Bracket for a rotating shaft
AssigneeGKN Driveline North America, Inc.
InventorsVaradarajan Balaraman, Arthur J. Ball
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, a bracket for a rotating shaft includes a base and a retainer. The base has a mount body and a receiver having a first portion coupled to the mount body, a second portion extending from the first portion at a first end of the second portion to a second end of the second portion, a seat and an opening. The opening is defined at least in part by an inner surface disposed around a center axis. The retainer has a first surface engaged with the seat and a second surface engaged with a retention surface of the mount body and the retainer prevents separation of the seat from the retention surface by a distance greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface.
Claims24
A bracket for a rotating shaft, comprising:
- a base having a mount body and a receiver, the receiver having a first portion coupled to the mount body and a second portion extending from the first portion at a first end of the second portion to a second end of the second portion, the receiver having a seat and an opening, the opening is defined at least in part by an inner surface disposed around a center axis;
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- a retainer having a first surface engaged with the seat and a second surface engaged with a retention surface of the mount body and wherein the retainer prevents separation of the seat from the retention surface by a distance greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the retainer has an opening that defines an inner surface, and the first surface and the second surface are different portions of the inner surface.
A shaft assembly, comprising:
- a shaft arranged for rotation about an axis;
- a bearing coupled to the shaft;
- an isolator coupled to the bearing;
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- a bracket coupled to the isolator, the bracket including:
- a base having a mount body and a receiver, that receiver having a first portion coupled to the mount body and a second portion extending from the first portion to a free end, the receiver having a seat and an inner surface disposed about a center axis, with the inner surface engaged with the isolator;
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- a retainer having a first surface engaged with the seat and a second surface engaged with a retention surface of the mount body and wherein the retainer prevents separation of the seat from the retention surface by a distance greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the retainer engages the receiver only at an outer surface of the receiver, where the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface.
The shaft assembly of 13 wherein the first portion is fixed to the mount body separately from the retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.