Pulley mounting
OwnerEdwin A. Zenthoeferinventor
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Abstract
The combination with a housing or casing having an opening for projection outwardly therethrough of a shaft, the opening being of greater diameter than the shaft and rigidly receiving a mounting projecting beyond the casing and having a bore for journalling of the shaft, an inner bearing race fixedly engaged upon the mounting exteriorly of the casing for accommodating a plurality of discrete bearings, an outer race engaged to the shaft for rotation therewith, and a pulley or wheel member fixed on the outer race radially outwardly of the fixed inner race and mounting member.
Claims6
The combination with a casing having an opening in one portion thereof and a shaft of lesser diameter than said casing opening projecting outwardly therethrough, of a wheel mounting means comprising a mounting member fixed within said casing opening and projecting outwardly therebeyond, said mounting member having a bore through which said shaft extends, a fitting fixedly engaged on said mounting member in its projecting portion, a multiplicity of bearing elements arranged circumferentially about, and supported upon, said fitting, said fitting having a bearing for journalling of said shaft extending therethrough, means disposed radially outwardly of said fitting for retaining said bearing elements against displacement from operative position, a wheel having a hub portion, said hub portion being engaged upon said means retaining said bearing elements, and means interconnecting said shaft and said bearing element retaining means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.