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AssigneeSKF Industrial Trading and Development Company, B.V.
InventorsHorst Manfred Ernst, Armin Olschewski, Rainer Schurger, Lothar Walter, Manfred Brandenstein, Erich Burkl
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A clutch bearing assembly has inner and outer rings defining a race for ball bearings. The outer ring is adapted to engage a clutch lever, and the inner ring is adapted to be a stationary ring. A sliding sleeve for the assembly is coupled to the inner ring by deformable elements positively affixed to one of these members. The deformable elements may be wire bights having their ends axially inserted in grooves in the inner ring and sliding sleeve. Alternatively, the deformable element may be a spiral spring radially engaging an axial extension of the inner ring and having ends inserted in axially extending holes in the sliding sleeve.
In a clutch bearing assembly having a bearing with first and second rings defining races for rolling bearing elements, a sliding sleeve, and means coupling said sliding sleeve to said second ring, the improvement wherein said coupling means comprises permanently deformable holding means intercoupling said second ring and sliding sleeve for permitting displacement of said second ring with respect to said sleeve in all radial directions while inhibiting relative rotation therebetween, said deformable holding means being positively connected to at least one of said second ring and sliding sleeve.
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