Patent ID: 8668392
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
1. A rolling contact bearing comprising: a radially inner ring into which a shaft of a pinion unit can engage, a radially outer ring which can be inserted into a cylindrical seat provided in a frame, a plurality of rolling bodies arranged between the two rings so as to allow the radially inner ring to rotate with respect to the radially outer ring, and an axial locking element which is mounted on a lateral annular recess obtained in the radially outer ring, wherein the axial locking element can be screwed to the frame so as to axially lock the radially outer ring within the cylindrical seat, wherein the bearing includes axial retaining means, which are associated with the radially outer ring and radially interfere with the locking element so as to secure the locking element within the annular recess, and a sealing element, which is arranged within an annular window defined by the radially inner ring and by the radially outer ring and includes a shaped shield mounted in the radially outer ring, wherein the shaped shield being provided with an annular extension which defines the said axial retaining means.