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US 3,942,850 AGranted
Bearing and assembly
AssigneeBorg-Warner Corporation
InventorJames R. Minard
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Abstract
A bearing strip is especially adapted for use in a marine bearing or the like is constructed of an elongated shape of elastomeric material with substantially parallel faces and edges, the edges each having a groove therein, so that when bearing strips are placed adjacent one another in a housing to form a bearing, a spline or key is received in the adjacent grooves to retain the strips in the housing. The grooves are preferably reinforced by a metal member having an insert portion in the strip.
Claims8
A bearing strip for a bearing assembly comprising:
- an elongated strip of elastomeric material generally rectangular in section and having generally parallel faces and generally parallel edges;
- each edge having a longitudinal slot formed therein and extending substantially the length thereof;
- a metal insert in said strip reinforcing each slot;
- a metal member in said strip joining the metal inserts reinforcing said slots;
- a plurality of said strips being adapted for placement in a side-by-side relationship in a housing with adjacent of said edges facing and abutting one another and with adjacent of said slots in alignment with one another to form a keyway;
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- a key received in each slot to retain the strips in said housing.
4 more elements
A bearing assembly comprising:
- a generally cylindrical bearing housing;
- a plurality of elongated bearing strips of elastomeric material in edge-to-edge abutting relationship in said housing;
- each bearing strip having generally parallel surfaces and generally parallel edges;
- means defining a slot in the edges of each said strips, and the slots of adjacent strips being aligned with one another to define a keyway;
- a metal channel in each slot reinforcing said slot;
- a metal member connecting said metal channels in each strip;
- and
- a key member received in each keyway to retain said strips in said housing.
5 more elements
A bearing assembly comprising:
- a generally cylindrical bearing housing;
- a plurality of elongated bearing strips of elastomeric material in edge-to-edge abutting relationship in said housing;
- each bearing strip having generally parallel surfaces and generally parallel edges;
- means defining a slot in the edges of each said strips, and the slots of adjacent strips being aligned with one another to define a keyway;
- and
- a key member received in each keyway to retain said strips in said housing;
- each key member comprising an elongated elastomeric member with a metal insert therein.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.