Ball bearing

US6287013A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• INA Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Loncar · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Reinhold Nutzel · Höchstadt an der Aisch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2000
• Grant date: Sep 11, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2361/43
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A chiplessly made angular contact bearing comprising an outer ring (1) and an inner ring (5) is configured as a self-retaining unit by the fact that the inner ring (5) comprises uniformly spaced resilient retaining tabs (10) which, as viewed in longitudinal cross-section, comprise two sections (11, 12) that are disposed angularly relative to each other and separated by a vertex (13), the diameter of the retaining tabs (10) is largest at the vertex (13) and the diameter of the axially outer section (11) of the retaining tabs (10) is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer ring (1).