US 12,139,210 B2
Bearing assembly
Dirk Möller, Sennwald (CH)
Assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/439,717
Filed by thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 10, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/053117
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/160626, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 201 761.1 (DE), filed on Feb. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371652 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); F16H 55/24 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01)
CPC B62D 5/0454 (2013.01) [B62D 5/0409 (2013.01); F16H 55/24 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0213 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bearing arrangement for mounting a worm shaft meshing with a worm wheel in a housing of an electromechanical power steering system, the bearing arrangement comprising:
a first rotary bearing configured to permit a pivoting movement of the worm shaft;
a pivoting ring that includes a first pivoting ring component and a second pivoting ring component and is configured to act resiliently between a second rotary bearing and the housing; and
the second rotary bearing at least partially disposed in the pivoting ring between the first pivoting ring component and the second pivoting ring component,
wherein the first pivoting ring component includes two first points with respect to which the first pivoting ring component is configured resiliently,
wherein the second pivoting ring component includes two second points with respect to which the second pivoting ring component is configured resiliently;
wherein the second rotary bearing includes an outer ring that forms a shoulder and the pivoting ring holds the shoulder in a form-fitting manner.