US 12,241,503 B2
Bearing for partially spherical component and method of making and using the same
JunYoung Park, Gwangmyeong (KR); Eunhee Jang, Incheon (KR); and Seungchul Jun, Gimpo-si (KR)
Assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US)
Filed by SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/451,722.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/104,994, filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128087 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F16C 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 11/0623 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bearing for an at least partially spherical component, the bearing comprising:
a first portion and a complementary second portion integral with the first portion and joined by a folded-over elastic bridge portion, the first portion and the second portion each comprising an arcuate inner surface, wherein the first portion and the second portion are adapted to at least partially surround and provide a compressive spring force via the bridge portion against the component to form a joint assembly allowing for rotation of the component, wherein the first portion and the second portion form a semispherical void around the component, and wherein the bearing comprises a metal substrate and a low friction layer overlying at least one surface of the substrate.