Patent · US Expired

Bearing assembly

US7588371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Schaeffler KG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Moller · Meyzieu, FR
Jan Georgi · Schweinfurt, DE
Josef Zylla · Schonungen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2004
Grant date	Sep 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S384/906
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a bearing assembly (1) comprising at least one first bearing (6) that acts as an axially free radial support (5) and at least one second bearing (8) that acts as a radially free axial support (7). According to the invention, said bearings (6,8) share a common rotational axis (19) and at least one first bearing ring (9) of the first bearing (6) and a second bearing ring (10) of the second bearing (8) are rotationally fixed in relation to at least one bearing seat.

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