IP Library Granted Patent US 9,080,602
Granted Patent B2
US 9,080,602 · App. 13/988,365 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Bearing device having a safety bearing

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Patent No.
US 9,080,602
App. No.
13/988,365
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bearing device having a bearing which rotatably supports a shaft, and a safety bearing ( 1 ) which receives the shaft in the event of a failure of the bearing. The aim of extending the service life of the safety bearing in the bearing device described above is achieved according to the invention in that a bearing race ( 2 ) of the safety bearing ( 1 ) facing the shaft comprises a lateral surface ( 3 ) having a convex contour ( 4 ) facing toward the shaft.

Claims (10)

1. A bearing device comprising a safety bearing configured to hold a shaft if a bearing fails, the safety bearing includes a bearing ring facing the shaft that has a lateral surface with a convex contour facing the shaft, wherein the convex contour of the bearing ring facing the shaft comprises a cylindrical section that extends over at least 40% of an axial extent of the bearing ring and less than or equal to 80% of the axial extent of the bearing ring.

2. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the contour of the bearing ring facing the shaft has at least one conical section.

3. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the contour of the bearing ring facing the shaft has a curved section.

4. The bearing device according to claim 3 , wherein a profile of the curved section is given at least in a section by a polynomial.

5. The bearing device according to claim 3 , wherein a profile of the curved section is given by a conical section, by a circular arc segment, or a segment of an ellipse.

6. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing ring facing the shaft is formed mirror symmetric to an axial parting plane.

7. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing ring facing the shaft is formed asymmetric to an axial parting plane.

8. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing ring facing the shaft is formed as a joint bearing ring of an anti-friction bearing with at least two rows.

9. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the convex contour of the bearing ring facing the shaft is formed by an additional coating.

10. The bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the convex contour of the bearing ring facing the shaft is formed by an additional component.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2013
From: PAUSCH, MICHAEL; MAY, WOLFGANG; MASUCH, HORST; GEORGI, JAN
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 031249/0172 →