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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Guihui Zhong, Charlotte, NC (US);
John Tate, Cornelius, NC (US);
Charles Schwab, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Michael Heaton, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Venkata Kottapalli, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
An insulated bearing includes an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements, a first aluminum insulating cap, and a second aluminum insulating cap. The outer ring has an inner rolling surface and an outer spiral groove, and the plurality of rolling elements are in rolling contact with the inner rolling surface. The first aluminum insulating cap screwed onto the outer ring from a first axial end. The first aluminum insulating cap has a first inner spiral, complementary to the outer spiral groove. The second aluminum insulating cap is screwed onto the outer ring from a second axial end, opposite the first axial end. The second aluminum insulating cap has a second inner spiral, complementary to the outer spiral groove.