| US 7,500,788 B2 | ||
| Center bearing assembly having an adjustable pneumatic support member | ||
| Robert G. Joyner, Toledo, Ohio (US); James A. Duggan, Temperance, Mich. (US); and Johnny N. Smith, Toledo, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Toledo, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/322,667. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/640908, filed on Dec. 31, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0147143 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16C 27/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 384—536 [384/495; 384/448] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A bearing assembly comprising:
a bearing;
a support member assembly supporting said bearing, said support member assembly including a bladder having an interior chamber
that is filled with a fluid;
a bracket supporting said support member assembly; and
a system for controlling the magnitude of the fluid pressure within said interior chamber of said bladder, said system including
one of:
a sensor that generates a signal that is representative of an operating condition of said bearing assembly and controls the
magnitude of the fluid pressure within said interior chamber of said bladder in response to said signal and
a manual control device that generates a signal to a pressure regulating device, and wherein said pressure regulating device
controls the magnitude of the fluid pressure within said interior chamber of said bladder in response to said signal from
said manual control device.
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