APPARATUSES AND METHODS HAVING A BEARING SHIELD ARRANGEMENT

摘要

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus/method including rolling elements, an outer ring surrounding an inner ring and the inner and outer rings guiding rotation of the rolling elements in a rotation region therebetween, and a cap secured to the inner ring. The apparatus further includes a bearing shield arrangement secured to one of the outer and inner rings and configured with the other of the outer and inner rings to define a gap for the flow of vapor or lubricant from the rotation region through a vapor restricting pathway.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
rolling elements; an outer ring surrounding an inner ring and the inner and outer rings being configured and arranged to guide rotation of the rolling elements in a rotation region therebetween; a cap secured to the inner ring; and a bearing shield arrangement secured to one of the outer and inner rings and configured with the other of the outer and inner rings to define a gap for the flow of vapor or lubricant from the rotation region through a vapor restricting pathway, the vapor restricting pathway extending from the gap to one region of the pathway between the bearing shield arrangement and the cap and from the one region of the pathway to another region of the pathway between the cap and the outer ring.