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Patent No.:

US 12774720 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2025

Roller bearing having an asymmetrical raceway, in particular for a steering column

Applicant:

Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Bruno Montboeuf, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, FR;

Baptiste Vidil, Levallois-Perret, FR;

Thomas Lepine, Tours, FR;

Lucia Knoblauch, Buchheim, DE;

Assignee:

AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:

J-TEK LAW PLLC

Scott T. Wakeman

Mark A. Ussai

Primary Examiner:

Phillip A Johnson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01); F16C 25/08 (2006.01); F16C 33/58 (2006.01); F16C 33/61 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/585 (2013.01); B62D 1/16 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 25/083 (2013.01); F16C 33/61 (2013.01); F16C 2240/76 (2013.01); F16C 2326/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A roller bearing for a steering column includes a first ring, a second ring and at least one row of balls arranged between the two rings. The second ring including a casing, at least one insert arranged in the casing so as to form a raceway of the second ring, and at least one prestressing element mounted in the casing and exerting an axial force on the insert. The first ring has a raceway for the balls, the raceway having in cross-section a concave inner profile that is asymmetrical relative to a plane parallel to a radial plane passing through the center of the balls.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Montboeuf, Bruno. (2026). Roller bearing having an asymmetrical raceway, in particular for a steering column (U.S. Patent No. 12774720). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12774720

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