Patent ID: 9611887
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F16C

Claim:
1. An electrically isolated bearing assembly comprising: a housing assembly including a ring-shaped inner housing and ring-shaped outer housing defining an annular space therebetween; a bearing disposed in the annular space, the bearing including at least one metal inner race and at least one metal outer race and a plurality of metal roller elements disposed between the at least one metal inner race and the at least one metal outer race; at least one elongated flexible insulating member disposed between the bearing and at least a selected one of the inner housing and the outer housing, wherein the elongated flexible insulating member comprises a material that is electrically non-conductive to prevent formation of an electrical path through the roller elements, and wherein the elongated flexible insulating member has an elongated central portion and a first segmented leg structure extending from the central portion and a second segmented leg structure extending from the central portion whereby the elongated flexible insulating member is generally U-shaped wherein the first and second segmented leg structures each include a plurality of legs that are disconnected from one another to permit flexing of the elongated flexible insulating member about the elongated central portion, and wherein at least a portion of a selected one of the at least one metal inner race and the at least one metal outer race is disposed between the first and second segmented leg structures.