Patent ID: 8845202
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F16C,F16F

Abstract:
1. Spring washer for axially preloading of anti-friction bearings, comprising: an outer ring; an inner ring coaxially arranged with respect to the outer ring; an axis defined by the inner and outer rings, wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are connected through resilient connection rods and wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are formed as short cylindrical tube sections and the tube sections have a length greater than a thickness of the material which forms the respective tube sections; and resilient cantilevered rods extending from one of the inner and outer rings in between the connection rods and having a free end at the other of the inner and outer rings, wherein the cantilevered rods are axially bent away from the inner and outer rings, such that the free end has an axial offset.