Patent ID: 11873878
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein:
the first race of the bearing includes a radial side that faces away from the central axis and an axial side disposed transverse to the radial side such that the radial side and the axial side are adjacent to each other;
the housing includes a shoulder that extends along the radial side of the bearing and extends along the axial side of the bearing;
the housing includes an axial wall that faces the axial side of the bearing;
the axial body of the axial ring includes a plurality of axial corrugations; and
the axial corrugations engage the axial side of the bearing and the axial wall of the housing to stabilize the bearing when a low load is applied axially to the bearing.