Spicer Gelenkwellenbau Gmbh & Co. Kg

Oliver B&ouml;rsch

Ralf Sedlmeier

Harald Dierich

An intermediate bearing for a driveline of a commercial vehicle has a housing ( ) with a stirrup-shaped cross-section. The housing ( ) has a fixing face ( ) formed of two straight portions ( ) and a first arched portion ( ). A bearing member ( ) is arranged between the portions ( ). The bearing member ( ) is rubber and is connected to the fixing face ( ) by vulcanization. A locking element ( ) bridges the space between the two straight portions ( ). The locking member ( ) is attached to the bearing member ( ). The bearing member ( ) encloses a supporting ring ( ) which serves to receive a rolling contact bearing. The locking element ( ) is adjustable for the purpose of setting a pre-tension of the bearing member ( ) towards the longitudinal axis ( ) of the bore ( ) of the supporting ring ( ). The locking element ( ) can be connected to the housing ( ) after the required pre-tension has been set.

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Essen, Germany

Oliver Börsch

Growing community of inventors

Essen, Germany

Oliver B&ouml;rsch

Oliver Börsch