Patent ID: 8251590

Claim:
A bearing component for supporting a bearing, comprising: a first component including a first side surface, a second side surface, a first shell supporting surface between the first and second side surfaces, a central axis, a first joining surface at a first end of the first shell supporting surface, and a second joining surface at a second end of the first shell supporting surface; a second component including third side surface, a fourth side surface, a second shell supporting surface between the third and fourth side surfaces, a third joining surface at a first end of the second shell supporting surface, and a fourth joining surface at a second end of the second shell supporting surface, said second component positionable with the first component such that the first joining surface is adjacent to the third joining surface and the second joining surface is adjacent to the fourth joining surface to retain a bearing between the first and second shell supporting surfaces; and a first groove in said first shell supporting surface and extending in a direction of the central axis, said first groove extending radially outwardly from the first shell supporting surface and including a depth that continuously increases along said first groove in the direction of the central axis from said first shell supporting surface to the first side surface of the first component.