ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED DAMPING

摘要

A bearing system comprises a rolling element bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring which enclose a bearing space containing at least one series of rolling elements, a shaft connected to the inner ring, and a bearing support connected to the outer ring. At least one of the rings engages a damping layer which at least partly consists of a visco-elastic material or a damping fluid, which damping layer is at a distance from the raceway of said ring.