Patent ID: 11913497
Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. The bearing assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one bearing intermediate ring is a first bearing intermediate ring, the inner intermediate raceway is a first inner intermediate raceway and the outer intermediate raceway is a first outer intermediate raceway, the first set of rolling elements being disposed between the first bearing intermediate ring and the bearing inner ring, and the bearing assembly further comprises:
a second bearing intermediate ring disposed about the first bearing intermediate ring and including a second inner intermediate raceway and a second outer intermediate raceway, the second set of rolling elements being disposed between the second bearing intermediate ring and the bearing outer ring; and
a third set of rolling elements disposed between the first bearing intermediate ring and the second bearing intermediate ring so as to be rollable along the first intermediate outer raceway and the second inner intermediate raceway;
wherein the axial biasing of the movable one of the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring establishes a preload within the third set of rolling elements.