Adjustable spacer with hardened ends
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1. An adjustable spacer system comprising:
- an annular spacer configured to be mounted on a shaft to apply a force to one or more roller bearings mounted on said shaft, the annular spacer comprising a first end portion and a second end portion opposite said first end portion;
an intermediate portion of said annular spacer located between said first end portion and said second end portion, said intermediate portion comprising a material more deformable than that first end portion; and
wherein the first end portion comprises a first face exposed in an axial direction, the first face being formed of a hardened material.
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Abstract
An adjustable spacer with a non-hardened intermediate portion therebetween is mountable between a pair of roller bearings also mounted on a shaft such an axle or spindle or the like. The intermediate portion allows the spacer to collapse in the axial direction to maintain desired axial loads on the bearings.
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1. An adjustable spacer system comprising:
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an annular spacer configured to be mounted on a shaft to apply a force to one or more roller bearings mounted on said shaft, the annular spacer comprising a first end portion and a second end portion opposite said first end portion; an intermediate portion of said annular spacer located between said first end portion and said second end portion, said intermediate portion comprising a material more deformable than that first end portion; and wherein the first end portion comprises a first face exposed in an axial direction, the first face being formed of a hardened material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A bearing assembly comprising:
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a shaft having one or more roller bearings mounted thereon; an annular spacer mounted on said axle or spindle to apply a force to said one or more roller bearings, said annular spacer comprising a first end portion and a second opposite end portion; an intermediate portion of said annular spacer, located between said first end portion and said second end portion, said intermediate portion comprising a material more deformable than the first end portion; and wherein the first end portion comprises a face exposed in an axial direction, the face being formed of a hardened material. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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