IP Library Granted Patent US 8,961,030
Granted Patent B2
US 8,961,030 · App. 14/111,621 · Granted Feb 24, 2015

Bearing comprising a corrosion-resistant bearing part

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Patent No.
US 8,961,030
App. No.
14/111,621
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bearing, including a bearing part, in particular a bearing ring ( 5, 6 ) having a cathodic corrosion prevention device. The aim of providing a bearing having a permanent, adjustable corrosion prevention device that requires only minor structural changes is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring ( 5, 6 ), is connected as the cathode of an external power source, and that the anode ( 8, 10 ) of the external power source is arranged spaced apart from the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring ( 5, 6 ).

Claims (15)

1. A bearing, comprising a bearing part with a cathodic corrosion protection device,

the bearing part is connected as a cathode of an external power source, and

an anode of the external power source is arranged at a different physical location relative to the bearing part.

2. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the external power source comprises a power supply that is uninterrupted even when the shaft is at a standstill.

3. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the anode is formed as a ring anode that is arranged on a carrier ring.

4. The bearing according to claim 3 , wherein the ring anode is formed from oxide-coated titanium.

5. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the anode is constructed as a screen anode.

6. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein a reference electrode is provided.

7. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing part has an electrically insulating layer.

8. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing part is connected in an electrically conductive way to another bearing part.

9. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein a sacrificial anode is connected with an electrically conductive contact to the bearing part, in particular.

10. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing part has a corrosion-blocking coating.

11. The bearing according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing element is provided on the bearing part.

12. The bearing of claim 1 , wherein the bearing part comprises a bearing ring.

13. The bearing of claim 12 , wherein the bearing ring is connected in an electrically conductive way to another bearing ring.

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 Oct 14, 2013
From: KIRCHHOFF, NICO; SCHULTE-NOLLE, CHRISTIAN; LOESCHE, THOMAS; MULLER, CLAUS
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 031399/0301 →