Axial securing assembly for roller or ball bearings

摘要

An axial securing assembly for a rolling bearing in which the outer race is received in an undivided housing or housing cover and surrounds an array of bearing balls or rollers relative to which the inner race is rotatable. According to the invention, the housing is formed with a cylindrical bore in which the outer race is received and the outer race is provided with an outwardly open circumferential groove in which a spring ring is partly received. The spring ring extends radially outwardly into an inwardly open groove formed in the cylindrical wall of the housing and the latter is provided with a radial depth equal to or greater than the radial width of the spring ring. Along the periphery of the bearing bore formed in this housing, there is provided at least one recess affording axial access to the ends of the spring ring so that the mounting tool can be inserted into the spring ring to spread the latter apart and permit the spring ring to engage in the outwardly open groove of the outer race.