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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Heinz Greiner, Ebersbach, DE;
Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG, , DE;
Abstract
In a linear rolling bearing comprising a shaft ( ) acting as a guide rail and having a profiled or round, particularly circular cross-section, an outer peripheral surface of the shaft forming raceways ( ) extending in longitudinal direction for rolling elements, for example, balls, cylindrical rollers or convex rollers, the linear rolling bearing further comprising a cup ( ) surrounding the shaft ( ) and the rolling elements ( ), said cup comprising on an inner surface opposing raceways ( ) for the rolling elements ( ) while being arranged in a reception or a bore ( ) of a connecting structure ( ), the cup ( ) has a divided configuration in longitudinal direction and is composed of a plurality of segments that comprise the opposing raceways ( ) and further comprise support surfaces extending parallel to the opposing raceways ( ), through which support surfaces, the segments are supported on one another in peripheral direction of the cup ( ).