US3230023A
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Bearing construction
Assignee: Outboard Marine Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-27
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1983-05-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Einar S Dahl
- 👤 John M Whalen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/30; F16C33/58; F16C33/60; F16C33/605; F16C19/00; F16C19/22; F16C19/44; F16C19/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
THE COMBINATION OF A FIRST MEMBER INTENDED FOR ROTATION RELATIVE TO A SECOND MEMBER, SAID MEMBER HAVING A FIRST BORE THEREIN CONCENTRIC WITH THE AXIS OF INTENDED RELATIVE ROTATION, A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED PARALLEL ANNULAR SOCKETS IN THE WALL OF SAID FIRST BORE, AND A SECOND BORE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FIRST BORE AND INTERSECTING SAID FIRST BORE INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF AND BETWEEN SAID SOCKETS, AN INTEGRAL HARDENED SPLIT RACE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BORE, SAID RACE HAVING A CHEVRON SHAPED END AND HAVING SOCKET MEANS THEREIN, AN ELEMENT IN SAID SECOND BORE, SAID ELEMENT HAVING A PART EXTENDING INTO SAID FIRST BORE AND INTO SAID SOCKET MEANS, A SERIES OF ROLLER BEARINGS, EACH OF SAID ROLLER BEARINGS HAVING INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SOCKET MEANS A TRANSVERSE ANNULAR GROOVE IN ITS OUTER SURFACE WHEREBY CLEARANCE FROM SAID ROLLER BEARINGS IS PROVIDED FOR SAID PART EXTENDING INTO SAID SOCKET MEANS, MEANS RELEASABLY ENGAGED IN SAID GROOVES FOR LOCATING SAID ELEMENTS AROUND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID RACE IN AXIALLY EXTENDING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND RESPECTIVE SNAP RINGS IN EACH OF SAID SOCKETS, SAID SNAP RINGS HAVING SUFFICIENT RADIAL EXTENT TO OBSTRUCT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID RACE AND SAID ROLLER BEARINGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
THE COMBINATION OF A FIRST MEMBER INTENDED FOR ROTATION RELATIVE TO A SECOND MEMBER, SAID MEMBER HAVING A FIRST BORE THEREIN CONCENTRIC WITH THE AXIS OF INTENDED RELATIVE ROTATION, A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED PARALLEL ANNULAR SOCKETS IN THE WALL OF SAID FIRST BORE, AND A SECOND BORE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FIRST BORE AND INTERSECTING SAID FIRST BORE INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF AND BETWEEN SAID SOCKETS, AN INTEGRAL HARDENED SPLIT RACE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BORE, SAID RACE HAVING A CHEVRON SHAPED END AND HAVING SOCKET MEANS THEREIN, AN ELEMENT IN SAID SECOND BORE, SAID ELEMENT HAVING A PART EXTENDING INTO SAID FIRST BORE AND INTO SAID SOCKET MEANS, A SERIES OF ROLLER BEARINGS, EACH OF SAID ROLLER BEARINGS HAVING INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SOCKET MEANS A TRANSVERSE ANNULAR GROOVE IN ITS OUTER SURFACE WHEREBY CLEARANCE FROM SAID ROLLER BEARINGS IS PROVIDED FOR SAID PART EXTENDING INTO SAID SOCKET MEANS, MEANS RELEASABLY ENGAGED IN SAID GROOVES FOR LOCATING SAID ELEMENTS AROUND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID RACE IN AXIALLY EXTENDING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND RESPECTIVE SNAP RINGS IN EACH OF SAID SOCKETS, SAID SNAP RINGS HAVING SUFFICIENT RADIAL EXTENT TO OBSTRUCT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID RACE AND SAID ROLLER BEARINGS.
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