Patent ID: 7237962

Claim:
An electrical machine, with a housing ( 2 ) and covers ( 3 , 4 ) that close the housing ( 2 ) and contain bearings ( 7 , 8 ) that rotatably support a rotor ( 5 ), wherein, spring elements ( 7 . 3 , 8 . 3 ) are provided that act upon at least one bearing shell ( 7 . 1 , 7 . 2 , 8 . 1 , 8 . 2 ) each of bearings ( 7 , 8 ) with a compression force acting in the axial direction, whereby the mounting of the bearing shell ( 7 . 1 , 7 . 2 , 8 . 1 , 8 . 2 ) that is acted upon by one of the spring elements ( 7 . 3 , 8 . 3 ) is configured as a sliding fit, and wherein one spring element ( 7 . 3 , 8 . 3 ) each of the spring elements is located between the inner bearing shell ( 7 . 2 , 8 . 1 ) and a step located on the shaft of the rotor ( 5 ).