Patent ID: 7708468

Claim:
A bearing arrangement for absorbing axial loads, comprising: a plurality of axial roller bearings arranged one behind the other; housing plates; and shaft plates, the axial roller bearings forming rolling body sets arranged between the housing plates and the shaft plates, the shaft plates and the housing plates being supported axially by means of spacer rings arranged between each of the shaft plates and each of the housing plates, wherein the housing plates and the shaft plates have a constant axial thickness over their entire radial extent in a region of the rolling body sets, and at least one of the shaft plates has an annular clearance at an inner circumference which is inwardly open in a radial direction, the annular clearance having a predetermined size such that an axial force transmitted from the spacer ring to the shaft plate with the annular clearance is diverted by means of the clearance in such a way that the associated roller bearings are acted upon by a uniform force over substantially the entire length of the roller bearings.