Patent ID: 6250815
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: F16C,Y10S

Abstract:
A transmission for use in a vehicle comprising:a housing having a support with an opening;a shaft having an axis of rotation and an end portion disposed within said suppport opening;a floating bearing assembly supporting said end portion within said support opening wherein said hearing assembly is interposed between said housing and said end portion, said bearing assembly being movable along said axis of rotation relative to said housing for permitting said shaft to move along said axis of rotation;an expansion member interposed between said end portion and said housing for expanding and contracting with changing temperatures to maintain a desired end play tolerance between said end portion and said housing;wherein said opening is defined by an end wall and a cylindrical surface surrounding said end wall, said expansion member being a ring adjacent to said cylindrical surface and interposed between said end wall and said bearing assembly; andwherein said housing further includes a center support with an opening, said shaft further includes an opposite end portion opposing said end portion, said opposite end portion being disposed within said center support opening, and wherein a center bearing assembly supports said opposite end portion within said center support opening wherein said center bearing assembly is interposed between said housing and said opposite end portion.