Modular retainer assembly
US5660485A · kind A · utility
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16Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2300/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of wedge-shaped separator elements are pivotably mounted on a retainer ring such that the separator elements may space rollers of a roller bearing circumferentially. The separator elements include a narrow portion for engagement with a thrust flange of one of the inner and outer bearing rings to restrain the bearing retainer in the axially outward direction and include a wide portion for engagement with the rollers to retain the rollers in one of the radially outward and radially inward directions. The retainer ring engages the rollers to retain the bearing retainer in the axially inward direction.
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