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Bearing assembly having a back-up bearing

US9841053B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Peter Siebke · Herzogenaurach, DE
Stefan Ruhl · Werne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2014
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C39/02
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a bearing assembly having a back-up bearing (2), which has an outer ring (4) arranged in a housing construction (12) in a flexible manner. The flexibility has angle-dependent extreme values, namely at least one minimum and at least one maximum. According to the invention, this bearing assembly is characterized in that, within 360° with respect to the circumference of the outer ring (4), there are more than two angles at which there is at least one local extreme value of the flexibility of the outer ring (4).

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