Bearing assembly for supporting components to permit limited rotational movement

A bearing assembly for permitting a limited rotationally moveable support of first and second component parts, the bearing assembly comprising:

• a bearing body;
• a first deflectable rotational body attached to said first component part and disposed at a distance from said bearing body so that said bodies conjointly define a first space therebetween;
• a first intermediate element disposed in said first space and connected to said bearing body and to said first deflectable rotational body;
• said first intermediate element including an axial component and a radial component and said components extending one into the other to form a layer so as to prevent a direct contact of said first deflectable rotational body and said bearing body with each other even under a dynamic loading of said bearing assembly while at the same time facilitating a limited rotational movement of said first deflectable rotational body and said first component part relative to said bearing body;
• a second deflectable rotational body attached to said second component part and disposed at a distance from said bearing body so that said second deflectable rotational body and said bearing body conjointly define a second space therebetween;
• a second intermediate element disposed in said second space and connected to said bearing body and to said second deflectable rotational body;
• said second intermediate element including an axial component and a radial component and said components of said second intermediate element extending one into the other to form a layer so as to prevent a direct contact of said second deflectable rotational body and said bearing body with each other even under a dynamic loading of said bearing assembly while at the same time facilitating a limited rotational movement of said second deflectable rotational body and said second component part relative to said bearing body;
• and,
• said first and second intermediate elements being separate from each other and disposed on opposite sides of said bearing body.