Abstract: In a double row rolling bearing for supporting a pinion shaft, an outer ring is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of an annular wall (case) with its axis disposed horizontally, and an inner ring assembly is fitted on a pinion shaft, and is inserted, together with the pinion shaft, horizontally into the outer ring through a larger-diameter opening of the outer ring, and is mounted in the outer ring. A larger-diameter cage has a drop limitation portion for limiting the vertically-downward movement of the larger-diameter case.

Abstract: The large diameter cage has an asymmetric shape, a diameter (discharge diameter) of which close to an opening is larger than a diameter (inflow diameter) close to the small diameter cage, and the small diameter cage has a symmetric shape, in which a diameter (inflow diameter) of which close to an opening is equal to a diameter (discharge diameter) close to the large diameter cage.

Abstract: In a bearing device, a double row rolling bearing for supporting a pinion gear-side portion of a pinion shaft on a case (annular wall) is formed by a tandem-type double row angular contact ball bearing. A first row of balls having a larger pitch circle diameter are disposed between inner and outer rings of the double row angular contact ball bearing at a region near to the pinion gear, and a second row of balls having a smaller pitch circle diameter are disposed between the inner and outer rings at a region remote from the pinion gear. A bearing internal space is divided into a first bearing internal space containing the first ball row and open toward the pinion gear and a second bearing internal space containing the second ball row and sealed by partition walls formed respectively by bearing seals, lubricating grease being sealed in the second bearing internal space.

Abstract: To provide a oblique contact double ball bearing and a pre-load adding method for the ball bearing capable of easily adding the pre-load by performing adjustment for adding the pre-load in a wide adjustment range. In this oblique contact double ball bearing, clearances between balls and raceways and on one row are made different from clearances between balls and raceways on the other row so as to apply a thrust load to inner and outer rings, and add the pre-load to the inner and outer rings.

Abstract: The large diameter cage has an asymmetric shape, a diameter (discharge diameter) of which close to an opening is larger than a diameter (inflow diameter) close to the small diameter cage, and the small diameter cage has a symmetric shape, in which a diameter (inflow diameter) of which close to an opening is equal to a diameter (discharge diameter) close to the large diameter cage.

Abstract: There are provided tapered roller bearings which support a pinion shaft. Inner races have large rib faces each having a recessed surface shape on which large-diameter end faces of tapered rollers slide. The surface roughness of the large-diameter end face is ?1 [?mRa] is 0.025 or more. In addition, assuming the surface roughness of the large rib face is ?2 [?mRa], (?12+?22)1/2 is 0.17 [?mRa] or less. The sliding portion of the large-diameter end face and the sliding portion of the large rib face are made of a carburized steel, and the carbon content in a matrix phase in a surface layer portion of each of the sliding portions to a depth of 50 ?m from a surface is 0.8 wt % or more, the surface hardness thereof is in the range of Rockwell C63 to 67, and a surface retained austenite amount is set to be 20% or more and 25% or less.

Abstract: An oblique contact ball bearing adopted to support a pinion shaft, where a sufficient range of rotation torque is provided for the oblique contact ball bearing to facilitate highly accurate setting, adjustment, and management of preload. To achieve the above, in the oblique contact ball bearing, a rust preventive oil having kinematic viscosity at 20° C. of 1-30 mm2/s is provided at the portions where raceways of inner and outer rings and balls are in contact with each other. This increases rotation torque of the bearing and preload setting is made in this state. As a result, when a predetermined pressure-contact force (thrust load) is applied to the balls and to the raceways, an oil-less state is relatively easily obtained and only an oil amount necessary for rust prevention stays on the raceways etc.

Abstract: A ball bearing with double raceway rotatably supports a pinion shaft having a pinion gear on its one end. This ball bearing with double raceway is provided with: an outer ring member having a large-diameter raceway surface and a small-diameter raceway surface; an inner ring member having a large-diameter raceway surface and a small-diameter raceway surface that correspond to the large-diameter raceway surface and the small-diameter raceway surface of the outer ring member; a large-diameter-side row of balls that are interpolated between the two large-diameter raceway surfaces; a small-diameter-side row of balls that are interpolated between the two small-diameter raceway surfaces; a large-diameter-side cage that holds the large-diameter-side row of balls; and a small-diameter-side cage that holds the small-diameter-side row of balls.

Abstract: In a bearing device, a double row rolling bearing for supporting a pinion gear-side portion of a pinion shaft on a case (annular wall) is formed by a tandem-type double row angular contact ball bearing. A first row of balls having a larger pitch circle diameter are disposed between inner and outer rings of the double row angular contact ball bearing at a region near to the pinion gear, and a second row of balls having a smaller pitch circle diameter are disposed between the inner and outer rings at a region remote from the pinion gear. A bearing internal space is divided into a first bearing internal space containing the first ball row and open toward the pinion gear and a second bearing internal space containing the second ball row and sealed by partition walls formed respectively by bearing seals, lubricating grease being sealed in the second bearing internal space.

Abstract: In a double row ball bearing disposed around a pinion shaft to support the same, at least an inner ring member out of its inner and outer ring members is applied to a carbonitriding surface treatment, and hardness of at least inner ring raceway surfaces of the inner ring member is substantially the same as hardness of balls. With this construction, the bearing has an excellent load-withstanding performance, so that the lifetime of the bearing is prolonged.

Abstract: To provide a oblique contact double ball bearing and a pre-load adding method for the ball bearing capable of easily adding the pre-load by performing adjustment for adding the pre-load in a wide adjustment range. In this oblique contact double ball bearing, clearance between balls and raceways and on one row are made different from clearances between balls and raceways on the other row so as to apply a thrust load to inner and outer rings, and the pre-load to the inner and outer rings.

Abstract: There are provided tapered roller bearings which support a pinion shaft. Inner races have large rib faces each having a recessed surface shape on which large-diameter end faces of tapered rollers slide. The surface roughness of the large-diameter end face is ?1 [?mRa] is 0.025 or more. In addition, assuming the surface roughness of the large rib face is ?2 [?mRa], (?12+?22)1/2 is 0.17 [?mRa] or less. The sliding portion of the large-diameter end face and the sliding portion of the large rib face are made of a carburized steel, and the carbon content in a matrix phase in a surface layer portion of each of the sliding portions to a depth of 50 ?m from a surface is 0.8 wt % or more, the surface hardness thereof is in the range of Rockwell C63 to 67, and a surface retained austenite amount is set to be 20% or more and 25% or less.

Abstract: An assembly for a ball bearing with double raceway assembled in an outer ring member provided with double row raceway surfaces apart from each other in an axial direction from one side in an axial direction, on an inner peripheral surface includes an inner ring member provided with double raceway surfaces apart from each other in an axial direction in correspondence to the double raceway surfaces on an outer peripheral surface, double row cages arranged in respective outer diameter sides of the double raceway surfaces of the inner ring member, and a plurality of ball rows respectively held by the double rows cages. The inner ring member is set to be non-separable from the respective cages and the respective ball rows, and can be assembled in the outer ring member from one side in the axial direction.

Abstract: A ball bearing with double raceway rotatably supports a pinion shaft having a pinion gear on its one end. This ball bearing with double raceway is provided with: an outer ring member having a large-diameter raceway surface and a small-diameter raceway surface; an inner ring member having a large-diameter raceway surface and a small-diameter raceway surface that correspond to the large-diameter raceway surface and the small-diameter raceway surface of the outer ring member; a large-diameter-side row of balls that are interpolated between the two large-diameter raceway surfaces; a small-diameter-side row of balls that are interpolated between the two small-diameter raceway surfaces; a large-diameter-side cage that holds the large-diameter-side row of balls; and a small-diameter-side cage that holds the small-diameter-side row of balls.

Abstract: First and second annular clearances are formed between an outer peripheral surface of an annular portion of a cage and an inner peripheral surface of an annular piece of a first outer ring member, and between an inner peripheral surface of a baffle piece and an outer peripheral surface of a shoulder portion of a first inner ring member, respectively, and these radial widths are set to be larger than 0 and 0.15 times or less of a diameter of a ball, respectively.

Abstract: An assembly for a ball bearing with double raceway assembled in an outer ring member provided with double row raceway surfaces apart from each other in an axial direction from one side in an axial direction, on an inner peripheral surface includes an inner ring member provided with double raceway surfaces apart from each other in an axial direction in correspondence to the double raceway surfaces on an outer peripheral surface, double row cages arranged in respective outer diameter sides of the double raceway surfaces of the inner ring member, and a plurality of ball rows respectively held by the double rows cages. The inner ring member is set to be non-separable from the respective cages and the respective ball rows, and can be assembled in the outer ring member from one side in the axial direction.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a grease for a rolling bearing containing poly-&agr;-olefin synthetic oil or diphenyl ether synthetic oil, a diurea thickening agent, and an organic antimony compound or an organic molybdenum compound. The present invention is also directed to a rolling bearing in which the grease for a rolling bearing is sealed. The organic antimony compound or the organic molybdenum compound reacts with a metal composing inner and outer bearing rings and a rolling element to form a compound film contributing to the reduction of the force in the tangential direction on a raceway surface of the bearing rings and a surface of the rolling element, thereby preventing an excessively large force in the tangential direction under high-speed rotation. This enables to lengthen the life of the rolling bearing used under particularly severe conditions such as high temperature, high-speed rotation and high road.

Abstract: A bearing steel having long rolling life comprising, by weight, 0.65 to 0.90% of C, 0.15 to 0.50% of Si, 0.15 to 1.0% of Mn and 2.0 to 5.0% of Cr, and the balance of Fe. Austenite grain size can be prevented from becoming coarser to make hardening in high temperature possible by further adding one or more of 0.0090 to 0.0200% of N, 0.010 to 0.050% of Al and 0.005 to 0.500% of Nb as optional elements to the steel. Further, rolling fatigue life can be improved by further adding one or more of 0.20 to 0.50% of Ni, 0.10 to 2.00% Of Mo and 0.05 to 1.00% of V as optional elements, and machinability can be improved by further adding one or more of 0.02 to 0.05% of S, 0.005 to 0.10% of rare earth elements, 0.02 to 0.30% of Pb, 0.0005 to 0.0100% of Ca, 0.001 to 0.200% of Bi, 0.005 to 0.20% of Se and 0.005 to 0.100% of Te in the steel as optional elements.

Abstract: A granular material processing apparatus provided with an improved sealing arrangement for the granular material, which is so arranged that, instead of employing an ordinary packing member conventionally used for a known sealing arrangement, a packing portion is formed by the granular material itself present in the processing apparatus for tightly closing the gaps or clearances between stationary container members and movable processing members, thereby to completely eliminate troubles, spilling of the granular material and mixing of foreign matters into the granular material arising from abrasion or deterioration of a packing member, if such packing member should be employed.