Patent ID: 9353792
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: F16C

Claim Text:
1. A spherical plain bearing, comprising: an inner race comprising an external convex first bearing surface; a shared race comprising (i) an inner concave second bearing surface circumscribing a lateral portion of the first bearing surface and in sliding disposition to the first bearing surface, and (ii) an outer flat third bearing surface; an outer race enclosing at least part of an outer periphery of the shared race, the outer race comprising an inner flat fourth bearing surface circumscribing a lateral portion of the third bearing surface and in sliding disposition to the third bearing surface; and a first directional jamming mechanism configured to allow the inner race to rotate in a first radial direction relative to the shared race and to impede rotation of the inner race relative to the shared race in a second radial direction, wherein the second radial direction is opposite to the first radial direction.