Ina Walzlager Schaeffler Ohg

Peter Jennes

Alexander Zernickel

Uwe Abraham

Piotr Olszewski

Raphael Wittmann

Pierre Simon

The invention concerns a centering device for steering valves of automotive vehicles and is characterized in that a needle roller bearing (,) is arranged between the drive shaft (,) and the valve bushing (,), said needle roller bearing (,) having an outer bearing ring (,) which is configured as a thin-walled sleeve which comprises, in at least one peripheral section, an elastically yielding raceway convexity (,) deviating from the circular shape, and said peripheral section comprises an angular groove (,) which is situated radially opposite an angular groove (,) disposed in an associated portion of the drive shaft (,). The needle roller bearing (,) of the invention assures a fine centering to the hydraulic center of the steering valve.

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Cologne, Germany

Peter Jennes