Claims
- 1. A bearing for a motor vehicle drive train comprising:
- means for resiliently receiving a shaft means of the drive train, said resilient receiving means including an elongated cavity for enhancing dampening characteristics, said cavity defined along one side by an annular web, a pair of annular lips at its axial ends and the shaft opposing said web;
- roller bearing means comprised of an inner bearing race, an outer bearing race, and roller bearing means for rotationally bearing against said inner bearing race and said outer bearing race;
- said inner bearing race annularly disposed in abutting circumscribing relationship to said resilient receiving means; and
- means for connecting said roller bearing means to a body structure of said motor vehicle, said connecting means annularly disposed in abutting circumscribing relationship to said outer bearing race.
- 2. The bearing of claim 1 further comprising:
- collar means for restricting axial movement of said inner bearing race beyond said outer bearing race in at least one axial direction; and
- means for biasing said inner and outer bearing races against said collar means.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 781,508, filed Oct. 22, 1991, abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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