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Steering bearing for supporting a steering column of a motor vehicle

US9765812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Lutz · Steinheim, DE
Andreas Wollner · Nuremberg, DE
Herbert J. Erhardt · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2014
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2326/24
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering bearing for bearing a steering column of a motor vehicle, including an inner ring and an outer ring having respective raceways on which balls roll, the outer ring being enclosed by a sleeve in which a spring ring is arranged. The spring ring tensions the balls against the respective raceways and the balls roll on said spring ring.

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