Device for rotatably mounting a machine element
US5061088A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C27/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for mounting a machine element, such as a shaft (9). According to a first aspect of the invention, a bearing housing (5) is mounted on a machine body (1) by means of a plate-shaped supporting means (22) having a main plane perpendicular to the shaft (9). The supporting means (22) is rigidly connected with both the machine body (1) at first points of attachment (23), and with the bearing housing (5) at second points of attachment (24) which, in the main plane, are separate from the first points of attachment (23). The supporting means (22) has a rigidity in its main plane and a corresponding flexibility across its main plane, so as to be capable of transmitting substantially radial load and so as to permit, by deflection between the first and the second points of attachment (23, 24), a movement of the bearing housing (5) in relation to the machine body (1). The invention also relates to a structure for transmitting axial bearing load, which comprises an annular retainer (30) which is centered with respect to the shaft (9) and has two pairs of diametrically opposed recesses (31, 32), said pairs being at an angle of 90.degree. to one another. The recesses (31) in the first pa…
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