Patent ID: 7588371

Claim:
A bearing assembly comprising: at least one first bearing as an axially free radial support, at least one second bearing as a radially free axial support; the first bearing and second having a common axis of rotation, at least a first bearing ring of the first bearing and a second bearing ring of the second bearing being rotationally fixed in relation to at least one bearing seat, wherein the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring lie axially opposite each other and the second bearing ring is coupled with the first bearing ring, contactlessly in relation to the bearing seat, in a locking and rotationally fixed manner by means of at least one connecting element engaging in a locking manner in at least one corresponding clearance on the first bearing ring or the second bearing ring, the connecting element is formed separately from the first bearing ring and from the second bearing ring, and engages at least axially in one clearance respectively on the first bearing ring and on the second bearing ring.