Self-centering clutch bearing

US4059179A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SKF Industrial Trading & Development Company, B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Horst M. Ernst · Eltingshausen, DE
• Armin Olschewski · Schweinfurt, DE
• Rainer Schurger · Schwanfeld, DE
• Lothar Walter · Schweinfurt, DE
• Manfred Brandenstein · Aschfeld, DE
• Erich Burkl

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 1975
• Grant date: Nov 22, 1977
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 1995

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2361/43
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A clutch bearing assembly has inner and outer rings defining a race for ball bearings. The outer ring is adapted to engage a clutch lever, and the inner ring is adapted to be a stationary ring. A sliding sleeve for the assembly is coupled to the inner ring by deformable elements positively affixed to one of these members. The deformable elements may be wire bights having their ends axially inserted in grooves in the inner ring and sliding sleeve. Alternatively, the deformable element may be a spiral spring radially engaging an axial extension of the inner ring and having ends inserted in axially extending holes in the sliding sleeve.