Patent ID: 11965546
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A bearing module configured to support adjacent ends of two coaxial shafts, the bearing module comprising:
an outer ring having first and second raceways that are axially adjacent to one another;
first and second flanges located at each respective end of the outer ring;
first and second groups of rolling elements, the first group of rolling elements being configured for rolling on the first raceway and being axially constrained by the first flange, and the second group of rolling elements being configured for rolling on the second raceway and being axially constrained by the second flange;
a first cage that retains the first group of rolling elements circumferentially spaced apart from one another, and a second cage that retains the second group of rolling elements circumferentially spaced apart from one another; and
an axial bearing retained axially between the first and second groups of rolling elements, the axial bearing including axial bearing rolling elements that are configured for rolling contact with (a) facing axial side raceways on first and second inner rings supported respectively on the first and second groups of rolling elements, (b) the adjacent ends of the two coaxial shafts, or (c) integral washers of the axial bearing.