US 12,467,500 B2
Slotted spring disc for a bearing
Lucio De la Rosa Mitre, Xicohtzinco (MX); Alejandro Vazquez, Puebla (MX); and Itzel Guadalupe Gomez Ruiz, Puebla (MX)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,558.
Prior Publication US 2025/0092912 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. F16C 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 25/083 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slotted spring disc for a bearing, comprising:
an annular portion;
a conical portion extending radially inward from the annular portion; and
a plurality of slots extending from the annular portion through the conical portion,
wherein each of the plurality of slots extend: i) through an entirety of the conical portion, and ii) diagonally through the conical portion.
 
16. A slotted spring disc for a bearing, comprising:
an annular portion;
a conical portion extending radially inward from the annular portion; and
a plurality of slots extending from the annular portion through the conical portion,
wherein respective first portions of each of the plurality of slots disposed in the annular portion extend purely radially inwards, and respective second portions of each of the plurality of slots disposed in the conical portion extend diagonally.
 
17. A slotted spring disc for a bearing, comprising:
an annular portion;
a conical portion extending radially inward from the annular portion; and
a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots extending: i) from the annular portion to the conical portion, and ii) diagonally within the conical portion.