Patent ID: 8308577

Claim:
A secured bearing arrangement for at least one journal of a universal joint, able to turn about an axis of rotation, comprising: a) at least one universal joint housing with at least one bore running in the direction of an axis with an internal surface and b) a bearing bush arranged in the bore with a bearing axis for a journal, in which the journal can be mounted to turn at least about its axis of rotation, and c) a securing cover to secure the bearing bush inside the bore in the axial direction of the bearing axis facing away from the journal, wherein d) the securing cover is arranged in the radial direction of the bearing axis between the mounted bearing bush and the universal joint housing and connected to the universal joint housing between the mounted bearing bush and the universal joint housing, wherein e) the universal joint housing has an indentation on the bore, forming a surface coaxial and parallel to the bore, and the securing cover is connected positively to the universal joint housing via the surface, wherein the indentation has a depth, measured from an opening of the bore, between a 3 mm and 35 mm, wherein the securing cover has a center axis which can be positioned coaxial to the and the securing cover has a cylindrical shell piece arranged coaxially to the center axis and extending in the direction of the center axis, and the securing cover can be fixed via the shell piece in the bore in an axial direction of the center axis in the universal joint housing, and wherein the securing cover has at least one fastening means arranged on the shell piece and the securing cover can be fixed by the fastening means positively and/or frictionally in axial and in radial directions of the center axis on the, surface of the indentation.