A bearing assembly includes a first bearing comprising a first inner ring and a second bearing comprising a second inner ring. A sleeve-shaped spacer is disposed between and axially separates the first and second inner rings. An adhesive connects the spacer to the first and second inner rings.
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1. A bearing assembly comprising: a first bearing comprising a first inner ring,a second bearing comprising a second inner ring anda sleeve-shaped spacer disposed between and axially separating the first and second inner rings, wherein the spacer is adhesively connected to the first and second inner
1. A bearing assembly comprising: a first bearing comprising a first inner ring,a second bearing comprising a second inner ring anda sleeve-shaped spacer disposed between and axially separating the first and second inner rings, wherein the spacer is adhesively connected to the first and second inner rings at at least one contact point defined on adjacent axial contact surfaces of the spacer and the respective inner rings,wherein a first bore diameter of the spacer at a first axial end of the spacer is substantially the same as a bore diameter of the first inner ring and wherein a second bore diameter of the spacer at a second axial end of the spacer is substantially the same as a bore diameter of the second inner ring. 2. A bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first and second inner rings have differently-sized bore diameters and the sleeve-shaped spacer has one of a substantially frustum shape, a substantially conical shape and a tapered shape, and wherein the inner surfaces of the spacer and the first and second inner rings join in a flush manner. 3. A bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the contact surfaces have a roughness of at least about 0.4 μm. 4. A bearing assembly according to claim 3, wherein at least contact points of the contact surfaces have a roughness of equal to or less than about 3 μm. 5. A bearing assembly according to claim 4, wherein at least the contact points of the contact surfaces are connected by an acrylic adhesive. 6. A bearing assembly according to claim 4, wherein the contact points are connected by an anaerobic adhesive. 7. A bearing assembly according to claim 6, wherein the anaerobic adhesive comprises an activator. 8. A bearing assembly according to claim 7, wherein the activator includes at least one of a copper salt and an aliphatic amine. 9. A bearing assembly according to claim 8, wherein the contact points are connected by urethane methacrylate ester. 10. A bearing assembly according to claim 9, further comprising at least one roller bearing element supported by the first inner ring and at least one roller bearing element supported by the second inner ring. 11. A bearing assembly according to claim 10, further comprising a wheel hub rotatably supported by the roller bearing elements, wherein the bores of the first inner ring, the second inner ring and the spacer are configured to receive a tapered wheel axle. 12. A bearing assembly according to claim 11, wherein the spacer includes a first axially-extending section having a first constant outer diameter disposed adjacent to a first axial end and a second axially-extending section having a second constant outer diameter disposed adjacent to a second axial end, the second constant outer diameter being different than the first constant outer diameter. 13. A bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the contact surfaces have a roughness of between about 0.4 μm and about 3 μm. 14. A bearing assembly according to claim 13, wherein the contact points are connected by urethane methacrylate ester. 15. A bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the contact points are connected by urethane methacrylate ester. 16. The bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the contact surfaces of the spacer and the contact surfaces of the inner rings extend discontinuously. 17. A bearing assembly comprising: a first bearing comprising a first inner race having a first inner bore diameter,a second bearing comprising a second inner race having a second inner bore diameter different from the first inner bore diameter, anda tapered spacer disposed between and axially separating the first and second inner races, the spacer being connected to the first and second inner races via an adhesive at adjacent axial contact surfaces,wherein a first bore diameter of the spacer at a first axial end of the spacer is substantially the same as the first inner bore diameter and wherein a second bore diameter of the spacer at a second axial end of the spacer is substantially the same as the second inner bore diameter. 18. A bearing assembly according to claim 17, wherein contact surfaces defined on adjacent axial surfaces of the spacer and the first and second inner races, respectively, have a roughness of between about 0.4 μm and about 3 μm and the adhesive comprises at least one of an acrylic adhesive and an anaerobic adhesive. 19. A bearing assembly according to claim 18, wherein the adhesive comprises urethane methacrylate ester. 20. A bearing assembly according to claim 19, further comprising: at least one roller bearing element supported by the first inner race,at least one roller bearing element supported by the second inner race anda wheel hub rotatably supported by the roller bearing elements, wherein the bores of the first inner race, the second inner race and the spacer are configured to receive a tapered wheel axle spindle. 21. A bearing assembly according to claim 20, wherein the spacer has a substantially frustum shape, and wherein the inner bore surface of the first inner race is flush with the first inner bore diameter surface of the spacer and the inner bore surface of the second inner race is flush with the second inner bore diameter surface of the spacer. 22. A bearing assembly comprising: a first bearing comprising a first inner ring having an annular end face and an inner bore having a first diameter;a second bearing comprising a second inner ring having an annular end face and an inner bore having a second diameter different than the first diameter; anda sleeve-shaped spacer, at least part of the spacer being of frustum shape, having a first annular end surface adhesively connected to the annular end face of the first inner ring and a second annular end surface adhesively connected to the annular end face of the second inner ring. 23. A bearing assembly according to claim 22, wherein the sleeve-shaped spacer has a first inner diameter at the first annular end surface substantially the same as the first diameter of the first inner ring and a second inner diameter at the second annular end surface substantially the same as the second diameter of the second inner ring. 24. A bearing assembly according to claim 23, wherein the sleeve-shaped spacer has a substantially constant wall thickness from the first annular end surface to the second annular end surface.
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Kapaan Hendrikus Jan,NLX ; Sanden Johannes Franciscus,NLX ; Tanke Jesko-Henning,DEX ; Huhn Norbert,DEX, Bearing assembly for a vehicle hub.
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