Shield for rolling element bearings
AssigneeThe Torrington Company
InventorsRichard L. Alling, Daniel R. McLarty
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Abstract
A shield has an outer periphery portion engaging a grooved outer bearing ring, an inner periphery portion adjacent an inner bearing ring, and a mid portion joining the outer periphery portion and the inner periphery portion. The outer periphery portion has an annular reverse bend and terminates in an annular flat surface having radially outer and radially inner edge portions. The radially outer edge portion and the radially inner edge portion and the reverse bend each contact the grooved outer bearing ring to retain the shield axially and radially.
Claims23
A shield for a rolling element bearing having an axis, an inner bearing ring, a grooved outer bearing ring and rolling elements between the inner and outer bearing rings, the shield comprising:
- an outer periphery portion engageable with the grooved outer bearing ring;
- an inner periphery portion to be located adjacent the inner bearing ring;
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- a mid portion joining the outer periphery portion and the inner periphery portion;
- the outer periphery portion having an annular reverse bend and terminating in an annular flat surface having radially outer and radially inner edge portions, the outer periphery portion being configured such that, after installation in the rolling element bearing, the radially outer edge portion and the radially inner edge portion and the reverse bend each contact the grooved outer bearing ring to retain the shield axially and radially.
A rolling element bearing assembly having an axis and comprising:
- an inner bearing ring;
- a grooved outer bearing ring;
- rolling elements between the inner and outer bearing rings;
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- a shield having an outer periphery portion contacting the grooved outer bearing ring, an inner periphery portion adjacent the inner bearing ring, and a mid portion joining the outer periphery portion and the inner periphery portion;
- the outer periphery portion of the shield having an annular reverse bend and terminating in an annular flat surface having radially outer and radially inner edge portions, the radially outer edge portion and the radially inner edge portion and the reverse bend each contacting the grooved outer bearing ring to retain the shield axially and radially.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.