Anti-friction bearing housing

Claim 2

A support for anti-friction bearing assemblies mounted in a housing which comprises a circular member interposed between a circular bearing assembly and a housing receiving the bearing assembly, said member including a circumferential land radially spaced from the assembly and encircling the assembly having a plurality of slots therethrough defining beams between the slots, the said beams being bendable and elastic and the said support accommodating radial movement of the bearing assembly with respect to the housing through a bending moment of the beams.

Claim 3

The support of claim 1 wherein viscoelastic material is bonded to the said beams to dampen radial movements which may otherwise build up due to the resilient nature of the support.

Claim 4

A support for an anti-friction bearing assembly received in a housing which comprises a 360* circumferential land spaced intermediate a housing and a bearing assembly, the said land being axially extending, one end of the said land operatively attached to the said bearing assembly, the other end of the said land operatively attached to the said housing, the said land having a plurality of axial slots therethrough defining axial beams therebetween, the said support accommodating radial movement of the bearing assembly with respect to the said housing through bending of the beams, and the said beams being constructed of a spring material to urge the said bearing assembly to a center position with respect to the said support.

Claim 5

A support for an anti-friction bearing assembly received in a housing which comprises a 360* circumferential land spaced intermediate a housing and a bearing assembly, the said land being axially extending, one end of the said land operatively attached to the said bearing assembly, the other end of the said land operatively attached to the said housing, the said land having a plurality of axial slots therethrough defining axial beams therebetween, the said support accommodating radial movement of the bearing assembly with respect to the said housing through bending of the beams, and the said beams being constructed of a spring material to urge the said bearing assembly to a center position with respect to the said support.

Claim 6

The support of claim 3 wherein strips of viscoelastic material are bonded to either side of the said land.

Claim 7

The support of claim 3 wherein viscoelastic material is bonded to the said land circumferentially therearound with portions of the said viscoelastic material filling the spaces of the slots.

Claim 8

The support of claim 3 wherein two lands are provided.

Claim 9

The support of claim 6 wherein the said two lands are radially spaced.

Claim 10

The support of claim 7 wherein viscoelastic material is bonded to the said lands.

Claim 11

The support of claim 8 wherein the said viscoelastic material fills the space between the two lands.

Claim 12

The support of claim 9 wherein the viscoelastic material fills the space between the beams.

Claim 13

A resilient support for bearing assemblies received in a housing comprising a support member having a substantially S-shaped cross section with three concentric radially spaced-apart axially extending ring lands, the center land attached to the outer land at one axial end thereof and attached to the inner land at the other axial end thereof, the said center land having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart axial slots therein defining beams therebetween, the said beams constructed of a spring material, a bearing assembly received within the inner land, said support accommodating radial movement of a bearing assembly received within the diameter of the inner land through bending of the said beams, a housing having an opening and the said outer diameter land received in the opening in the said housing.

Claim 14

A resilient support for bearing assemblies received in a housing comprising a support member having a substantially S-shaped cross section with three concentric radially spaced-apart axially extending ring lands, the center land attached to the outer land at one axial end thereof and attached to the inner land at the other axial end thereof, the said center land having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart axial slots therein defining beams therebetween, the said beams constructed of a spring material, a bearing assembly received within the inner land, said support accommodating radial movement of a bearing assembly received within the diameter of the inner land through bending of the said beams, a housing having an opening and the said outer diameter land received in the opening in the said housing.

Claim 15

The support of claim 11 wherein viscoelastic material is bonded to the said support to dampen radial movement accommodated by the spring nature of the beams.

Claim 16

The support of claim 11 wherein the said support is constructed of one piece of material.