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US 5,295,744 AGranted
Resilient central bearing for a propeller shaft
AssigneeGKN Automotive AG
InventorsMiloslav Petrzelka, Werner Hoffmann
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Abstract
A resilient central bearing such as for a propeller shaft for motor vehicle drives, having a roller bearing held in a housing which is disclosed and claimed. A bracket for being secured to the motor vehicle body holds the bearing. The inner bearing race of the roller bearing is associated with a carrying ring having resilient member for receiving the shaft to be supported.
Claims2
A bearing for a motor vehicle drive train comprising:
- means for resiliently receiving a shaft means of the drive train, said resilient receiving means including an elongated cavity for enhancing dampening characteristics, said cavity defined along one side by an annular web, a pair of annular lips at its axial ends and the shaft opposing said web;
- roller bearing means comprised of an inner bearing race, an outer bearing race, and roller bearing means for rotationally bearing against said inner bearing race and said outer bearing race;
- said inner bearing race annularly disposed in abutting circumscribing relationship to said resilient receiving means;
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- means for connecting said roller bearing means to a body structure of said motor vehicle, said connecting means annularly disposed in abutting circumscribing relationship to said outer bearing race.
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