Method for mounting bearings with tapered bore and bearing constructed to achieve desired internal bearing clearance

US5685068A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AKTIEBOLAGET SKF · SE

Inventors

• Jan-Olof Bankestrom · Kungsängen, SE
• Sven Gothberg · Svenljunga, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 1995
• Grant date: Nov 11, 1997
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/4984
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for establishing the correct amount that a bearing should be driven up a shaft involves measuring the strain on at least one of the side faces of the bearing ring through use of a sensor arranged on the side face of the bearing ring. The strain is measured while the bearing is being driven or moved along the shaft. The instantaneous bearing internal clearance reduction in the bearing can then be calculated from the measured instantaneous strain and the value for the known initial bearing internal clearance of the bearing.