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US 6,241,391 B1Granted
Vehicle suspension and bearing therefor
OwnerHoward Hooseinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension and bearing therefor providing improved slidability of members and torque resistance. The bearing includes a first member with at least one guide track, a second member with rolling element openings and a collar positioned within the second member to rotatably receive rolling elements positioned within the rolling element openings and guided by the at least one guide track.
Claims24
A bearing comprising:
- a first member having at least one bearing track, each bearing track adapted to rotatably guide a rolling element received therein;
- a second member telescopically arranged with the first member and having a first rolling element opening in registration with each bearing track of the first member, each first rolling element opening rotatably receiving a rolling element therein;
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- a first collar positioned within the second member and having a rolling element seat for each rolling element, each seat rotatably receiving a rolling element therein.
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A vehicle suspension adapted to be coupled to a wheel comprising:
- a first member having at least one bearing track, each bearing track adapted to rotatably guide a rolling element received therein;
- a second member telescopically arranged with the first member and having a first rolling element opening in registration with each bearing track of the first member, each first rolling element opening rotatably receiving a rolling element therein;
- a first collar positioned within the second member and having a rolling element seat for each rolling element, each seat rotatably receiving a rolling element therein;
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- wherein one of the first and second members is coupled to a wheel and the other member is coupled to a frame of a vehicle.
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A bearing comprising:
- a stationary outer member having three bearing tracks on an interior of the stationary outer member;
- a bearing track race received in each bearing track to prevent wear of the bearing track and rotatably guide a rolling element received therein;
- a moving inner member having a rolling element opening in registration with each bearing track, each opening rotatably receiving a rolling element therein;
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- a first collar coupled to the moving inner member and having a rolling element seat for each rolling element, each seat rotatably receiving a rolling element therein.
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A bearing comprising:
- a first collar;
- a second collar;
- at least one rolling element seat positioned in each collar for receiving a rolling element therein;
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- a rotational counteracting mechanism to force the first collar and the second collar in opposing rotational directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.