Bearing arrangement with guide grooves and axial retaining element and associated assembly method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bearing arrangement 1 comprising a ball joint 2 with an inner ring 4 having an inner surface forming a bore and a spherical outer surface, an outer ring 5 with a spherical inner surface mounted on the outer surface of the inner ring 4, and a retaining bushing 3 with an outer surface mounted in the inner surface of the inner ring 4. A groove extending from the inner surface of the inner ring 4 and the outer surface of the retaining bushing 3 is provided with at least one axially extending groove extending from an end face of the inner ring or the bushing 3, wherein at least one circumferentially extending groove extends from the axially extending grooves.The other surface is provided with at least one axial retaining element 7, which is designed to engage in the axially extending groove and the circumferentially extending groove in order to axially lock the retaining bushing 3 relative to the inner ring 4.

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