Patent ID: 9175728
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
1. A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection, comprising: a radially inner bearing ring and a radially outer bearing ring, the radially inner bearing ring including a radially outer race and the radially outer bearing ring including a radially inner race; a roller assembly including a plurality of rolling elements, the plurality of rolling elements are supported to roll on the radially inner race of the radially outer ring and the radially outer race of the radially inner ring; and a shield extending radially between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring, the shield including a body portion with one radial end that is fixed to one of the radially inner or outer rings, at least one electrically conductive seal on a surface of the body portion, and a conductive element extends from an opposite radial end of the body portion that contacts the other of the radially inner or outer rings, the conductive element comprises a plurality of filaments that extend on the opposite radial end of the body portion from the fixed radial end that contact the other of the radially inner or outer rings, and the at least one electrically conductive seal comprises two electrically conductive seals, the two electrically conductive seals being located on opposite axial sides of the body portion, and the plurality of filaments are located between the seals.