Patent ID: 11905995
Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A method of supporting an axial load with a thrust bearing assembly, the method comprising:
positioning a first bearing assembly comprising one or more first bearing elements coupled to a first support structure at least partially within a second bearing assembly comprising second bearing elements coupled to a second support structure, each bearing surface of the second bearing elements exhibiting a planar shape oriented at an oblique angle relative to an axis of rotation;
moving the one or more first bearing elements relative to the second bearing elements; and
contacting the one or more first bearing elements against one or more planar shapes of the bearing surfaces of the second bearing elements, the first bearing assembly and the second bearing assembly primarily contacting along a single path defined between the one or more first bearing elements and the bearing surfaces having the planar shape of the second bearing elements.