CPC F16C 35/077 (2013.01) [F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 19/525 (2013.01); F16C 33/586 (2013.01); F16C 37/007 (2013.01); F16C 2202/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An insulating device for a bearing mountable within a housing, the bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring with an outer circumferential surface and opposing axial ends and a plurality of rolling elements disposed therebetween, wherein the insulating device comprises:
a first annular part, which is configured to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring; and
a second annular part, which is configured to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring, wherein the first annular part and second annular part form the insulation device which is configured to contact, when in an assembled state, both the outer ring and the housing;
wherein the first annular part is thermally conductive and electrically insulating, and the second annular part is electrically insulating, and
wherein the first annular part and the second annular part are separate and distinct parts.
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