Assembly with bearings and spacer
US9963998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49236
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method can include providing a turbocharger housing that includes a bore; providing a spacer; providing a shaft and wheel assembly with a first rolling element bearing assembly seated on a first portion of a shaft of the shaft and wheel assembly; providing a second rolling element bearing assembly; interference-fitting the spacer into the bore; inserting a free end of the shaft into the bore and through the spacer; and inserting the second rolling element bearing assembly into the bore and seating the second rolling element bearing assembly on a second portion of the shaft such that the spacer is disposed intermediate the first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft.
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