Patent ID: 7007386
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: F16C,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for mounting a light duty bearing within a workpiece aperture to be frictionally movable therewithin comprising: A. providing a bearing having an arcuate convex outer surface defining a groove extending circumferentially therearound and an inner race member rotatably movable with respect to the arcuate convex outer surface; B. providing a tolerance ring of flexibly resilient metallic material including a main band section being ring-shaped and including a plurality of wave protrusions extending radially outwardly therefrom and being split laterally to define first and second longitudinal ends thereon; C. exerting force on the tolerance ring to urge the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end thereof apart to further open the ring-shaped main band section thereof; D. positioning of the tolerance ring into the groove defined in the arcuate convex outer surface of the bearing; E. ceasing the exerting of force on the tolerance ring to allow the first and the second longitudinal ends thereof to resiliently move toward each other in order to allow the main band section to return to the steady state flexibly resilient configuration thereof while positioned the groove to facilitate retaining therewithin with the wave protrusions extending radially outwardly therefrom; and F. placing of the bearing with the flexibly resilient tolerance ring positioned within the groove defined therein with the wave protrusions thereof extending radially outwardly therefrom into abutting engagement with the aperture of the workpiece for exerting bias thereagainst sufficiently to allow a frictionally movable mounting of the bearing therewithin.