Two Circular Apertures Per Ball Patents (Class 384/529)
  • Patent number: 6799896
    Abstract: A separator for a bearing comprising a frame including a plurality of cavities for receiving rolling elements and further including a lubrication channel in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of cavities. This separator may be a component of a bearing including an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed in each of the plurality of cavities of the separator and set to be in movable contact with the outer race and inner race of the bearing. A lubricant is introduced into the lubrication channel and flows into each of the plurality of cavities which provides evenly distributed lubrication to each rolling element of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Meeker, Stephen L. Setty, Todd M. Kroeger