Patent ID: 8517612
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
1. A bearing assembly comprising: an outer ring having an outer surface and an inner surface, and an outer race formed on the inner surface; an inner ring having an outer surface and an inner surface, and an inner race formed on the outer surface of the inner ring; bearing elements disposed between the outer race and the inner race, and adapted to rotatably move between the inner ring and the outer ring about a central axis of the bearing assembly; a plurality of circumferentially spaced axial slots formed on the inner surface of the inner ring; a first set of circumferentially spaced partial circumferential slots formed on the inner surface of the inner ring adjacent a first end of the inner ring, each partial circumferential slot intersecting at least one of the axial slots; and a first set of radial holes, each radial hole extending from the outer surface of the inner ring to one of the partial circumferential slots.