Intermediate bearing for multi-component drivelines in motor vehicles

An intermediate bearing for multi-component drivelines which include joints and connecting shafts and are used in motor vehicles, said bearing comprising:

• a housing which may be secured to the motor vehicle;
• a bearing member accommodated in said housing, said bearing member formed of a resilient material with damping properties and including a sealed rolling contact bearing adapted to support the driveline;
• said housing further comprising a U-shaped plate metal part with arms connected by an arch-shaped web and outwardly angled fixing flanges extending from the arms, an inner contour of the U-shaped plate metal part serves to accommodate a respective outer face of the bearing member, said arch-shaped web including at least one aperture;
• a tab secured to the housing laterally guides the bearing member in a region of a base face of the bearing member;
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• a carrier passes through said at least one aperture, said carrier laterally guides the bearing member, and said carrier is non-rotatably held in a fitted position by the bearing member.