Pivot bearing for steering columns of motor vehicles

US4708499A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SKF Gleitlager GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Loser · Püttlingen, DE
• Leopold Tilgner · Püttlingen, DE
• Jurgen Scholer · Beckingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 11, 1986
• Grant date: Nov 24, 1987
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/24
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A pivot mounting assembly for movably mounting a steering column of a vehicle in a housing or the like comprising a rolling bearing including an outer ring and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the steering column and a housing for pivotally mounting the outer ring in the housing including an intermediate mounting member disposed between the outer ring and housing and adopted for positive form locking connection with the housing in an axial direction and including a pair of cooperating retaining ring members having cooperable axially oriented projectors and recesses which are interengageable in a friction locking manner.