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EP 3 040 567 A1 (19) )) eee QR) liz. (12) (43) Date of publication: 06.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/27 (21) Application number: 15197773.3 (22) Date of fling: 03.12.2015 ay EP 3 040 567 A1 EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (61) Ince Ftc 4tio2@mson) F16c 19/5207) FIBC 1914/28 F16C 25108 20609 FO1D 25/16 (0009 Fo2c 7106 28 (84) Designated Contracting States: ALAT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FIFRGB GRHRHUIE |S ITLILT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RORS SE SISK SMTR Designated Extension States: BAME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priory: 09.12.2014 GB 201421880 (71) Applicant: Rolls-Royce ple London SWIE 6AT (GB) (64) (72) Inventors: * Gallimore, Stephen Derby, Derbyshire DE24 884 (GB) + Fletcher, Paul Derby, Derbyshire DE24 884 (GB) (74) Representative: Rolls-Royce ple Intellectual Property Dept SinA-48 PO Box 31 Derby DE24 88, (GB) BEARING STRUCTURE WITH TWO ROLLING BEARINGS AND PRESSURE CHAMBERS FOR PRELOADING THE BEARINGS AND FOR EQUALISING THE AXIAL LOAD ON THE TWO BEARINGS (67) The presentinvention provides a bearing struc "ure comprising a fist bearing (2) having a fist inner race (3), a frst outer race (4) and a frst set of roling elements (6) housed between the first inner race (8) and the frst ‘outer race (4) and a second bearing (6) having a second inner race (7), a second outer race (8) and a second set ‘of rolling elements (9) housed between the second inner race (7) and the second outer race (8). A housing (24) surrounds the first bearing (2). A fest compliant element (28) is fixedly connected to the frst outer race (8), A rigid

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