Patent ID: 8573922

Claim:
A bearing support comprising: a pilot ring encircling an axis and operable to be substantially-fixed in operation; a damper ring operable to receive an outer race of a bearing assembly and encircling said axis; a fuse pin extending through aligned apertures in said damper ring and said pilot ring to prevent relative radial movement between said pilot ring and said damper ring up to a predetermined amount of loading, said fuse pin operable to fracture in response to loading beyond the predetermined amount; a retainer extending through one of said damper ring and said pilot ring and fixed to the other of said damper ring and said pilot ring, said retainer operable to limit relative axial movement between said pilot ring and said damper ring, said retainer limiting relative axial movement when said fuse pin fractures in response to loading beyond the predetermined amount; and wherein said fuse pin is engaged with at least one of said damper ring and said pilot ring through a heat shrink fit.