Patent ID: 8636414
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: B60B,F16C

Abstract:
1. A bearing assembly to rotatably support an oscillating hub rotatably connected to a shaft, the bearing assembly comprising: an inboard bearing defining a first frustoconical ring having a first bearing surface disposed thereon, and an outboard bearing defining a second frustoconical ring having a second bearing surface disposed thereon, wherein said first bearing surface of said first frustoconical ring and said second bearing surface of said second frustoconical ring being positioned relative to one another to form a generally v-shaped bearing interface between said shaft and said hub, wherein the bearing assembly further comprises an outboard collet comprising an apical end, a base end, and a supporting face, the supporting face of the outboard collet supporting the outboard bearing on an interior surface opposite the second bearing surface, and wherein the bearing assembly further comprises a mounting plate configured for mounting to an end face of the shaft and for retaining the outboard collet in the bearing assembly.