| 摘要 |
A self-aligning miniature ball bearing assembly 11 is disclosed for being pressed into an opening formed in a substrate such as a sheet 21, a pillar block 17, a mounting flange 16, or a shaft 19. In one embodiment, the assembly is self-clinching when pressed into the opening and in an alternate embodiment the assembly is press-fitable into the opening and held with a friction fit. The miniature ball bearing 13 of the assembly is mounted within a retainer 12 and held against an angled bearing seat by a elastomeric compression ring 10. This allows the axis of the ball bearing to assume any orientation within a cone having a half angle of about 5 degrees with respect to an axis of the retainer. The ball bearing 13 is thereby self-aligning upon receiving a shaft to be rotationally mounted in the assembly 11. |
