A gas turbine engine includes a turbine and a compressor in rotational communication with the turbine via a shaft. The shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal centerline and includes a first axial end and a second axial end opposite the first axial end. The gas turbine engine further includes a first bearing compartment including a first compartment casing detachably mounted axially outside the compressor and the turbine. The first bearing compartment is in contact with the first axial end of the shaft and includes a first bearing which rotatably supports the shaft. The first bearing compartment is self-contained such that an internal lubrication system of the first bearing compartment is fluidally isolated from a remainder of the gas turbine engine outside the first bearing compartment.

A system for providing a load on a bearing mounted to a shaft includes an attaching member releasably connectable to the shaft and a press mechanism in fluid communication with a source of fluid and configured to provide a compressive load to the bearing. The press mechanism includes a switch having a base and a piston in communication with the fluid such that an increase in a pressure of the fluid results in the piston extending upwardly from the base and a decrease in the pressure of the fluid results in the piston retracting toward the base. The switch includes a lower proximity sensor and a higher proximity sensor. The piston is configured to extend upwardly from the base past the lower proximity sensor and to trip the higher proximity sensor. The switch is configured to control the increase in the pressure in response to the piston tripping the higher proximity sensor.

The present disclosure is directed to methods for manufacturing a wind turbine slewing ring bearing having an integral stiffener configured to resist deformation of the bearing under a load. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to methods for manufacturing components of a slewing ring bearing (e.g., an inner, center, and outer race) using near-net-shape (NNS) ring rolling techniques. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to methods for manufacturing slewing ring bearing races, via NNS ring rolling, that are not restricted to conventional (e.g., generally square, rectangular, quadrilateral, trapezoid, quadrilateral) cross-sectional profiles that necessitate attachment of a separate, non-integral stiffener (e.g., a non-integral stiffening plate, stiffening ring, or stiffening assembly).

A rolling bearing assembly includes an inner ring supported by a shaft or formed by a surface of the shaft, an outer ring supported in a housing or formed by a surface of the housing, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and at least one distance sensor configured to measure a distance between the shaft and the housing in order to detect wear of the rolling bearing.

An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.

A vehicle may include a flutter resistant caster. The vehicle may include a frame, a drive wheel coupled to the frame, a caster housing coupled to the frame, a caster, a locking element, a first bearing, and a biasing element. The caster housing may include an opening. The caster may include a caster wheel and a caster stem extending through the opening in the caster housing. The caster stem may be configured to rotate relative to the caster housing. The locking element may be coupled to the caster stem. The first bearing may be coupled to the caster stem. The biasing element may be coupled to the caster stem. The biasing element may be configured to exert a force on the first bearing.

An axle assembly that includes an axle housing, a differential carrier, and an electric motor module. The differential carrier that is mounted to the axle housing and rotatably supports a differential. The electric motor module is received inside the differential carrier and is operatively connected to and provides torque to the differential.

A gas turbine engine includes a turbine and a compressor in rotational communication with the turbine via a shaft. The shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal centerline and includes a first axial end and a second axial end opposite the first axial end. The gas turbine engine further includes a first bearing compartment including a first compartment casing detachably mounted axially outside the compressor and the turbine. The first bearing compartment is in contact with the first axial end of the shaft and includes a first bearing which rotatably supports the shaft. The first bearing compartment is self-contained such that an internal lubrication system of the first bearing compartment is fluidally isolated from a remainder of the gas turbine engine outside the first bearing compartment.

A bearing seal assembly includes at least one seal unit and at least one pulse wheel attached to the seal unit in an interference-fit and/or a materially bonded manner. The seal unit may include a radially outer member surrounding a radially inner member, the radially inner member may have a cylindrical seal surface and a flange projecting radially outwardly from an end of the seal surface and the radially outer member may have a metal profile element at least partially covered by an elastomer body that defines a first seal lip that directly contacts the cylindrical seal surface of the radially inner member. The pulse wheel may be attached to the radially outer member by a radially inwardly directed flange of the metal profile element overlying a radially outer edge of the pulse wheel.

An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.