Combination mounting ring

摘要

A combination mounting ring (400) of resilient material, for connecting a shaft within a bore of a housing, has a hollow cylindrical part (410) having radially extending projections (440). This part is for locating between the outer surface of the shaft and the inner surface of the bore, the radially extending projections (440) being under compression and thus securing the shaft within the bore. The combination mounting ring further has an axial spring element (450) extending radially inward from the cylindrical part (410) and having two portions (451, 452) at different axial positions. The axial spring element (450) is for locating between the shaft and a body axially displaced from the shaft, and serves to minimize axial movement of the shaft within the bore of the housing. The axial spring element may either be an annular part (450) or a tab (208) extending from an axial edge of the cylindrical part.