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US 2002/0053765 A1Published application
Side bearing pad
AssigneeUniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.
InventorRICHARD L. PALINKAS
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Abstract
In a side bearing pad assembly two housings are provided, each having a bore of such size and orientation that the housings slide telescopically one within the other. When assembled the bores constitute a single internal cavity which houses resilient members. Each housing is mounted onto a load bearing member. The biasing resilient members urge the load bearing members apart when a compressive load is imposed on either of such members. The resilient members respond in a non-linear manner to force exerted on them.
Claims15
A bearing pad assembly comprising:
- a first housing having an exterior surface and defining a bore extending at least part-way through said first housing;
- a first load bearing member coupled to said first housing, and defining an outwardly facing first abutment surface;
- a second housing defining a bore of a shape similar to said exterior surface of said first housing and adapted to slideably receive said first housing therein;
- a second load bearing member coupled to said second housing and defining an outwardly facing second abutment surface opposite to said first abutment surface;
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- biasing means for urging said first and second load bearing members away from one another in response to a load being imposed upon at least one of said first and second abutment surfaces.
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A bearing pad assembly comprising:
- a first housing having a bore extending through said first housing;
- a first load bearing member coupled to said first housing and defining an abutment surface opposite to said first housing;
- a second housing having a bore extending through said second housing, adapted to telescopically receive said first housing;
- a second load bearing member coupled to said second housing and defining an abutment surface opposite to said second housing;
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- at least one spring in the shape of a toroidal ring positioned within said first housing bore, for urging said first and second abutment surfaces away from each other in response to a load imposed on at least one of said abutment surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.