Roller Structure Patents (Class 384/565)
  • Patent number: 10670031
    Abstract: A compressor includes a cylindrical casing, a bundle which includes a tubular stationary member and a rotor accommodated into the tubular stationary member, the bundle being configured to be inserted into an inner portion of the casing, and a roller configured to roll on an inner circumferential surface of the casing while supporting the bundle when the bundle is inserted into the inner portion of the casing along an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the roller is a continuous convex curved surface defined such that a curvature radius of an end side curved surface portion along a rotating shaft of the roller is smaller than a curvature radius of a center curved surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Okada, Hikaru Kurosaki, Naoki Hirata, Akira Hayashi, Satoru Yoshida, Toru Yoshimune
  • Patent number: 10436251
    Abstract: An inner bearing race has a body extending from a first end to a second end. An inner bearing race surface defined between a pair of lands extends radially outwardly of the inner bearing race surface, with one of the lands extending to the second end. The bearing race surface is defined by inner face surfaces of the lands. The inner bearing race surface extends for an axial distance between the inner facing surfaces along a central axis C of the body and defines a first distance. A second distance defines an outer diameter of the inner bearing race surface is defined as a second distance and a ratio of the first distance to the second distance being between 0.20 and 0.30. An integrated drive generator and a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Derek R. Hochstetler, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson, Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10208795
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of tapered rollers provided in an annular space formed between the inner and outer rings and rolling on an inner raceway surface and an outer raceway surface, and an annular cage that holds the tapered rollers. The cage has a small annular portion positioned toward an axially first side with respect to the tapered rollers, a large annular portion positioned toward an axially second side with respect to the tapered rollers, and a plurality of cage bars that couples the small annular portion and the large annular portion together. A minute clearance is formed between the inner ring and the large annular portion and between the outer ring and the large annular portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Murata, Shigeo Kamamoto, Yuki Shishihara
  • Patent number: 9956819
    Abstract: A method for assembling a wheel bearing apparatus includes disposing a positioning jig such that a lateral face of the positioning jig on one side in an axial direction contacts a lateral face of a hub flange on a side of a slinger, the positioning jig having a ring shape separated into a plurality of partial portions arranged in a circumferential direction, a width of the positioning jig in the axial direction being equal to a distance between a lateral face of a disc portion on a side of the hub flange and a lateral face of the hub flange on the side of the slinger, the distance being set to obtain an appropriate interference; and attaching the slinger such that the lateral face of the disc portion on the side of the hub flange contacts a lateral face of the positioning jig on another side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshito Takada
  • Patent number: 9435372
    Abstract: A curvature radius of a large rib end face of an inner ring is set to a value larger than a distance R, and a curvature radius of a large end face of a tapered roller is set to a range of 80 to 100% relative to the distance R, where R represents a distance from a cone center of the tapered roller to a predetermined reference point that is separated from the cone center along an inner ring raceway surface. A center of a contact ellipse that is formed by contact between the large end face of the tapered roller and the large rib end face of the inner ring is located on an imaginary straight line passing through a center of curvature of the large end face of the tapered roller and a center of curvature of the large rib end face of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Murata, Shigeo Kamamoto
  • Patent number: 9188160
    Abstract: A tapered roller for a tapered roller bearing, the tapered roller bearing having a raceway and a flange, and the tapered roller having a rolling surface configured to roll on the raceway and an end surface at the end of the rolling surface configured to face the flange. The end surface includes an abutment surface having a curvature and a radially outer end and a radially inner end and is configured to contact the flange. The curvature increases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to the radially inner end of the abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
  • Patent number: 9146533
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method provides an assembly that contains a first drum-cylinder having an inner periphery surface and a drive gear assembly, wherein a portion of the drive gear assembly is in contact with the inner periphery surface, separates the drive gear assembly from the first drum-cylinder, inserts the portion of the drive gear assembly into a second drum-cylinder, and couples the drive gear assembly to the second drum-cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: CLOVER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Yoel Wazana, Sagie Shanun, Varuzhan Srmabekian
  • Patent number: 9033584
    Abstract: At least the surfaces of rolling elements of a rolling bearing are each randomly formed with an innumerable number of microconcave-like pits. The surface roughness parameter Ryni of the surfaces provided with the pits is in a range of 0.4 to 1.0 ?m, and the Sk value is ?1.6 or below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsujimoto, Rino Fukami, Seiji Kanbara
  • Publication number: 20150093064
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a roller bearing apparatus may include a rotor having first superhard raceway elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. Each first superhard raceway element includes a raceway surface positioned/configured to form a first portion of a raceway. The apparatus includes a stator including second superhard raceway elements generally opposed to the first superhard raceway elements. Each second superhard raceway element includes a raceway surface positioned/configured to form a second portion of the raceway. The apparatus includes rolling elements interposed between the rotor and stator and positioned and configured to roll on the raceway. One or more of the rolling elements may be configured to elastically deform on the raceway during use. At least a portion of the raceway exhibits a first modulus of elasticity greater than a second modulus of elasticity of at least a portion of the one or more of the rolling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: S. Barrett Peterson, Craig H. Cooley, David P. Miess
  • Patent number: 8961029
    Abstract: Construction of a roller thrust bearing is achieved wherein it is possible to keep a thrust race from coming apart from a cage without wear or cracking occurring in a cage element and without impact occurring between the thrust race and cage even when used in an application wherein a rotating section rotates at high speed, or when used in an application wherein relative displacement between members of a rotating section is large. The thickness of metal plate of a first cage element 35 is preferably ? the thickness of metal plate of a second cage element 36 or less. Alternatively, the thickness of metal plate of a second cage element 56 is preferably ? the thickness of metal plate of a first cage element 55 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Yamada, Tomoyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 8961361
    Abstract: A wheel drive unit includes: a planetary gear mechanism including a planetary gear and an internally-toothed gear; a casing integrated with the internally-toothed gear, a wheel being attached to the casing, and the casing transmitting rotation of the internally-toothed gear to the wheel; a bearing nut configured to prevent axial movement of the casing; and an oil seal provided more toward an interior of a vehicle than the planetary gear mechanism and axially fixed with respect the casing. An inner diameter of the detachment prevention member is smaller than an outer diameter of the externally-toothed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 8939651
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes at least first, second and third raceway elements that are each separable from each other and at least first, second and third rows of truncated-cone-shaped rolling elements. The first and second raceway elements are disposed side-by-side in an axial direction of the bearing assembly and oppoe the third raceway element in a radial direction of the bearing assembly. The first and second rows of rolling elements are disposed between the first raceway element and the third raceway element and the third row of rolling elements is disposed between the second raceway element and the third raceway element. The rolling elements of the first and second rows commonly roll on a first raceway of the third raceway element and the rolling elements of the third row roll on a second raceway of the third raceway element, which is not parallel to the first raceway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Joachim Sommer, Armin Olschewski, Rainer Spies, Arno Stubenrauch
  • Publication number: 20150010261
    Abstract: A machine assembly includes a housing in which a shaft element is rotatably supported by a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly including two tapered roller bearings which are preloadable against each other and having at least one bearing outer ring and first and second bearing inner rings. The first bearing inner ring includes, in one of its axial end regions, a sleeve-shaped extension formed directly from the material of the first bearing inner ring, which sleeve-shaped extension directly contacts an end side of the second bearing inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Padelis Katsaros
  • Publication number: 20150010262
    Abstract: Anti-friction bearing, comprising a metallic outer ring and a metallic inner ring with respective rolling-body raceways, and a plurality of metallic rolling bodies which roll on said rolling-body raceways, wherein an electric insulation layer (11) is provided on the outer ring (2) and/or on the inner ring (3) on the raceway side and/or on the rolling bodies (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Matthias Hosenfeldt, Juergen Gierl, Yashar Musayev
  • Patent number: 8899840
    Abstract: A roller inscribed circle R1 diameter of tapered rollers fitted in pockets of a bearing retainer is such that a circle R1 portion protruding radially outwardly of an inner race small flange radially outer surface when the rollers are at radially outermost positions in pockets with an outer race unmounted, and when the circle R1 is offset from a raceway circle center of an inner race raceway end at the flange so as to point contact the raceway circle. The circle R1 portion which does not radially outwardly protrude from the flange outer surface has a central angle >180° and ?240°. Flange thickness is such that when the roller inscribed circle is offset from the raceway circle center to point contact the raceway circle, and swung about the contact point toward the flange, the flange does not interfere with the arcuate locus of the roller inscribed circle swing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20140341493
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of materials science and to a device for reducing pressure in cavities in media at higher temperatures, such as those devices which can be used for devices for hot-dip coating metal materials in the metal processing industry for example. The aim of the invention is to provide a device by means of which pressure can be reduced in the cavity of the hollow bodies in a reliable and controlled manner and simultaneously the penetration of the media can be delayed or completely prevented at the higher temperatures. This is achieved by a device for reducing pressure in hollow bodies in media at higher temperatures, wherein at least one opening to the cavity of the hollow body is provided in hollow body regions which are not used for the intended application, said opening being closed from the medium surrounding the hollow body by at least one component made of a gas-permeable metal or ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Christopher Gusek, Frank Eisner, Joachim HUELSTRUNG, Fred Jindra, Bert-Heiner Willeke, Marc Blumenau, Markus Kovac, Gerd Jendrischik, Alfred Peitz, Rudolf Schoenenberg, Joerg Adler, Heike Heymer
  • Patent number: 8882360
    Abstract: A conical roller bearing device includes: a conical roller bearing that includes an inner ring (24) that has an outer raceway surface on its outer peripheral surface, an outer ring (22) that has an inner raceway surface on its inner peripheral surface, a retainer (26), and a plurality of conical rollers that are rollably arranged between the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) and that are respectively accommodated in pockets formed in the retainer (26); and a pressing mechanism that presses the retainer (26) in a direction to reduce gaps between the conical rollers and the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and gaps between the conical rollers and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) along center axes of the inner ring (24) and outer ring (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoichi Murakami, Kenichi Harada, Kenichi Nakaoka, Yoshitaka Waseda
  • Publication number: 20140321789
    Abstract: An outer ring, an inner ring and a ball are each constituted of steel containing at least 0.60 mass % and not more than 1.50 mass % of carbon, at least 0.15 mass % and not more than 2.50 mass % of silicon, at least 0.30 mass % and not more than 1.50 mass % of manganese, and at least 0.20 mass % and not more than 2.00 mass % of chromium with the rest consisting of an impurity. A nitrogen concentration in surface layer portions is at least 0.3 mass %. An average quantity of residual austenite as a whole in each of the outer ring, the inner ring and the ball is not more than 20 volume %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Chikara Ohki, Takashi Ueno, Yasutaka Kusumi
  • Publication number: 20140321788
    Abstract: Support bearing which comprises a first ring and a second ring disposed inside the first ring and substantially coaxial thereto. The first ring and the second ring define between them an annular hollow space in which a cage structure is disposed comprising two circular crowns disposed distanced from each other and between which a plurality of rolling elements are disposed, provided to allow the reciprocal rotation of the first ring and the second ring. The bearing is suitable to support a roll which is used particularly, but not exclusively, in coating processes of a metal product, such as for example strip, wire, bars, by means of metal coating methods such as those known such as galvanization, aluminizing or other similar coating processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Andrea De Luca, Alfredo Poloni
  • Patent number: 8834034
    Abstract: An outer ring 6a for a shell-type radial needle bearing having a cylindrical shape with a bottom is achieved for which fatigue life of the bottom plate section 9a and the continuous section between the bottom plate section 9a and the cylindrical section 8a is improved, as well as the anti-corrosion characteristic of the outer ring 6a is improved and the outer ring 6a can be prevented from coming out of the bearing without an increase in cost. After obtaining an intermediate raw material 35 having a cylindrical section and a bottom plate section from a metal raw material, shot peening is performed on the intermediate material 35 to create residual compressive stress in the surface and surface layer section on the outer surface side of the cylindrical section 8a and the bottom plate section 9a such that the residual compressive stress in the surface layer section on the outer surface side is greater than the in the surface layer section on the inner surface side, and from the surface to a depth of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Higuchi, Noriyuki Takeo, Yoshiaki Komura
  • Publication number: 20140212082
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes an inner ring made of steel and having an inner-ring raceway, an outer ring having an outer ring raceway, and ceramic rolling elements which roll on the inner-ring raceway and on the outer-ring raceway. The inner ring has been subjected to a heat treatment to harden it. The heat treatment is concluded with the performance of a final heat-treatment step at a predetermined temperature. In the inner ring, compressive residual stresses are formed in an outer layer by cold working in the region of the inner-ring raceway. The inner ring also has been subjected to a bluing treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Juergen Gegner, Wolfgang Nierlich, Armin Herbert Emil August Olschewski, Arno Stubenrauch
  • Publication number: 20140199011
    Abstract: A rolling bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring and at least one row of angular contact rollers disposed between raceways provided on the rings, each roller comprising a rolling surface in contact with said raceways and two opposite end faces. The inner and outer rings having guiding faces coming into contact with the end faces of the rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Magny, Pascal Ovize, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Publication number: 20140185977
    Abstract: A titanium alloy that is created to be formed into a bearing component, wherein the titanium alloy comprises from 5 to 7 wt % Al, from 3.5 to 4.5 wt % V, from 0.5 to 1.5 wt % Mo, from 2.5 to 4.5 wt % Fe, from 2.5 to 4.5 wt % Fe, from 0.05 to 2 wt % Cr. The alloy can optionally include one or more of the following elements: up to 2.5 wt % Zr, up to 2.5 wt % Sn, and up to 0.5 wt % C. The balance of the composition comprises Ti together with unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Alejandro Sanz, Alejandro De Vries
  • Publication number: 20140126850
    Abstract: A tapered roller for a tapered roller bearing, the tapered roller bearing having a raceway and a flange, and the tapered roller having a rolling surface configured to roll on the raceway and an end surface at the end of the rolling surface configured to face the flange. The end surface includes an abutment surface having a curvature and a radially outer end and a radially inner end and is configured to contact the flange. The curvature increases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to the radially inner end of the abutment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
  • Patent number: 8690450
    Abstract: A surface shape of a machining surface of a rotating elastic grindstone is rendered to be a shape appropriate to a to-be-machined surface of a work. With the work being rotated, the rotating elastic grindstone is held in engagement to an end of the to-be-machined surface of the work. The elastic grindstone is moved along a machining trajectory effective to allow the machining surface of the elastic grindstone, which is so formed as to suit to the to-be-machined surface, to follow the to-be-machined surface of the work. The to-be-machined surface of the work so superfinished represents a smooth surface free from any machining trace such as a crossing-angle pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Gousuke Itou, Satoshi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20140056550
    Abstract: A method and system for processing a bearing component to extend its useful life include using the component in the bearing assembly for a portion of its initial useful life and then removing the component from the bearing assembly. The surface of the removed component is subjected to isotropic finishing, after which a protective wear coating is applied to the surface of the component. Once processed, the used bearing component is reinstalled for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Kelsey, M. Brad Beardsley, Bao Feng
  • Patent number: 8636419
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes at least one rolling bearing unit having an outer race and an inner race rotatable relative to the outer race, and two annular bodies of plastic material overmoulded on the outer race and the inner race, respectively, of the bearing unit. At least one of the two annular bodies has a free cylindrical surface. One of the two bearing races forms a radially extending flange having a cylindrical end surface, circumferentially continuous or discrete, which ends flush with the free cylindrical surface of plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Roberto Mola, Philippe Peroz, Francesco Gallucci, Riccardo Restivo
  • Publication number: 20130336796
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing element includes a first end and a second end, the second end having a second end radius. There is an apex ring between the two ends having an apex ring radius. There is also a base cone extending between the first end and the apex ring, the base cone tapering outwardly at a base cone angle. In addition, a relief cone extends between the apex ring and the second end, the relief cone tapers inwardly at a relief cone angle, and relief cone angle is larger than the base cone angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. Carvalho, Matthew C. Soule
  • Publication number: 20130336610
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing (1a, 1b) satisfies the following three conditions: (a1) 0.8?Hi/Dw?1.2, (b1) 1.01?dm/dh?1.05, and (c1) 2.1?L/Dw?3.0, where a pitch circle diameter at a center of a roller length along an axis line (X) of each tapered roller (4) is (dm), the radial dimension of the inner ring (2) at an intersection of the inner ring raceway (2a) and a perpendicular line (v) extending from a position of the pitch circle diameter in a direction perpendicular to the axis line is the thickness (Hi) of the inner ring, a cross-sectional center diameter of the roller bearing is (dh), the length of the tapered roller (4) is the length (L) of the tapered roller, and a half of the sum of the large diameter dimension and the small diameter dimension of the tapered roller (4) is the diameter (Dw) of the tapered roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Kanda
  • Patent number: 8585299
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement is provided having a shaft (1) with a bearing journal (2, 3), and a needle bearing (9) which is arranged thereon and has a cage (16) and needle rollers (11) accommodated in the latter. The bearing journal is provided with a hardened and precision-machined inner raceway (10) for the needle rollers and steps back radially in relation to axial shoulders (12, 13) of adjacent shaft sections (4, 5, 6, 7), and the axial shoulders serve as run-on surfaces for the axial end sides (14, 15) of the cage fitted between the axial shoulders. In this case, relief grooves (17, 18) are provided, with the relief grooves extending on both sides of the inner raceway and each being dimensioned in such a manner that, over the entire circumferential region of the axial shoulders, the axial distance (D) thereof from each other is significantly larger than the inner raceway width (B1) existing therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Hess, Peter Solfrank, Patrick Ullmann, Alexander Kern
  • Publication number: 20130266252
    Abstract: A conical roller bearing device includes: a conical roller bearing that includes an inner ring (24) that has an outer raceway surface on its outer peripheral surface, an outer ring (22) that has an inner raceway surface on its inner peripheral surface, a retainer (26), and a plurality of conical rollers that are rollably arranged between the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) and that are respectively accommodated in pockets formed in the retainer (26); and a pressing mechanism that presses the retainer (26) in a direction to reduce gaps between the conical rollers and the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and gaps between the conical rollers and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) along center axes of the inner ring (24) and outer ring (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoichi Murakami, Kenichi Harada, Kenichi Nakaoka, Yoshitaka Waseda
  • Patent number: 8535457
    Abstract: The invention provides a deep groove ball bearing which exhibits a long life even in a high-temperature environment or an environment involving the penetration of water in spite of its low alloying element content. The outer race, inner race and ball constituting the bearing are made of a steel which contains 0.3 to 0.4% of carbon, 0.3 to 0.7% of silicon, 0.3 to 0.8% of manganese, 0.5 to 1.2% of nickel, 1.6 to 2.5% of chromium, 0.1 to 0.7% of molybdenum and 0.2 to 0.4 of vanadium with the balance consisting of iron and impurities and in a total content of silicon and manganese of 1.0% or below, a total content of nickel and chromium of 2.3% or above and a total content of chromium, molybdenum and vanadium of 3.0% or below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Kikuo Maeda
  • Patent number: 8529137
    Abstract: The bearing cage has a first flange, a second flange, and a plurality of cage bars extending between the first flange and the second flange so as to form and define outer boundaries for a plurality of pockets. The first flange and the second flange are each bent inward toward the pocket and then extend parallel in a vertical direction, forming a contact surfaces. The contact surfaces are in contact at each end of the rollers arranged in the pocket. The contact surfaces of the bearing cage present a large contact area between the ends of the rollers and the ends of the pockets where there is a lubricant film. Also, the surface of the contact surfaces is smooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: James Brown, Seth Claus, Michael Turner
  • Publication number: 20130209006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bearing component having at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the layer comprising a nonconductive oxide layer selected from the group comprising an Al2O3 layer, a TaO layer, an SiO2 layer, a mixed layer comprising two or more of the foregoing oxides, a multilayer structure comprising alternating layers of two or more of the foregoing oxides and a DLC layer such as a ta-C layer, there being at least one ALD layer comprising at least one layer of a material deposited by an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process on the at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the ALD layer itself having a high current insulation property and comprising a material or layer structure selected from the said group of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: Hauzer Techno Coating BV, Picosun Oy, Schaeffler AG
    Inventors: Hauzer Techno Coating BV, Schaeffler AG, Picosun Oy
  • Publication number: 20130202238
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes at least first, second and third raceway elements that are each separable from each other and at least first, second and third rows of truncated-cone-shaped rolling elements. The first and second raceway elements are disposed side-by-side in an axial direction of the bearing assembly and oppoe the third raceway element in a radial direction of the bearing assembly. The first and second rows of rolling elements are disposed between the first raceway element and the third raceway element and the third row of rolling elements is disposed between the second raceway element and the third raceway element. The rolling elements of the first and second rows commonly roll on a first raceway of the third raceway element and the rolling elements of the third row roll on a second raceway of the third raceway element, which is not parallel to the first raceway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Joachim Sommer, Armin Olschewski, Rainer Spies, Arno Stubenrauch
  • Patent number: 8480308
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of tapered rollers interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a cage for the tapered rollers. Ra is smaller than Rb where Ra represents a radius of curvature of a large end face of the tapered roller and Rb represents a radius of curvature of an end face of a large rib portion of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Masuda, Kazutoshi Toda, Hiroki Matsuyama, Kouji Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Ohshima
  • Patent number: 8479893
    Abstract: A rolling bearing with a brake mechanism, in particular a rotary connection, which has an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring, between which rolling bodies roll on assigned tracks. A brake element, which is connected displaceably to one of the bearing rings, is pressed against an opposite surface connected to the associated other bearing ring in order to produce a braking effect by frictional engagement and the frictional engagement can be cancelled by means of an electromagnet. The brake element is arranged as an integral bearing component inside one of the bearing rings and is pressed against the opposite surface by means of a spring force. The spring force is variably settable and the electromagnet includes one of the bearing rings as a soft-iron core and a coil enclosing the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Nuissl, Juergen Stoelzle
  • Publication number: 20130170779
    Abstract: A radial roller bearing arrangement in which at least one retaining projection is provided as an anti-rotation feature of an outer ring. The projection is located on an inner diameter of a fixed rim formed on one axial side of the outer ring, so that the outer ring can be implemented with a radially inward-pointing flanged rim on its other axial side that can be formed after insertion of a needle roller and cage assembly to act for holding the needle roller and cage assembly in the outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Nils Eckhoff, Alexander Pabst, Frank Schönstein
  • Patent number: 8469599
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has at least one bearing ring and a plurality of rollers. The bearing ring has a raceway for the rollers and at least one lateral rim for axially guiding the rollers. The roller has a front face facing the rim and the rim has a rim bearing surface facing the roller. At least sections of at least the front face or the rim bearing surface are cambered in the direction of the rim bearing surface or the front face. The camber has a logarithmic profile of camber in at least one border section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jan De Mul
  • Publication number: 20130129271
    Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having two mirror-symmetrically arranged tapered roller bearings (02), each having one inner ring (04) and one outer ring (03). The tapered roller bearings are connected via the inner rings. The wheel bearing unit includes an inner intermediate ring (08) and an outer intermediate ring (07), each of which are arranged in the axial direction between the inner rings or between the outer rings of the tapered roller bearing. The wheel bearing unit is connected via a latching connection (16, 17) between the inner rings and the inner intermediate ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wolfram Henneberger
  • Publication number: 20130089285
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing is proposed which can be assembled without the need of bottom expanding and caulking of its retainer. The diameter of the roller inscribed circle (R1) of tapered rollers (3) fitted in pockets (11) of the retainer is determined such that the roller inscribed circle (R1) has a portion that radially outwardly protrudes from the radially outer surface (R2) of a small flange (6) of the inner race (1) when the tapered rollers are at the radially outermost positions in the respective pockets (11) with an outer race (2) not mounted, and when the roller inscribed circle (R1) is offset from the center of a raceway circle (R3) of the end of a raceway (1a) of the inner race (1) at the small flange (6) so as to contact the raceway circle (R3) at one point. The portion (C?BC) of the roller inscribed circle which does not radially outwardly protrude from the radially outer surface (R2) of the small flange (6) has a central angle larger than 180° and not larger than 240°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8414194
    Abstract: A cylindrical roller bearing assembly capable of increasing the load bearing capability with respect to the thrust load and of easily controlling the shape of the cylindrical roller is provided. The cylindrical roller bearing assembly includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a plurality of cylindrical rollers. One or both of the inner and outer rings has/have a collar. A surface portion encompassed within the region of radial dimensions of 0.12 Da to 0.20 Da as measured from an outer diametric edge of an end face of each of the cylindrical rollers to a roller axis, wherein Da represents an outer diameter of each of the cylindrical rollers is rendered to be a crowned portion of a tapered shape inclined at an angle ?r of 0.25 to 1° relative to a plane perpendicular to the roller axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Hideji Ito
  • Patent number: 8388231
    Abstract: A roller bearing, particularly for mounting the wheel of a commercial vehicle, has two angular-contact ball bearings placed in an O-arrangement relative to one another. The roller bearing is designed such that each angular-contact ball bearing is associated to a roller body row having a common inner ring with the angular contact ball bearing, wherein the two roller body rows are facing one another and form inner bearing rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systems fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pahle, Johann Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 8376095
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has a braking device, particularly a rotational connection, with an outer hearing race and an inner bearing race between which rolling bodies are in rolling motion on associated tracks. In order to produce a braking effect using frictional engagement, a displaceable braking element connected to one of the bearing races is pressed against a counter surface connected to the associated other bearing race and the frictional engagement may be removed with the aid of an electromagnet. The braking element is disposed as an integral bearing component inside one of the bearing races and is pressed against the counter surface by spring force, and the electromagnet encompasses one of the bearing races as the soft iron core and a coil surrounding the soft iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Nuissl, Juergen Stoelzle
  • Patent number: 8376096
    Abstract: A roller bearing, which has a brake device made of outer and inner bearing rings, between which rollers roll on corresponding rings, a displaceable braking element connected to one of the bearing rings pressed against an associated opposite surface connected to the other bearing ring to generate a braking effect due to a frictional fit, which can be neutralized by an electromagnet. The electromagnet is made of one of the hearing rings as a soft iron core, and a coil encompassing the ring. A ferromagnetic armature plate is connected to one of the bearing rings and is pressed towards a pressure plate, which is connected to the other bearing ring. At least one disc is disposed between the armature plate and pressure plate. The disc is operationally connected to brake linings on both sides, and each have a form-fit connection to one of the bearing rings by guide pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Nuissl, Juergen Stoelzle
  • Publication number: 20130016938
    Abstract: A rolling bearing is disclosed of which the lifespan is increased by reducing brittle flaking and impression-induced flaking on the raceways of inner and outer races and the rolling elements. Steel containing 1.80-1.89% by weight of chrome (brittle flaking-resistant steel) is subjected to carbonitriding and then to hardening and tempering. The chrome reduces generation of white layers which are aggregates of carbon, thus reducing brittle flaking on e.g. the raceways (1a, 4a) due to the white layers. A residual austenite region (5) that forms when the steel is hardened and tempered increases toughness of the steel surface, thus reducing impression-induced flaking due to foreign matter such as wear dust. By reducing both brittle flaking and impression-induced flaking, it is possible to extend the lifespan of the bearing, and reduce maintenance cost such as the cost for changing lubricating oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Takahiro Okada, Katsunori Mineno
  • Patent number: 8337092
    Abstract: A retainer-equipped roller includes a retainer (12) having a pair of ring parts (14) separated in an axis O direction and column parts (15) arranged circumferentially at regular intervals so as to form pockets (22) and connect the pair of ring parts (14), and a plurality of rollers (11) arranged in the pockets. The roller (11) has a chamfered part (13) provided between a roller end face and a roller rolling surface (11t). The column part (15) is positioned on a radial outer side of a pitch circle PCD of the roller (11), and a distance between the circumferentially adjacent column parts (15 and 15) is smaller than a diameter of the roller (11). The pair of ring parts (14) has a pair of projection members (16) projecting such that their tip ends are opposed so as to come close to each other, in circumferentially the same position as the column part (15), and in a position on a radially inner side of the pitch circle PCD of the roller (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Sadatsune Kazama, Izumi Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20120321234
    Abstract: In a cage, parallel portions are formed that face a raceway surface of a inner ring in a radial direction and that extend in an axial direction from a small diameter side of a tapered raceway surface toward a side of a large flange part. Grooves extending in the axial direction are formed on inner surfaces of the parallel portions. Between the tapered raceway surface of the inner ring and the inner surfaces of the parallel portions, gaps are formed that allow gear oil to be retained in the grooves through agency of surface tension of the gear oil when the cage is stationary relative to the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Usuki, Hiroshi Ueno, Hirosato Nakanishi, Masashi Sakaguchi, Kazuki Hamada, Hironori Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 8262293
    Abstract: A double-row angular contact bearing and which has outer and inner bearing rings with two rows of rolling elements disposed between the bearing rings that are held by two bearing cages interspaced at even distances. At least one row is configured as balls with parallel lateral faces that are symmetrically flattened. Both rows of rolling elements roll in adjacent races machined into the inner face of the outer ring and the outer face of the inner ring. The contact angle axes are pitched towards each other in an O-arrangement or X-arrangement and the races are axially delimited only on one side by shoulders. Additional clearance and supporting contours are formed at axial edge sections, opposite the shoulders, onto the races. The contours can be used to fit the balls into angular contact by axially inserting them into the clearance between the bearing rings and then tilting them into the races.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Bohr, Horst Doeppling, Heinrich Hofmann
  • Patent number: 8197146
    Abstract: At least on a surface of a rolling element of a rolling bearing, innumerable minute concave recesses are randomly formed. An area percentage of the recesses on the surface having the recesses formed thereon is in a range from 5 to 20%, and a surface roughness parameter Rymax of the surface having the recesses formed thereon is in a range of 0.4 to 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Tsujimoto, Rino Fukami