Inventors:
Richard Witten Armentrout - Delmont PA, US
Ryan Michael Voss - Pittsburgh PA, US
Christopher Daniel Champion - Allison Park PA, US
Richard Andrew Gronholm - Monroeville PA, US
Assignee:
Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation - Cheswick PA
International Classification:
F16C 17/04
US Classification:
384308, 384122, 384303, 384306
Abstract:
A preload assembly for a thrust bearing. The preload assembly includes a carrier plate having a central annular protrusion, wherein the annular protrusion has an inner diameter and an outer diameter; an inner disc spring; an outer disc spring; and a housing having an annular channel for housing the carrier plate, the inner disc spring, and the outer disc spring.