Aktiebolaget Skf

Maarten Noordman

Cornelius Petrus Antonius Vissers

John F Van De Sanden

Charlotte Vieillard

Lars Kahlman

Victor Haans

Robin Cundill

Van De John Sanden

An assembly includes a first component joined to a second component by an intermediate joint. The first component has a first joining surface arranged coaxially and spaced in a juxtaposition around a second joining surface of the second component such that a groove is defined between the first and second joining surfaces. One of the first and second joining surfaces includes a concave portion and the other of the first and second joining surfaces has a convex portion radially opposite the concave portion, and the groove is formed by the convex and concave portions. The intermediate joint is formed by an insert ring pressed into the groove and deformed such that material of the insert ring fills the concave portion and surrounds the convex portion, and this locks the first and second components relative to each other in both axial directions.

Assembly comprising a radially intermediate joint and corresponding method of joining two components

An improved rolling bearing, in particular one being used in aqueous environment, such as water and steam, comprising an outer race, an inner race, rolling elements, and a retainer holding said rolling elements in a spaced relation from each other, wherein the races of the bearing are made of stellite, the rolling elements are made of hot-isostatic-pressed alumina-zirconia composites, and the retainer is made of poly-ether ether ketone comprising graphite fibers, graphite powder, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

Rolling bearing

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Maarten Noordman