US Patent:
20070292067, Dec 20, 2007
Inventors:
Suma Ravindra - Bangalore, IN
Bradley Faye - Winsted CT, US
Jaikumar Balasubramanian - Bangalore, IN
Craig Etheridge - Canton OH, US
International Classification:
F16C 35/00
Abstract:
An annular component, such as the inner race of an antifriction bearing, fits over a shaft with a slip fit, and then is secured with set screws that bear against an internal band that forms part of the component. The band, in turn, bears against the surface of the shaft. The band has detached ends, which lie midway between the set screws and may be wedge-shaped and radially overlapped, so that when the set screws are turned down, the wedge-shaped ends ride over each other and aid in securing the component to the shaft.