Patent ID: 7147375
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: B62D,F16C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A linear guide for transmitting a torque between a tubular housing, which is defined by a longitudinal axis and rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a shaft, which is received in the housing and movable in the direction of the axis in relation to the housing, said linear guide comprising a bearing assembly received in the housing for support of the shaft and having two bearing members and a set of rolling bodies disposed between the bearing members, with one bearing member constructed as bushing which is retained in the housing and defines a center axis which is oriented out-of-alignment with respect to a normal upon a longitudinal shaft axis, and with the other bearing member having a cup-shaped configuration to define a convex surface for support by a surface area of the shaft, wherein the bearing assembly is attached to the housing by a swaged area of a housing portion, wherein the bushing of the bearing assembly is press-fitted in a continuous radial bore of the housing, said housing portion being positioned adjacent to the bore and tapered inwards to form the swaging.