Clutch release bearing and rolling bearing for a clutch release bearing
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsBenoit Arnault, Mickael Chollet, Philippe Walter
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Abstract
A clutch release bearing for a motor vehicle includes a thrust element having an axial axis, a guide element in the form of a tubular bushing that supports the thrust element, and a self-aligning sleeve including an annular body and a plurality of radial ribs each having a free end. The plurality of ribs extend towards the guide element from the annular body. The free ends of at least a first set of the plurality of radial ribs radially contact the cylindrical external surface of the bushing, and the bushing includes at least one opening in a cylindrical external surface of the bushing that is configured to receive one of the plurality of radial ribs.
Claims12
A clutch release bearing for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a thrust element having an axial axis,
- a guide element supporting said thrust element, the guide element comprising a tubular bushing having a cylindrical external surface and having an internal surface, and
- a self-aligning sleeve comprising an annular body and a plurality of radial ribs each having a free end, the plurality of ribs extending towards the guide element from the annular body,
- wherein the free ends of at least a first set of the plurality of radial ribs radially contact the cylindrical external surface of the bushing, and
- wherein the bushing comprises at least one opening formed on the cylindrical external surface that is configured to receive one of the plurality of radial ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.