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US 12,612,946 B2Granted
EAxle with snap ring and press-fit retainer for bearing
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorDavid Kinion
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Abstract
An assembly, which may be a gear box, differential or eAxle assembly, having a housing with a bearing seat and a snap ring groove, and a rolling bearing located on the bearing seat adjacent to the snap ring groove. A snap ring is located in the snap ring groove, with the snap ring extending radially along a portion of the rolling bearing. A press-fit retainer is engaged to the housing with a press-fit on an axially opposite side of the snap ring from the rolling bearing to support the snap ring. An assembly method is also provided.
Claims15
An assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a bearing seat and a snap ring groove;
- a rolling bearing located on the bearing seat adjacent to the snap ring groove;
- a snap ring located in the snap ring groove, the snap ring extending radially along a portion of the rolling bearing;
- and
- a press-fit retainer engaged to the housing with a press-fit on an axially opposite side of the snap ring from the rolling bearing, wherein the press-fit retainer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is equal to or greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the rolling bearing and the housing.
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A method of assembling an eAxle, the method comprising:
- providing a housing having a bearing seat and a snap ring groove;
- installing a rolling bearing on the bearing seat adjacent to the snap ring groove;
- installing a snap ring in the snap ring groove, the snap ring extending radially along a portion of the rolling bearing;
- and
- press-fitting a press-fit retainer into the housing with a press-fit on an axially opposite side of the snap ring from the rolling bearing, wherein the press-fit retainer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is equal to or greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the rolling bearing and the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.