Patent ID: 11885377
Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An electrically conductive assembly for preventing current flow through the raceways of a bearing having an inner ring disposed about a shaft and an outer ring disposed within a bore of an outer member, the shaft or the outer member being rotatable about a central axis through the shaft, an annular retention groove being formed in an inner circumferential surface of the outer member or of the bearing outer ring and having first and second facing radial surfaces, the conductive assembly comprising:
a mounting ring including a flat, outer arcuate plate portion with a first axial end and a second axial end, the outer arcuate plate portion being disposable within the retention groove to couple the mounting ring with the outer member or bearing outer ring such that the first axial end is disposed against the first radial surface of the groove and the second axial end is disposed against the second radial surface of the groove, the mounting ring being formed of an electrically conductive elastic material, the mounting ring having an outside diameter and two circumferential ends spaced circumferentially apart and being deflectable radially inwardly such that each one of the two circumferential ends displaces toward the other one of the two circumferential ends to reduce the outside diameter of the ring for installation into the retention groove; and
an arcuate conductor having a centerline, an outer radial end attached to the first axial end of the mounting ring plate portion, an inner radial end engageable with the shaft or the bearing inner ring such that an electrically conductive path extends between the shaft and the outer member through the arcuate conductor and the mounting ring.