprising a first outer surface and a second outer surface that are oppositely disposed, wherein the first outer surface is in abutment with an end of the engaged member, and the second outer surface includes a stop flat portion parallel to the first outer surface and a stop inclined portion connecting the stop flat portion and the first outer surface;
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- a position limiting structure disposed on the housing for clamping an edge of the stop ring to fix the engaged member, wherein the position limiting structure includes a position limiting flat portion and a position limiting inclined portion at a side thereof oriented toward the second outer surface, and when the position limiting structure is in abutment with the second outer surface of the stop ring, the position limiting flat portion is in abutment with the stop flat portion, and the position limiting inclined portion is in abutment with the stop inclined portion.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a slot structure that includes a position limiting flat portion and a position limiting inclined portion;
- an engaged member having an end that is at least partially received by the slot structure;
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- a stop ring having a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface that includes a stop flat portion and a stop inclined portion, wherein the stop ring is at least partially received within the slot structure, such that the first outer surface is engaged with the end of the engaged member, the position limiting flat portion is in abutment with the stop flat portion, and the position limiting inclined portion is in abutment with the stop inclined portion to clamp the engaged member between the slot structure and the stop ring.
A method of assembling a thrust component and an engaged member to fix the engaged member to a housing, comprising the steps of:
- assembling the engaged member on the housing, such that an end of the engaged member corresponds with a position limiting structure that is disposed on the housing and that includes a position limiting flat portion and a position limiting inclined portion;
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- assembling a stop ring such that a first outer surface of the stop ring is in abutment with the end of the engaged member, a second outer surface of the stop ring, which is opposite the first outer surface and includes a stop flat portion parallel to the first outer surface and a stop inclined portion extending between the first outer surface and the stop flat portion, is in abutment with the position limiting structure, and a diameter dimension of the stop ring is adjusted such that the position limiting flat portion of the position limiting structure is in abutment with the stop flat portion and the position limiting inclined portion is in abutment with the stop inclined portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.