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US 8,475,052 B2Granted
Shaft support assembly
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsRobert Ostrander, Dumitru Florin Patrascu, Christopher Steele, Bradley Stark
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Abstract
A shaft support assembly that may include a mounting bracket, a dampener, a bearing retainer, a bearing, and a deflector. The deflector may be spaced apart from the dampener and may include a seal that engages the bearing retainer to inhibit contamination of the bearing.
Claims20
A shaft support assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a dampener disposed proximate the mounting bracket, the dampener having a hole;
- a bearing retainer disposed in the hole that engages the dampener;
- a bearing disposed in the hole that engages the bearing retainer;
- and
- a deflector that is spaced apart from the dampener and that includes a seal that engages the bearing retainer, wherein the seal inhibits contamination of the bearing.
3 more elements
A shaft support assembly comprising:
- a shaft assembly disposed along an axis;
- a deflector that extends around the shaft assembly and has a seal;
- and
- a bearing assembly that includes:
- a bearing that rotatably supports the shaft assembly;
- a bearing retainer that receives the bearing;
- and
- a dampener that receives the bearing retainer;
- wherein the deflector is spaced apart from the dampener and the seal engages the bearing retainer to inhibit contaminants from entering the bearing.
6 more elements
A shaft support assembly comprising:
- a shaft configured to rotate about an axis;
- a yoke that is fixedly disposed on the shaft;
- first and second deflectors fixedly disposed on the shaft and the yoke, respectively, wherein the first and second deflectors include first and second seals, respectively;
- and
- a bearing assembly including:
- a bearing that engages the shaft;
- first and second bearing retainers that engage the bearing, the first and second bearing retainers being spaced apart from the shaft and the yoke, respectively;
- and
- a dampener that receives the first and second bearing retainers;
- wherein the first and second seals engage opposite sides of the first and second bearing retainers, respectively.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.