Adjustable self-aligning bearing mount

Claim 2

An adjustable self-aligning bearing mount comprising a housing including a pair of members, each of said members having a body portion with circumferentially equally spaced arcuate slotted ramps thereon and an axially extending apertured bearing seat flange of part-spherical cross section, means extending through said slotted ramps of said members adjustably securing said members in back-to-back relation to each other with said slotted ramps of one member engaging said slotted ramps of the other member and with said bearing seat flanges of said members extending in opposite directions and, an anti-friction bearing mounted in said bearing seat flanges.

Claim 3

An adjustable self-aligninG bearing mount comprising a housing including a pair of flange housing members, each with a central aperture therethrough surrounded by an out-turned part-spherical bearing seat, each of said flange housing members having mating helically ramped faces on one side thereof with arcuate bolt receiving slots therethrough, means adjustably securing said flange housing members in back-to-back relation with said bearing seats extending axially in opposite directions, an anti-friction bearing positioned in said bearing seats, said flange housing members being adjustable rotatively with respect to each other so that they are axially adjustable by said mating ramped faces to straddle said bearing.

Claim 4

An adjustable self-aligninG bearing mount comprising a housing including a pair of flange housing members, each with a central aperture therethrough surrounded by an out-turned part-spherical bearing seat, each of said flange housing members having mating helically ramped faces on one side thereof with arcuate bolt receiving slots therethrough, means adjustably securing said flange housing members in back-to-back relation with said bearing seats extending axially in opposite directions, an anti-friction bearing positioned in said bearing seats, said flange housing members being adjustable rotatively with respect to each other so that they are axially adjustable by said mating ramped faces to straddle said bearing.

Claim 5

An adjustable self-aligning bearing mount according to claim 2 wherein the edges around said bolt receiving slots of a flange housing member lie in a common plane at right angles to the axis of said central aperture through said flange housing member.

Claim 6

An adjustable self-aligning bearing assembly comprising a housing formed of a pair of housing members, each of said housing members having a body portion with circumferentially equally spaced apart helical ramps extending from one side thereof, each of said ramps having a slot therein, the edges of which extending from the opposite side of said body portion from said ramps lie in a common plane, and an axially extending apertured part-spherical bearing seat flange, means extending through said slots in said ramps adjustably securing said housing members in back-to-back relation to each other with said ramps of one said housing member engaging the ramps of the other of said housing member with said apertured part-spherical bearing seat flanges of said housing members extending in opposite directions and, an anti-friction bearing mounted in said bearing seat flanges.

Claim 7

An adjustable self-aligning bearing assembly comprising a housing formed of a pair of housing members, each of said housing members having a body portion with circumferentially equally spaced apart helical ramps extending from one side thereof, each of said ramps having a slot therein, the edges of which extending from the opposite side of said body portion from said ramps lie in a common plane, and an axially extending apertured part-spherical bearing seat flange, means extending through said slots in said ramps adjustably securing said housing members in back-to-back relation to each other with said ramps of one said housing member engaging the ramps of the other of said housing member with said apertured part-spherical bearing seat flanges of said housing members extending in opposite directions and, an anti-friction bearing mounted in said bearing seat flanges.

Claim 8

An adjustable self-aligning bearing assembly including a housing comprising two discs having central apertures therethrough surrounded by a part-spherical flange, means adjustably securing said disc in back-to-back relationship with said flanges extending axially outwardly, said means including slotted circumferentially spaced ramps on each of said discs in abutting relationship to each other and bolt means extending through said slotted ramps.

Claim 9

An adjustable self-aligning bearing assembly including a housing comprising two discs having central apertures therethrough surrounded by a part-spherical flange, means adjustably securing said disc in back-to-back relationship with said flanges extending axially outwardly, said means including slotted circumferentially spaced ramps on each of said discs in abutting relationship to each other and bolt means extending through said slotted ramps.

Claim 10

In a bearing assembly, a pair of housing discs having circumferentially spaced helical ramps positioned in back-to-back relationship with said ramps of one housing disc abutting said ramps of the other housing disc, said housing discs having laterally and oppositely directed annular flanges of part-spherical shape to form a generally spherical housing for a bearing, a bearing unit positioned in said housing, said ramps each having an arcuate slot therein, and means extending through said slots for adjustably securing said housing discs together.

Claim 11

In a bearing assembly, a pair of housing discs having circumferentially spaced helical ramps positioned in back-to-back relationship with said ramps of one housing disc abutting said ramps of the other housing disc, said housing discs having laterally and oppositely directed annular flanges of part-spherical shape to form a generally spherical housing for a bearing, a bearing unit positioned in said housing, said ramps each having an arcuate slot therein, and means extending through said slots for adjustably securing said housing discs together.