Apparatus for mounting bearing assemblies on a shaft

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AXIAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN A SHAFT AND AXIALLY SPACED BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR THE SHAFT WITHIN A SHELL, THE SHELL HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED COAXIAL BORES EACH WITH AN ADJACENT SHOULDER THE SHAFT PROJECTING THROUGH THE BORES AND HAVING AXIALLY ALIGNED BEARING SUPPORT PORTIONS, EACH WITH AN ADJACENT SHOULDER, THE BEARING ASSEMBLIES EACH BEING MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE SUPPORT PORTIONS OF THE SHAFT AND RECEIVED WITHIN ONE OF THE BORES OF THE SHELL AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AN ABUTMENT, RESPECTIVELY, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A PAIR OF ADAPTER RINGS, EACH ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE A PORTION OF THE SHAFT AND EACH HAVING A PROJECTING PART TO ENGAGE ONE OF THE BEARING ASSEMBLIES WITHIN ITS BORE AND HAVING A SURFACE TO ENGAGE ONE OF SAID SHOULDERS, RESPECTIVELY, MEANS FOR CLAMPING THE SHELL AXIALLY BETWEEN THE ADAPTER RINGS WITH THE SHELL SHOULDERS ENGAGED BY SAID SURFACES OF THE ADAPTER RINGS, SAID PROJECTING PARTS SERVING TO LIMIT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE SHAFT AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES WHEN THE SHELL IS CLAMPED AS AFORESAID, MEANS FOR MOVING THE SHAFT AXIALLY WHILE THE SHELL IS IN CLAMPED POSITION, AND MEANS FOR MEASURING THE EXTENT OF AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE SHAFT.