公开(公告)号：US20180149208A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15825346

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED

Inventor： James K. BURGESS ,  Neil JAMES

IPC: F16D7/02

Abstract: A torque assembly including an outer component, an inner component fitted within the outer component, and a tolerance ring provided between the outer component and the inner component to transmit torque between the inner and outer components, wherein torque transferred between the inner and outer components is adjustable by modifying the axial spacing between the inner component and the outer component.

公开(公告)号：US20210222730A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17149831

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED

Inventor： James K. BURGESS ,  Neil JAMES ,  James UPTON ,  David LONG ,  Alejandro PENA

IPC: F16C17/02

Abstract: A bearing for disposition between a housing and a rotating member, the bearing including: at least one leaf spring element that provides a biasing force in a Y direction; where the bearing has a first stiffness, S1, in the Y direction and a second stiffness, S2, in an X direction perpendicular to the Y direction, where S2≥S1, and where the bearing includes a metal substrate and a low friction layer overlying at least one surface of the substrate and adapted to contact the rotating member.