Adapter sleeve and an adjustable spacer with radial extension useable thereon
AssigneeTemper Corporation
InventorJohn E. Rode
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Abstract
An adjustable spacer of the type shaped as a ring for mounting between a pair of tapered bearings mounted on an axle or spindle to allow a load to be axially placed on the bearings is disclosed. The adjustable spacer may include an extension located at a radius from an imaginary axis of the spacer, a contact means oriented radially outward from the extension, and a compressible area located between the contact means and the extension wherein the compressible area deforms when a predetermined load is applied to the ring in the axial direction. The adjustable spacer may be configured to be used with an adapter sleeve for use on axles or spindles of multiple radius.
Claims13
An adjustable spacer of the type shaped as a ring for mounting between a pair of tapered bearings mounted on an axle or spindle to allow a load to be axially placed on said bearings, said spacer comprising:
- a compressible portion comprising a curved section, said compressible portion terminating at a first end in a contact means, said contact means having an inner edge located at a first radial distance from an imaginary axis of said spacer;
- said compressible portion further terminating at a second end in an extension, said extension extending radially inward from said compressible portion and terminating at a second radial distance from said imaginary axis;
- said second radial distance of said extension being less than said first radial distance of said inner edge of said contact means.
An adjustable bearing assembly comprising:
- an adjustable spacer having a compressible portion terminating at a first end in a contact means, said contact means having an inner edge located at a first radial distance from an imaginary axis of said spacer, said compressible portion further terminating at a second end in an extension, said extension extending radially inward from said compressible portion and terminating at a second radial distance from said imaginary axis, said second radial distance of said extension being less than said first radial distance of said inner edge of said contact means;
- a first inner race contacting said contact means;
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- a second inner race contacting said extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.