Patent ID: 7520675

Claim:
A rolling bearing assembly that is employed in an automotive accessory to support a shaft of the accessory, the automotive accessory includes: a plate-shaped bearing retainer that is made of a magnetic material and has first and second side faces disposed perpendicular to an axial direction of the accessory; and the rolling bearing assembly that comprises: an inner ring that is made out of a magnetic material and mounted to the first side face of the bearing retainer; an outer ring that is made out of a magnetic material and mounted to the first side face of the bearing retainer; a plurality of rolling elements that are made out of a magnetic material and mounted to the first side face of the bearing retainer and interposed between the inner and outer rings; and a magnet that has a ring shape and is mounted to the second side face of the bearing retainer to cause magnetic attraction between the rolling elements and at least one of the inner and outer rings.