SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRELOADING A BEARING AND ALIGNING A LOCK NUT
First Claim
1. A lock nut system comprising:
- a nut;
a keeper engageable with said nut to inhibit movement of said keeper relative to said nut;
said keeper having a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said radially inner side engages the shaft; and
a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper axially such that said keeper is engaged with said nut;
a cover member located on an opposite side of said keeper retaining member relative to said nut and engaged to said keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member and such that the separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user.
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Abstract
A lock nut system includes a nut, a keeper engagement with the nut to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut, and a keeper retaining member. The keeper has a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft when the keeper engages the nut and a radially inner side engages the shaft. The keeper retaining member is secured to the keeper and is engageable with the nut to hold a keeper axially such that keeper is engaged with the nut. A cover member is located on an opposite side of the keeper retaining member relative to the nut and engaged to the keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of the cover member from the keeper retaining member in such that that the separation of the cover member from the keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user.
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26 Claims
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1. A lock nut system comprising:
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a nut; a keeper engageable with said nut to inhibit movement of said keeper relative to said nut; said keeper having a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said radially inner side engages the shaft; and a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper axially such that said keeper is engaged with said nut; a cover member located on an opposite side of said keeper retaining member relative to said nut and engaged to said keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member and such that the separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for use in securing a lock nut to a shaft, comprising:
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a keeper having keeper teeth engageable with a lock nut to inhibit movement of said keeper relative to said nut; said keeper having a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when keeper engages said nut and said radially inner side engages the shaft; and a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member having engaging teeth engageable with said nut to hold said keeper axially such that said keeper is engaged with said nut; a cover member located on an opposite side of said keeper retaining member relative to said keeper teeth and said engaging teeth and engaged to said keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of said cover member from said retaining member and such that the separation of said cover member from said retaining member provides a visual indication to a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for use in providing a load on a bearing mounted to a shaft, the method comprising:
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engaging a lock nut on a shaft at a desired preload of a bearing mounted on the shaft; engaging a keeper with the nut to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut; engaging a radially inner side of the keeper with the shaft to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft; engaging a retaining member connected to the keeper with the nut to hold the keeper axially such that the keeper is engaged with the nut; and locating a cover member on an opposite side of the keeper retaining member relative to the nut and engaging the cover member to the keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of the cover member from the retaining member such that the separation of the cover member from the retaining member provides a visual indication to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for use in connecting a cover member to a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted to a shaft, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of circumferentially spaced pressing members extending axially from a main body portion; a contacting portion coupled to said main body portion and having a plurality of openings aligned with said pressing members to allow a first pressing member of said pressing members to extend through said contacting portion to contact a tab of a cover member to deform said tab toward a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted on a shaft. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A lock nut system comprising:
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a nut; a keeper engageable with said nut to inhibit movement of said keeper relative to said nut; said keeper having a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said radially inner side engages the shaft; and a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper axially such that said keeper is engaged with said nut; a cover member positionable on an opposite side of said keeper retaining member relative to said nut and engaged to said keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member and such that the separation of said cover member from said keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user.
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Specification