Patent ID: 9347493
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: F16C

Claim Text:
1. A bearing assembly comprising: a plurality of tapered rollers; a plurality of spherical rolling elements; a first inner ring having a generally constant first inner diameter and defining a first inner raceway on which the plurality of tapered rollers run, a second inner ring having a generally constant second inner diameter that is identical to the generally constant first inner diameter of the first inner ring and defining a second inner raceway on which the plurality of spherical rolling elements run; and a unitary outer ring having a generally constant outer diameter and including a first portion defining a first outer raceway on which the plurality of tapered rollers run, a second portion defining a second outer raceway on which the plurality of spherical rolling elements run, a first thickness of the outer ring at a medial portion of the first outer raceway is greater than a second thickness of the outer ring at a medial portion of the second outer raceway, and the first thickness of the outer ring is at least 1.5 to 2.5 times greater than the second thickness of the outer ring.