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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Dennis Roffe, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 25/08 (2006.01); F16C 27/04 (2006.01); F16C 35/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 25/083 (2013.01); F16C 27/04 (2013.01); F16C 35/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing assembly includes a housing having an annular interior portion and a bearing cartridge disposed radially inboard of the annular interior portion. The bearing cartridge includes a bearing that includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed radially between the inner and outer rings, a washer engaged with the bearing and having a retention tab, and a spring that is retained in engagement with the washer via the retention tab. The spring biases the washer and the bearing relative to the housing in a first axial direction.