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Bearing assembly

US9915288B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AKTIEBOLAGET SKF · SE

Inventors

Padelis Katsaros · Schweinfurt, DE
Roland Haas · Lendershausen, DE
Rene Romeis · Bastheim, DE
Dominique Shah · Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, DE
Rainer Spies · Gerolzhofen, DE
Volker Wendt · Thomashof, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2361/61
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bearing assembly includes two rolling-element bearings having inner and outer rings and rolling elements between the rings, the rolling-element bearings being configured to be axially preloaded, at least one of the inner and outer rings including an axially adjustable flange ring forming a flange for the rolling elements, the flange ring having a first section axially slidably mounted on one of the bearing rings and a second section axially adjacent to the first section, the second section including a thread, and the thread being configured to threadably engage a counterthread of a separate component at a location axially spaced from the bearing ring.

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