Patent ID: 8894291

Claim:
A bearing holder for fixing a bearing, comprising: a planar body having a first side and a second side; a hole passing through the body, defining axial and radial directions and a void for receiving the bearing; a plurality of hooks extending from the first side of the body and defining a first axial step limiting the axial movement of the bearing through the void in a first axial direction, and a plurality of projections extending from the second side of the body and arranged to be radially deformed to define a second axial step limiting the axial movement of the bearing through the void in a second axial direction; wherein the projections are U-shaped projections and the base of the U is arranged to bear against an axial end face of the bearing after being radially deformed; the base of each U-shaped projection is formed with a finger extending substantially radially inwardly, the fingers being arranged to accommodate the bearing before the projections are deformed and arranged to press against an axial end of the bearing to press the bearing against the first axial stop after the projections have been deformed.