Antifriction bearing for use in apparatus for damping fluctuations of torque in power trains of motor vehicles

A bearing for use between first and second rotary components, comprising:

• an outer race;
• an inner race which is coaxial with, at least partly surrounded by and disposed radially inwardly of said outer race, and
• an enclosure including a first wall between said outer race and one of said components, a second wall extending from said first wall inwardly along an axial end of said outer race to an axial end of said inner race, said second wall comprises a first portion between said first wall and said pocket and a second portion, said pocket being disposed between said first and second portions and at least one of said first and second portions making an oblique angle with the common axis of said races, said second wall having a lubricant-confining pocket extending substantially axially of said races and away from said axial ends.

A bearing comprising an outer race having a peripheral surface, a first axial end and a second axial end;

• an inner race coaxial with and at least partially surrounded by said outer race and having first and second axial ends at the first and second axial ends, respectively, of said outer race, and an internal surface;
• and an enclosure having a first wall adjacent the peripheral surface of said outer race, a second wall at the first axial ends of said races, and a third wall surrounded by a portion of said internal surface.