Axial bearing unit

Year	Description
1993	Invention patented by Leo Muntnich, Wilfried Soyka, and Wolfgang Steinberger on January 18th, 1993. Abstract: An axial beaing unit comprising two bearing discs (1, 2) with rolling elements (3) disposed therebetween, each of the bearing discs (1, 2) comprising an axially oriented cylindrical flange, which cylindrical flanges overlap each other in the axial direction, the flange of one of the bearing discs (1) being made as an overhanging flange (9) comprising a radially projecting end portion (3) at its free end (11), and the flange of the other bearing disc (2) being a retaining flange (10) comprising a retaining surface (14) facing the end portion (13), the end portion (13) engaging behind the retaining surface (14) so that the bearing discs are connected to each other secure against loss, characterized in that the radially projecting end portion (13) comprises several elastically yielding bosses (12) made without chip-removal and arranged spaced apart on the circumference of the end portion (13), which bosses (12) engage as a result of radial elastic relaxation behind the retaining surface (14).
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Invention: Axial bearing unit