Patent ID: 6637736
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A bearing assembly for permitting a limited rotationally moveable support of a component part the bearing assembly comprising:a bearing body; a deflectable rotational body attached to said component part and disposed at a distance from said bearing body so that said bodies conjointly define a space therebetween; an intermediate element disposed in said space and connected to said bearing body and to said rotational body; and, said intermediate element including an axial component and a radial component and said components extending one into the other to form a layer so as to prevent a direct contact of said bodies with each other even under a dynamic loading of said bearing assembly while at the same time facilitating a limited rotational movement of said rotational body and said component part relative to said bearing body; said intermediate element is an elastomeric layer; and, said bearing assembly further comprises a device for generating a pretension in said elastomeric layer.