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US 5,489,255 AGranted
Two-piece thrust washer
AssigneeThe Torrington Company
InventorsPeter P. Hinckley, Steve E. Sundquist
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Abstract
A raceway portion and non-raceway portion are joined together to form a two-piece thrust washer. The raceway portion has a radially directed raceway for rollers, and the non-raceway portion extends radially outward from the raceway portion for engagement with a piloting surface. Mechanical devices, formed integrally on the raceway and non-raceway portions, join the raceway portion and the non-raceway portion together. A method of forcing the raceway and non-raceway portions together to provide a snap-together assembly is also disclosed.
Claims8
A two-piece thrust washer comprising:
- a raceway portion having a radially directed raceway for rollers;
- a non-raceway portion extending radially outward from the raceway portion for engagement with a piloting surface;
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- mechanical means, formed integrally on the raceway and non-raceway portions, for joining the raceway portion and the non-raceway portion together.
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