ROLLING BEARING COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING TWO PARTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A BEARING

摘要

Rolling bearing comprising an inner ring (1), an outer ring (2), at least one row of rolling elements (3) between the inner and outer rings (1, 2), and an annular housing (5) surrounding at least one of the rings (2), said outer ring (2) comprising two separate parts (2a, 2b), the housing (5) comprising two distinct parts (17, 18) for retaining the parts (2a, 2b) of said outer ring (2) and fixing means for fixing the distinct parts (17, 18) together. The first part (17) of the housing (5) comprises an inner axial cylindrical portion (19) for retaining radially said outer ring (2) and the second part (18) of the housing (5) comprises an outer axial cylindrical portion (21) surrounding said inner axial cylindrical portion (19).