Bearing locking mechanism
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorsJoseph G. Schill, Christopher D. Shuey
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Abstract
A bearing arrangement comprises a sleeve having a cylindrical portion and a hemi-cylindrical portion; and a clamp having first and second halves, wherein the first half engages a surface of a shaft disposed through the sleeve, and wherein the second half has a hemi-annular recess for receiving the hemi-cylindrical portion of the sleeve.
Claims40
A bearing arrangement comprising:
- a sleeve having a cylindrical portion and a hemi-cylindrical portion;
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- a clamp having first and second halves, wherein the first half engages a surface of a shaft disposed through the sleeve, and wherein the second half has a hemi-annular recess for receiving the hemi-cylindrical portion of the sleeve.
A bearing arrangement comprising:
- an inner race;
- an outer race;
- rolling elements interposed between the inner race and outer race;
- a sleeve integral with the inner race for rotation therewith, the sleeve having a hemi-cylindrical projection axially extending from one end thereof;
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- a clamp having a first section having a hemi-annular recess for receiving the hemi-cylindrical projection and a second section having an essentially hemi-cylindrical surface adapted for engagement with a shaft which is disposed through the sleeve.
A sleeve for a roller element bearing, comprising:
- a hemi-cylindrical projection axially extending from one end of a cylindrical main body portion of the sleeve, the hemi-cylindrical projection being adapted to cooperate with a clamp which has a first part adapted to engage a peripheral surface portion of a shaft which is disposed through the sleeve, and a second part which is adapted to engage a peripheral surface of the hemi-cylindrical projection.
A clamp for a roller element bearing having a sleeve having a hemi-cylindrical projection at one end, the clamp having a first portion adapted to engage a peripheral surface portion of a shaft which is disposed through the sleeve, and a second portion adapted to engage an outer peripheral surface of the hemi-cylindrical projection.
A method of forming a bearing comprising:
- forming an essentially cylindrical sleeve;
- cutting an end portion of the sleeve to remove a hemi-cylindrical portion and to leave a hemi-cylindrical portion extending axially from a remaining cylindrical portion.
A method of securing a roller element bearing to a shaft comprising:
- disposing a sleeve with a cylindrical portion and a hemi-cylindrical projection which is integral with a inner roller of the bearing around a shaft;
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- clamping the hemi-cylindrical projection to the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.