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 configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said keeper engages the shaft;
a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper engaged with said nut; and
a tamper indicating member contacting said keeper retaining member such that a separation of said tamper indicating member from said keeper retaining member deforms said tamper indicating member to provide an indication of tampering 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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17 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 configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said keeper engages the shaft; a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper engaged with said nut; and a tamper indicating member contacting said keeper retaining member such that a separation of said tamper indicating member from said keeper retaining member deforms said tamper indicating member to provide an indication of tampering to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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 configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and said keeper engages the shaft; a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper engaged with said nut; and a tamper indicating member connected to opposite portions of said retaining member such that a separation of said connecting member from said keeper retaining member provides an indication of tampering to a user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for use in providing a load on a bearing mounted to a shaft, the method comprising:
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engaging a keeper with a nut mounted on a shaft to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut; engaging a retaining member connected to the keeper with the nut to hold the keeper engaged with the nut; aligning a first pressing member of a plurality of pressing members of a tool with a first tab of a plurality of tabs of a tamper indicating member and pressing the first member against the tab to engage the tamper indicating member to the keeper retaining member such that a separation of the tamper indicating member from the retaining member provides a visual indication to a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for use in connecting a tamper indicating member to a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted to a shaft, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of 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 tamper indicating member to deform said tab toward a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted on a shaft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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Specification