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US 5,634,384 AGranted
Gearbox with a bearing eye adjacent an assembly opening
AssigneeGetriebebau NORD Schlicht +Kuchenmeister GmbH & Co.
InventorEdwin Hofmann
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AssigneeGetriebebau NORD Schlicht +Kuchenmeister GmbH & Co.
InventorEdwin Hofmann
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Gearbox with a shaft bearing (33) which is accommodated in a bearing eye (7) adjacent to an assembly opening (2), the bearing eye (7) being slotted towards the assembly opening (2). The assembly opening (2) and the bearing (33) are covered by a cap (36). The cap (36) contains a bore (35) for accommodating the major part of the axial extent of the bearing (33). The bearing bore of the bearing eye (7) is, by this means, substantially relieved of the support function and is only used for centring the bearing and the cap, whereas the support of the bearing takes place by means of the cap. The gearbox casing can contain an intermediate wall (8) between the assembly opening (2) and the output-end wall (13) for supporting the output shaft. So as to make it possible to assemble the output-end gearwheel (14) without a special assembly opening, the intermediate wall (8) is lopped at the level of the support (18) of the output shaft. The bearing bore (29) opened by this means is closed by means of a support ring (28) in order to support the bearing (27).
A gearbox having a casing with an assembly opening and a bearing eye immediately adjacent to the assembly opening, the bearing eye being slotted in the direction of the assembly opening at the perimeter of the eye, a cap mounted on the casing and covering the assembly opening and the bearing eye including the slotted perimeter portion thereof and a shaft bearing extending through the bearing eye for centering of the bearing within the eye, the slotted perimeter portion of the eye preventing the eye from completely surrounding the bearing, the cap being provided with a bore positioned in axial alignment with the eye when the cap is mounted on the casing, the bore having a sufficient depth to receive and support the major part of the axial extent of the bearing centered by and extending through the eye.
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