Resilient mount for load-carrying anti-friction bearings

Claim 1

A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED LOAD CARRYING ANTI-FRICTION BEARING STRUCTURE HAVING AN OUTER BEARING RACE AND A SUPPORTING SLEEVE, AND INCLUDING A RESILIENT INTERMEDIATE MEMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID BEARING RACE AND SAID SLEEVE AND ADAPTED TO EXERT PRESSURE THEREON IN INWARD AND OUTWARD RADIAL DIRECTIONS; A PAIR OF THRUST RINGS LOCATED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; AND TIE BOLTS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID THRUST RINGS AND ADAPTED TO DRAW SAID THRUST RINGS TOWARD EACH OTHER; CHRACTERIZED IN THAT THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER IS DEFORMED BY BEING SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION BY SAID THRUST RINGS TO GRIP THE OUTER BEARING RACE DIRECTLY, AND WHEN AXIALLY COMPRESSED EXERTS A PRESSURE ON SAID OUTER BEARING RACE WHICH WHEN CONSIDERED IN AN AIXAL SECTIONAL VIEW OVER THE OUTER BOUNDARY OF THE OUTER RACE EXHIBITS SUCH A NON-LINEAR VARIATION THAT PRESSURE MAXIMA OCCUR CLOSE TO THE ENDS OF THE OUTER BEARING RACE AND A PRESSURE MINIMUM OCCURS IN THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID RACE.