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US 11,078,956 B2Granted
Rolling-element bearing unit, cage, and installation method
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsLudwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
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Abstract
A rolling-element bearing unit includes at least one outer ring, at least one inner ring, at least one cage, and a plurality of rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring and disposed in pockets of the cage. At least one auxiliary ring is disposed axially adjacent to the outer ring, and the cage includes connecting elements, such as radially outwardly extending lugs, for captively connecting the auxiliary ring to the cage.
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A rolling-element bearing unit comprising:
- at least one outer ring,
- at least one inner ring,
- at least one cage,
- a plurality of rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring and disposed in pockets of the cage, and
- at least one auxiliary ring that is disposed axially adjacent to the outer ring,
- wherein the cage includes a plurality of radially outwardly projecting lugs captively connecting the auxiliary ring to the cage, wherein the at least one inner ring and the at least one outer ring are configured such that the plurality of rolling elements cannot contact the auxiliary ring.
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A rolling-element bearing unit comprising:
- at least one outer ring,
- at least one inner ring,
- at least one cage,
- a plurality of rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring and disposed in pockets of the cage,
- at least one auxiliary ring that is disposed axially adjacent to the outer ring, and
- a seal element having a first end in contact with the auxiliary ring and a second end in contact with the inner ring,
- wherein the cage includes a plurality of radially outwardly extending lugs at a first axial end of the cage,
- wherein the auxiliary ring includes a radially inwardly projecting flange located axially between the plurality of lugs and the at least one outer ring, and
- wherein an axial space between the lugs and the at least one outer ring is greater than an axial thickness of the flange.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.