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Spherical bearingA spherical bearing including an inner ball with an opening for receiving a shaft and a spherical outer surface is described. Features of the bearing include: (1) a circular outer race including a plurality of circumferentially spaced sections extending around the inner ball for snugly receiving the inner ball; and (2) a groove extending circumferentially around the race producing a thin wall portion which permits the opposed side portions to flex relative to the ball for maximizing the physical contact between the inner surface of the race and the spherical outer surface of the ball.
Document ID
19790003233
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Myers, W. N. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hein, L. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
August 8, 1978
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-736909
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MFS-23447-1
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,105,261
Accession Number
79N11404
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-MFS-23447-1|US-PATENT-4,105,261
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-736909

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