EP 3 040 567 A1
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(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