Patent ID: 6464060
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: F16C,F16D

Abstract:
A clutch release bearing comprising a rolling bearing which has a rotating race and a non-rotating race provided with a radial portion, and mounted on a maneuvering member which has a tubular part and a radial flange on which the radial portion of the non-rotating race bears, and a self-alignment sleeve disposed between the non-rotating race and the maneuvering member and supported on a support member of one of the non-rotating race and maneuvering member with the self-alignment sleeve being clamped to a cylindrical bearing surface of the support member, the self-alignment sleeve comprising an elastic material and a metal armature which has a tubular portion delimited in the radial direction by two circular section surfaces, one of the two surfaces being covered with the elastic material forming self-alignment means, the other surface of the metal armature being at least partly covered with the elastic material forming means for clamping said self-alignment sleeve to the support member, and the tubular part of the armature being axially in line with the cylindrical bearing surface of the support member.