Patent ID: 6997619
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: F16C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A clutch release bearing for installation around a guide sleeve mounted on a transmission shaft between an internal combustion engine and a transmission in a motor vehicle, said friction clutch and said guide sleeve having respective center axes, said bearing comprising: an inner ring having an inner race, said inner ring, when installed, being in working connection with one of said friction clutch and said guide sleeve; and an outer ring having an outer race, said outer ring, when installed, being in working connection with the other of said friction clutch and said guide sleeve; and a plurality of balls between said inner race and said outer race; wherein one of said inner race and said outer race has a first race portion with a first race radius and a second race portion with a second race radius which is larger than said first race radius, said radii lying in a plane containing said central axis of said guide sleeve, said second race radius being centered on the center axis of the guide sleeve.