Patent ID: 6779990
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B60T,F04B,F16C

Abstract:
A bearing mechanism comprising:a shaft subjected to a varying load; a bearing accommodated in a cylindrical bearing accommodating portion for supporting the shaft; biasing means for biasing the bearing to be always in contact with at least a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing accommodating portion in a first direction different from a second direction in which the bearing is displaced in accordance with the varying load; and the biasing means being integrally formed with a position determining means for determining a position of the shaft; wherein the position determining means includes a wave washer provided with an approximately ring shaped plate portion with a wave shape in a cross-section thereof and a projecting portion projecting from the approximately ring shaped plate portion for generating a biasing force toward an axial center of the approximately ring shaped plate portion.