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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
David Court, Somerset, GB;
Andrew R. Slayne, Bristol, GB;
David Court, Somerset, GB;
Andrew R. Slayne, Bristol, GB;
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Limited, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
A tolerance ring () for providing an interference fit between inner and outer components () is disclosed. The tolerance ring () comprises a deformable band having a plurality of radially extending projections around its circumference, wherein the projections include a set of axially spaced protuberances () separated by a unformed region () circumferentially adjacent to an axially elongate protuberance (), the axial extent of which spans the axial extent of the set of axially spaced protuberances. This arrangement of protuberances facilitates the transfer of retention force to a component that is composed of a plurality of independent parts, e.g. two or more bearings () separated by a spacer ().