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Locally pre-stressed rolling bearing for mounting on a shaft in a lateral direction

  • US 4,708,498 A
  • Filed: 08/05/1986
  • Issued: 11/24/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radial roller bearing assembly without clearance comprising, an outer case, as elastically yieldable sleeve in the case, a thin elastically yieldable ring in the sleeve and having an inner surface defining a raceway, a cage, roller elements carried by the cage and disposed within the ring for rolling contact with the raceway, the ring having in a plurality of angularly spaced apart regions of discontinuities defining pre-stressed regions of the raceway effective to ensure radial deformation for effecting localized gripping of the roller elements in response to action of the sleeve when the roller bearing assembly is mounted on a shaft, the outer case, the sleeve, the ring and the cage each having means on each of the outer case, the sleeve, the ring and the cage for permitting opening thereof laterally for mounting of the roller bearing assembly by a lateral engagement of the roller bearing assembly circumferentially on said shaft between opposite ends thereof without need of slipping the roller bearing assembly over one of the ends of said shaft.

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