Patent ID: 6474639
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B65H,F16C,G03G

Abstract:
A bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable shaft in a wall of a machine comprising:a. a support wall portion of the wall of the machine, said support wall portion having a first surface, a wall thickness and a second and opposite surface; b. a central opening through said support wall portion; c. a bearing receiving recess formed from said first surface partially into said wall thickness of said support wall portion; d. plural receiving openings formed through said wall thickness of said support wall portion and spaced from said central opening; e. a bearing device for inserting into said bearing receiving recess, said bearing device having an inner bore and an external surface; and f. an adjustable force applying spring clip for applying a desired normal force to said bearing device when said bearing device is inserted into said receiving recess, said adjustable force applying spring clip including: i. a chest portion for contacting said bearing device, said chest portion having a front surface and a back surface and first and second edges for contacting said bearing devices; ii. resilient shoulder portions connected one to each of said first and second edges respectively, each said first and second shoulder portion being bent towards said back surface of said chest portion; and iii. first and second hand portions connected one to each of said first and second resilient shoulder portions, each said first and second hand portions being bent forwardly from said first and second resilient shoulder portions respectively for snapping into a first and a second receiving openings of said plural receiving opening through said wall thickness of said support wall portion.