Extruded bearing housing
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsPaul McNeill, Carsten Ohr, Scott Hart
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Abstract
An extruded bearing housing is provided. The extruded bearing housing includes a radially inner ring, and a radially outer ring located concentric with the radially inner ring. The extruded bearing housing includes webs that connect the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring, and the webs are arranged at an acute angle to a circumferential direction. Openings axially extend through the bearing housing and are defined between the webs, the radially inner ring, and the radially outer ring. Adjacent ones of the webs extend in opposite directions from each other.
Claims8
An extruded bearing housing, comprising:
- a radially inner ring;
- a radially outer ring located concentric with the radially inner ring;
- webs that connect the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring, the webs being arranged at an acute angle to a circumferential direction;
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- openings axially extend through the bearing housing and are defined between the webs, the radially inner ring, and the radially outer ring, and adjacent ones of the webs extend in opposite directions from each other.
An injection molded assembly, comprising:
- an extruded bearing housing including:
- a radially inner ring,
- a radially outer ring located concentric with the radially inner ring,
- webs that connect the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring, and arranged at an acute angle to a circumferential direction, and
- openings that axially extend through the bearing housing and are defined between the webs, the radially inner ring, and the radially outer ring, adjacent ones of the webs extend in opposite directions from each other, and at least some of the openings define crush zones for deflection of at least one of the radially outer ring and the webs;
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- an injection molded housing positioned around the extruded bearing housing, wherein pressure from forming the injection molded housing causes deflection of the at least one of the radially outer ring and the webs into the crush zones.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.