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Resilient bearing support means for rotatable shaft
Assignee: Geratebau Eberspacher OHG
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Filing: 1964-06-08
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-06-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kofink Siegfried
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-03 21:43
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C27/00; F16C27/06; F16C27/066; F01; F01D; F01D25/00; F01D25/16; F01D25/162; F01D25/164; F16C27/04; F16C27/045; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/32; F16F15/322; F16C19/00; F16C19/02; F16C19/04; F16C19/06; F16C19/14; F16C19/16; F16C19/163; F16C19/54; F16C19/546; F16C19/547; F16C2360/00; F16C2360/23; F16C2360/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A ROTATABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SHAFT; ANTIFRICTION BEARING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING AND EMBRACING SAID SHAFT, SAID BEARING MEANS INCLUDING AN INNER RACE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID SHAFT, AN OUTER RACE, AND ANTIFRICTION ELEMENTS DISPOSED BETWEEN AND DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID INNER RACE AND SAID OUTER RACE; BEARING HOUSING MEANS SURROUNDING SAID BEARING MEANS AND HAVING AN INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE SPACED RADIALLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OUTER RACE; AND A RADIALLY RELATIVELY NARROW RING OF ELASTIC MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OUTER RACE AND SAID INNER SURFACE OF SAID BEARING HOUSING MEANS; SAID RING HAVING AN AXIAL WIDTH WHICH IS A MINOR FRACTION OF THE AXIAL WIDTH OF SAID OUTER RACE, AND ABSORBING THE RADIAL LOADING ON SAID SHAFT WHILE PROVIDING FOR SAID SHAFT TO TILT ABOUT ITS CENTROIDL AXIS TO COMPENSATE UNBALANCED DYNAMIC LOADING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A ROTATABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SHAFT; ANTIFRICTION BEARING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING AND EMBRACING SAID SHAFT, SAID BEARING MEANS INCLUDING AN INNER RACE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID SHAFT, AN OUTER RACE, AND ANTIFRICTION ELEMENTS DISPOSED BETWEEN AND DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID INNER RACE AND SAID OUTER RACE; BEARING HOUSING MEANS SURROUNDING SAID BEARING MEANS AND HAVING AN INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE SPACED RADIALLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OUTER RACE; AND A RADIALLY RELATIVELY NARROW RING OF ELASTIC MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OUTER RACE AND SAID INNER SURFACE OF SAID BEARING HOUSING MEANS; SAID RING HAVING AN AXIAL WIDTH WHICH IS A MINOR FRACTION OF THE AXIAL WIDTH OF SAID OUTER RACE, AND ABSORBING THE RADIAL LOADING ON SAID SHAFT WHILE PROVIDING FOR SAID SHAFT TO TILT ABOUT ITS CENTROIDL AXIS TO COMPENSATE UNBALANCED DYNAMIC LOADING.
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