摘要 |
The bearing assembly (100) includes an axial shaft (102) supported on front and rear bearing sub-assemblies (104, 106), each of which has an inner raceway (108) and an outer raceway (110). The outer raceways (110a, 110b) for each of the bearing sub-assemblies (104, 106) are carried on cylindrical outer members (112, 114) coaxially disposed between the supported shaft (102) and the housing within which the bearing assembly (100) is disposed. A spring element (116) is disposed coaxially about the supported shaft (102) medially between each of the cylindrical outer members (112, 114). An axial preload force is applied on each of the cylindrical outer members (112, 114) by wedging engagement of contact surfaces (120) of the spring element (116) with associated contact surfaces (122) of the outer members (112, 114), applying an axial outwardly directed preload force to each of the front and rear bearing sub-assemblies (104, 106). |