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Needle roller bearing with rimless inner ring

US8573851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Peter Friedrich · Neresheim, DE
Michael Krueger · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
Reinhart Malik · Herzogenaurach, DE
Steffen SAEBSCH · Weisendorf, DE
Heinz Schaefers · Erlangen, DE
Matthias Fick · Schnaittach, DE
Manfred Winkler · Herzogenaurach, DE
Johannes Enders · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2012
Grant date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C33/583
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A needle roller bearing, which has a rimless inner ring or a rimless inner ring bushing and a plurality of rolling elements that are arranged and rotatable in the cage. For coherence of the needle roller bearing after manufacturing and for mounting in an installation space, the cage has, at least on one front end, a radially inward pointing retaining device and the inner ring or the inner ring bushing has a retaining element on its outer periphery that cooperates with the retaining device.

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