Patent ID: 8007183

Claim:
A double-row angular contact anti-friction bearing, comprising: a split outer bearing ring; a one-piece inner bearing ring; and a plurality of roller bodies which roll between the bearing rings in two rows, one next to the other, on raceways and are held at uniform distances from one another by means of a bearing cage; and wherein the outer bearing ring is of axially split design and is composed of two individual rings which are connected to one another by means of a connecting element, wherein the individual rings of the outer bearing ring are connected to one another with a positive fit and with play by means of the connecting element, wherein lateral surfaces of the individual rings each have at least one shoulder astride which the connecting element is supported, wherein at least the shoulder of one of the individual rings has a groove in which a hook element of the connecting element engages with a positive fit, and wherein the individual rings can be rotated in relation to one another, wherein the connecting element has a plurality of threaded bores at edges of the connecting element with threaded bolts screwed into the threaded bores and wherein the threaded bolts are connected at least to an individual ring with a positive fit.