Bearing assembly for a steering assembly

Details Bearing assembly for a steering assembly Bearing assembly for a steering assembly

2007-07-05

2009-12-29

Hannon, Thomas R (Department: 3656)

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Antifriction bearing

Reexamination Certificate

active

07637667

ABSTRACT:
A bearing assembly is provided that enables the bearing assembly to be press fit onto a steering shaft and/or within a shaft housing without excessive stress on the bearing races and without affecting bearing clearance or torque requirements while also tolerating angular misalignment between the shaft and housing. The assembly includes unbroken inner and outer races with ball bearings disposed therebetween. A housing assembly includes a radially extending wall on one side of the outer race and a deformable axially extending wall. A elastomeric isolator also includes a radially extending wall and a deformable axially extending wall that are disposed between the outer race and the corresponding walls of the bearing assembly housing. A washer is disposed on an opposite side of outer race and is disposed between radially inwardly extending lips formed by deformation of the axially extending walls of the isolator and housing.

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