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Half thrust bearing

  • US 6,149,310 A
  • Filed: 11/06/1998
  • Issued: 11/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A half thrust bearing of a substantially semi-circular shape;

  • wherein a thrust relief, slanting toward a confronting end of said half thrust bearing progressively away from a bearing surface of said half thrust bearing, is formed at each of circumferentially-spaced opposite end portions of said bearing surface, so that those portions of said bearing surface, disposed adjacent respectively to said thrust relieves, are higher in strength than the other portions of said bearing surface.

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