Abstract: A cage has a small-diameter annular portion provided between an inner ring and an outer ring on a first side of a bearing in an axial direction and a plurality of cage bars extending from the small-diameter annular portion toward a second side of the bearing in the axial direction. In each of an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter annular portion, recessed portions are formed which is each open toward a bearing exterior on the first side of the bearing in the axial direction. An inner wall of each recessed portion has an inclined surface that serves to enlarge a cross section of the recessed portion toward the bearing exterior on the first side of the bearing in the axial direction.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, tapered rollers, a cage, and a lubricant holding member. The cage is formed of resin. Since the cage is formed of resin, the tapered roller bearing can be downsized with contact between the cage and the lubricant holding member avoided.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of tapered rollers, and a lubricant holding member. The lubricant holding member is provided integrally with the outer ring. The lubricant holding member includes a tubular portion and an annular portion. The tubular portion extends in an axial direction of the outer ring. The tubular portion is positioned at a first end of the outer ring in the axial direction. The annular portion extends inward in a radial direction of the outer ring, from the first end of the tubular portion in the axial direction. A plurality of recessed portions is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion in juxtaposition in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: An outer ring has an annular step provided on an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring and forming an annular thin walled portion at an axial end of the outer ring. An axially inward end surface of a tubular portion of a lubricant holding member contacts the step of the outer ring, and an inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion contacts an outer peripheral surface of the thin walled portion. An annular groove is formed at a coupling portion between the step of the outer ring and the outer peripheral surface of the thin walled portion.

Abstract: A speed changer includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of first tapered rollers provided in an annular space between inner ring and outer ring on one side in an axial direction, annular first cage that holds the first tapered rollers, a plurality of second tapered rollers provided in the annular space on the other side in the axial direction, and an annular second cage that holds the second tapered rollers. The first cage is a fixed member that is not allowed to rotate around a center line of the annular space. The outer ring is an input member to which a rotation torque is input. The second cage is an output member that outputs rotation resulting from reduction in a speed of the input. A first rotating portion including the first tapered rollers is different in specifications from a second rotating portion including the second tapered rollers.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring having an outer-ring raceway surface that increases in diameter from a first side toward a second side in an axial direction, an inner ring having an inner-ring raceway surface and also having a cone back face rib that is located on the second side of the inner ring in the axial direction and that protrudes outward in a radial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers, an annular cage, and a reservoir portion provided on the second side of the outer ring in the axial direction and having a recessed groove that is formed on an inner periphery of the reservoir portion and in which lubricant is stored. The recessed groove has a recess and protrusion at its bottom.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes: an inner ring including an inner raceway surface tapered so that the inner raceway surface increases in diameter from a first side to a second side; an outer ring including an outer raceway surface tapered so that the outer raceway surface increases in diameter from the first side to the second side; a plurality of tapered rollers disposed in an annular space defined between the inner ring and the outer ring; and an annular cage retaining the tapered rollers. The cage includes: a small diameter annular portion; a large diameter annular portion; and a plurality of cage bars connecting the small and large diameter annular portions. An outer clearance is defined between the outer ring and the cage and between circumferentially adjacent ones of the tapered rollers. The outer clearance has a cross-sectional area increasing from the second side to the first side.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring having an outer-ring raceway surface that increases in diameter from a first side toward a second side in an axial direction, an inner ring having an inner-ring raceway surface and having a cone large face rib that is located on the second side of the inner ring in the axial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers, an annular cage, and a holding member provided on the second side of the outer ring in the axial direction to enable a lubricant inside the bearing to be held. The holding member has a cylindrical portion provided adjacently to the outer ring and a protruding portion protruding inward from the cylindrical portion in the radial direction. A slit is formed in the cylindrical portion to separate a radially inner portion, on which the protruding portion is provided, from a radially outer portion.

Abstract: A cage has a small-diameter annular portion provided between an inner ring and an outer ring on a first side of a bearing in an axial direction and a plurality of cage bars extending from the small-diameter annular portion toward a second side of the bearing in the axial direction. In each of an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter annular portion, recessed portions are formed which is each open toward a bearing exterior on the first side of the bearing in the axial direction. An inner wall of each recessed portion has an inclined surface that serves to enlarge a cross section of the recessed portion toward the bearing exterior on the first side of the bearing in the axial direction.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring having an outer-ring raceway surface that increases in diameter from a first side toward a second side in an axial direction, an inner ring having an inner-ring raceway surface and having a cone large face rib that is located on the second side of the inner ring in the axial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers, an annular cage, and a holding member provided on the second side of the outer ring in the axial direction to enable a lubricant inside the bearing to be held. The holding member has a cylindrical portion provided adjacently to the outer ring and a protruding portion protruding inward from the cylindrical portion in the radial direction. A slit is formed in the cylindrical portion to separate a radially inner portion, on which the protruding portion is provided, from a radially outer portion.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring having an outer-ring raceway surface that increases in diameter from a first side toward a second side in an axial direction, an inner ring having an inner-ring raceway surface and also having a cone back face rib that is located on the second side of the inner ring in the axial direction and that protrudes outward in a radial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers, an annular cage, and a reservoir portion provided on the second side of the outer ring in the axial direction and having a recessed groove that is formed on an inner periphery of the reservoir portion and in which lubricant is stored. The recessed groove has a recess and protrusion at its bottom.

Abstract: A ball bearing includes an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of balls; and a cage that has an annular shape. Oil flows into an area between the outer ring and the inner ring from one side in an axial direction and flows out from the other side in the axial direction. The cage includes an annular portion provided on an oil inflow side, and bar portions extending from the annular portion toward an oil outflow side. An outer peripheral end portion of the annular portion is constituted by a corner portion at which an axial outer end face intersects with an outer peripheral surface. An axial position of a tip end of the corner portion is substantially same as an axial position of a side surface of the outer ring.

Abstract: An inner ring has a plurality of grooves which are formed on its inner peripheral face and extended from an end thereof in an axial direction. The grooves are extended from both ends in the axial direction of the inner ring inwardly in the axial direction, and closed in a middle part in the axial direction of the inner peripheral face of the inner ring. The grooves are formed in plurality at an equal interval in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A corner is formed at a small-diameter-side end portion of a cage. The cage is disposed such that the axial position of a tip of the corner substantially coincides with the axial position of a large end face of an outer ring. Thus, a cylindrical space formed between an inner periphery cylindrical face of the outer ring and an outer periphery cylindrical face of the cage is filled with an oil low pressure region. As a result, the inflow of the oil into a bearing is restricted.

Abstract: An inner ring has a plurality of grooves which are formed on its inner peripheral face and extended from an end thereof in an axial direction. The grooves are extended from both ends in the axial direction of the inner ring inwardly in the axial direction, and closed in a middle part in the axial direction of the inner peripheral face of the inner ring. The grooves are formed in plurality at an equal interval in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of tapered rollers, and a cage. The cage includes: a large-diameter side annular portion and a small-diameter side annular portion that form wall portions in both axial ends of pockets; and a plurality of cage bars. A pressure difference reducing portion is provided which reduces the difference between a pressure in an inner region including a smallest bore diameter portion of an outer ring raceway surface of the outer ring and a pressure in an outer region including a boundary portion between an outer peripheral surface and an axially outer end surface of the small-diameter side annular portion of the cage.

Abstract: Provided is a cage unit including a cage having a small diameter side annular portion, a large diameter side annular portion arranged so as to be spaced apart in an axial direction from the small diameter side annular portion, and a plurality of cage bar portions that connect the small diameter side annular portion and the large diameter side annular portion; and a tapered roller accommodated in a pocket, which is a space surrounded by the small diameter side annular portion, the large diameter side annular portion, and the cage bar portions. A lubrication groove lying along a circumferential direction is formed on an inner end face of the large diameter side annular portion that faces a roller large end face of the tapered roller, and a circumferential length of the lubrication groove is designed such that the lubrication groove overlaps the roller large end face in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes: an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of tapered rollers; and a cage that holds the tapered rollers at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the tapered roller bearing. A small-diameter-side inner periphery end portion of the cage is located at a position inward of an axially outer small end face of the inner ring in the axial direction of the tapered roller bearing. A small-diameter-side end face of the cage has an inwardly tilted face that is tilted inward in the axial direction from the inner periphery end portion from the radially inner side to the radially outer side.

Abstract: Provided is a cage unit including a cage having a small diameter side annular portion, a large diameter side annular portion arranged so as to be spaced apart in an axial direction from the small diameter side annular portion, and a plurality of cage bar portions that connect the small diameter side annular portion and the large diameter side annular portion; and a tapered roller accommodated in a pocket, which is a space surrounded by the small diameter side annular portion, the large diameter side annular portion, and the cage bar portions. A lubrication groove lying along a circumferential direction is formed on an inner end face of the large diameter side annular portion that faces a roller large end face of the tapered roller, and a circumferential length of the lubrication groove is designed such that the lubrication groove overlaps the roller large end face in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: An inner ring has a plurality of grooves which are formed on its inner peripheral face and extended from an end thereof in an axial direction. The grooves are extended from both ends in the axial direction of the inner ring inwardly in the axial direction, and closed in a middle part in the axial direction of the inner peripheral face of the inner ring. The grooves are formed in plurality at an equal interval in a circumferential direction.