Resilient central bearing for a propeller shaft

US5295744A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• GKN Automotive Limited · DE

Inventors

• Miloslav Petrzelka · Much, DE
• Werner Hoffmann · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 1993
• Grant date: Mar 22, 1994
• Expiry date: Apr 8, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/06
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A resilient central bearing such as for a propeller shaft for motor vehicle drives, having a roller bearing held in a housing which is disclosed and claimed. A bracket for being secured to the motor vehicle body holds the bearing. The inner bearing race of the roller bearing is associated with a carrying ring having resilient member for receiving the shaft to be supported.