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US 6,637,559 B2Granted
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. Another embodiment includes rolling element holders.
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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;
- an extension member coupled to the second member,
- the extension member including a first recess;
- a first rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a first rolling element in registration with a bearing track of the first member;
- a second rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a second rolling element in registration with a bearing track of the first member;
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- means for transferring linear force applied between the first and second members to opposing rotational forces on the first and second rolling elements.
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A vehicle suspension adapted to be coupled to a ground engaging member 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;
- an extension member coupled to the second member,
- the extension member including a first recess;
- a first rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a first rolling element in registration with a bearing track of the first member;
- a second rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a second rolling element in registration with a bearing track of the first member;
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- means for transferring linear force applied between the first and second members to opposing rotational forces on the first and second rolling elements,
- wherein one of the first and second members is coupled to the ground engaging member and the other member is coupled to a frame of a vehicle.
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A bearing comprising:
- a stationary outer member having at least two bearing tracks on an interior of the stationary outer member;
- a bearing track race received in each bearing track to compensate for wear of the bearing track and rotatably guide a rolling element received therein;
- a moving inner member telescopically arranged with the stationary outer member;
- an extension member coupled to the moving inner member
- the extension member having a first recess in an exterior surface thereof;
- a first rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a first rolling element in registration with each bearing track of the stationary outer member,
- a second rolling element holder seated in the first recess for rotatably holding a second rolling element in registration with each bearing track of the stationary outer member;
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- means for transferring linear force applied between the stationary and moving members to opposing rotational forces on the first and second rolling elements.
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A bearing comprising:
- a first member having a bearing track for rotatably receiving at least two rolling elements;
- a second member telescopically received in the first member and having at least two elongate openings;
- a first collar positioned within the second member for rotatably supporting at least one rolling element;
- a second collar positioned within the second member for rotatably supporting at least one rolling element;
- each elongate opening including a rolling element extending therethrough, each rolling element being rotatably supported by one of the first and second collars to engage the bearing track;
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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.