TOLERANCE RING, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220106986A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17419172

    申请日:2019-12-31

    Inventor: Thomas CHILDS

    Abstract: A tolerance ring (200) including a tolerance ring sidewall (404) including a plurality of waves (or bridges) (452) extending at least one of radially inward or outward and having first (416) and second end portions (420) terminating at first (417) and second ends (421), respectively, where the tolerance ring has a first radius of curvature Ri, measured at a point bisecting a circumferential length, LC, of the tolerance ring sidewall, and a second radius of curvature, R2, measured along one of the first and second end portions of the tolerance ring sidewall, and wherein at least one of: 1) Ri is greater than R2, or 2) wherein Ri is negative and R2 is positive.

    Bearing for use in seat back assemblies

    公开(公告)号:US10507751B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US16234676

    申请日:2018-12-28

    Abstract: A head restraint assembly including a headrest including an inner member, a seat back including an outer member, and a bearing disposed between the inner member and the outer member, the bearing including at least one leaf spring adapted to bias the inner member, where the leaf spring includes a substrate and a low friction layer overlying the substrate, where the leaf spring includes an inner portion and a plurality of outer portions, where the outer portions include end portions of the leaf spring that are folded over such that the outer portions overlie the inner portion, forming a folded edge, where the headrest is adapted to translate with respect to the seat back, and where the seat back is adapted to receive the headrest such that the headrest is height adjustable relative to a seat back.

    TOLERANCE RING
    24.
    发明申请
    TOLERANCE RING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190101163A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16145270

    申请日:2018-09-28

    Abstract: An assembly including an outer member; an inner member; and a tolerance ring disposed between the inner member and the outer member, wherein the tolerance ring is a split ring comprising opposing edges, where the edges engaged with at one of the inner member or the outer member so as to prevent or restrict movement between the tolerance ring and at least one of the inner member or the outer member, or where the tolerance ring is deformed as installed between the inner member and the outer member and forms at least one buckled region in the tolerance ring due to an interference fit between the inner member and the outer member, where in an uninstalled state, the buckled region is absent.

    TOLERANCE RING
    25.
    发明申请
    TOLERANCE RING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190093708A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US16199044

    申请日:2018-11-23

    Inventor: Neil James

    Abstract: A tolerance ring including a sidewall having a first and a second opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness, wherein the first major surface defines an inner diameter of the tolerance ring at a first location of the sidewall and an outer diameter of the tolerance ring at a second location of the sidewall. A method of forming a tolerance ring including providing a strip of material comprising a first, a second, a third, and a fourth edge, shaping the first edge of the strip toward the third edge, and shaping the second edge of the strip toward the fourth edge.

    ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ASSEMBLY
    27.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180149208A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-31

    申请号:US15825346

    申请日:2017-11-29

    Abstract: A torque assembly including an outer component, an inner component fitted within the outer component, and a tolerance ring provided between the outer component and the inner component to transmit torque between the inner and outer components, wherein torque transferred between the inner and outer components is adjustable by modifying the axial spacing between the inner component and the outer component.

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