Patent ID: 7958637
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: F16C,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pre-assembly for an apparatus, said pre-assembly comprising: a shaft; a housing having a bore, said bore having a longitudinal axis, said shaft being held in said bore; and a band of resilient material located between said shaft and said housing, said band having a circumferential surface and a plurality of projections extending radially inwards from said circumferential surface, said plurality of projections including a first projection, said first projection having a peak, said peak and said longitudinal axis of said bore having a first distance therebetween, said band having a peak radius equal to said first distance; said shaft having an outer surface, said outer surface having a first part and a second part, said outer surface and said longitudinal axis having a second distance therebetween, said shaft having a surface radius equal to said second distance, said surface radius varying around said shaft, such that said surface radius at said first part of said outer surface is less than or equal to said peak radius, and said surface radius at said second part of said outer surface is greater than said peak radius; wherein said first projection of said band is axially and circumferentially aligned with said first part of said outer surface.