Attachment of a bearing retainer plate to a bearing

摘要

The current invention comprises using a bearing outer ring ID 1 to keep a retainer plate 2 attached to a bearing. The plate can comprise a cup 3 and/or at least one retainer 4. The attachment method can comprise a press fit 5 and/or using adhesive 6 and/or using at least one dimple clip 7. The design of the invention alleviates a need for special features on the bearing and can add a benefit of not Influencing the bearing stress in direction and/or magnitude. The Invention can also alleviate blind assembly of the bearing retainer ring. The retainer plate can be made using a process that comprises, for example, stamping and/or machining.