Ina Schaeffler Kg

Ina Bearing Company, Inc.

Roger L Ebaugh

Marion Jack Ince

Richard J Janssens

A cage for cylindrical rolling-contact elements, in which two rolling-contact elements that are in contact with one another at their lateral surfaces are arranged in series in the circumferential direction in a pocket and in which each of the two rolling-contact elements is guided parallel to a cage axis, includes a web connecting adjoining side rings to one another, there being stub-shaped webs on the side rings in the center of the pockets, between the two rolling-contact elements, the webs projecting partially into the pocket between the rolling-contact elements. The webs comprise sections that extend parallel to the cage axis, lie partially inside and partially outside the pitch circle and are connected to one another by sections that extend obliquely to the cage axis. The stub-shaped webs have no contact with the rolling-contact elements during rotation of the cage.

Rolling-bearing cage

An eccentric bearing arrangement including counterweights used in the hydraulic pump of an anti-lock brake system. The invention is directed to an apparatus which provides an eccentric motion applied through an essentially non-rotating outer bearing and a counterweight to a designed eccentricity in order to diminish vibration caused by the eccentric element. Embodiments of the invention are for use in anti-skid brake system pumps that require a pulsating, eccentric load that is ultimately applied to a set of radially disposed hydraulic plungers. The apparatus of the present invention comprises an outer ring, an inner ring mounted on a drive shaft, and an outer roller bearing disposed in the raceway formed between the inner and outer rings. The raceway of the inner ring is eccentric to the drive shaft by an amount equal to one half the design stroke of the anti-lock brake system plungers. The outer ring is in direct contact with the hydraulic plunger faces. The eccentrically rotated mass of the outer bearing and the inner ring are counterweighted by a thin disc slug counterweight or a steel ball counterweight, with the counterweight located such that the mass and radius of gyration provide optimum vibration reduction.

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Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Roger L Ebaugh