Patent ID: 8087830

Claim:
A radially movable floating bearing for a shaft of a gear of a steering system, comprising a rolling bearing in an inner ring, which is supported in a seat of a frame or housing of the gear, the inner ring being held by at least one support element made of a material having elastomeric properties that is inserted into a gap between the seat and the inner ring, the support element being designed so as to pivot with a pivot axis, the support element cooperating with a damping stop which is integrated on an opposing circumferential section of the seat, wherein prior to the installation of the radially movable floating bearing in the frame, the damping stop comprises a bead protruding radially away from the inner ring and protruding out of the circumferential section of the seat, the bead protruding in the opposite direction of the seat and being disposed at a radial distance from the inner ring after the radially movable floating bearing has been installed.