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  • Patent number: 7401980
    Abstract: A thrust bearing, in particular for a turbo charger, has an essentially disc shaped bearing body (10) with a central through opening (12) for a shaft, at least one bearing surface (14) surrounding the through opening (12) for a collar which is placed on the shaft, and at least one oil supply channel which leads from a radially outer region of the bearing body to the through opening (12). In order to realize a cost effective manufacture of the thrust bearing it is proposed according to the invention that the at least one oil supply channel is designed to be a groove (16?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Krauss, Thomas Weinitschke, Helmut Eggert, Klaus Schappert, Norbert Stoll