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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Loncar, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Reinhold Nutzel, Adelsdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Ina Walzlager Schaeffler, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 4/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 4/304 ;
Abstract
A chiplessly made angular contact bearing comprising an outer ring (,) and an inner ring (,) is configured as a self-retaining unit by the fact that the inner ring (,) comprises uniformly spaced resilient retaining tabs (,) which, as viewed in longitudinal cross-section, comprise two sections (,) that are disposed angularly relative to each other and separated by a vertex (,), the diameter of the retaining tabs (,) is largest at the vertex (,) and the diameter of the axially outer section (,) of the retaining tabs (,) is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer ring (,).