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US 6,296,394 B1Granted
Center bearing for a shaft
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsJürgen Braun, Dieter Kandert, Dittmar Wieland
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Abstract
A center bearing for a shaft, in particular a propeller shaft, has a rolling bearing arranged on the propeller shaft and a bearing housing surrounding the center bearing. A slide ring in which the rolling bearing is axially displaceable is arranged over the outer periphery of the rolling bearing. A decoupling element is arranged between the slide ring and the bearing housing.
Claims9
A center bearing for a shaft, with a bearing housing for the center bearing, the center bearing comprising:
- a rolling bearing arranged on the shaft, the rolling bearing having an outer ring;
- a slide ring being arranged over an outer circumference of the outer ring of the rolling bearing, the slide ring being wider in an axial direction than the rolling bearing so as to enable the rolling bearing to be axially displaceable in the slide ring;
- a decoupling element being arranged between the slide ring and the bearing housing;
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- a dust protection bellows for the rolling bearing and the slide ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.