Cage Structure Patents (Class 384/572)
  • Patent number: 8177437
    Abstract: A rolling bearing (11) comprises a plurality of rollers, and retainer segments (15a) retaining the rollers and split along a split line extending in an axial direction. The retainer segment (15a) has a plurality of pillar parts (22a), (22b), (22c) and (22d) extending in the axial direction so as to form first pockets (23a) and (23c) and a second pocket (23b) for housing the rollers, and a connection part extending in a circumferential direction so as to connect the plurality of pillar parts (22a) to (22d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuya Omoto
  • Patent number: 8172464
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing achieves improvement in manufacturability and a longer life. The tapered roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of tapered rollers disposed between raceways of the inner ring and the outer ring. A cage holds each tapered roller. A shoulder section that receives a large end face of the tapered roller is provided on a large-diameter side of the inner ring so as to project towards an outer-diameter side. A raceway that reaches from the shoulder section to the small diameter end is formed. An engaging section that engages with the shoulder section on the inner ring is provided on a large-diameter side of the cage so as to project towards an inner diameter direction. The engaging section is disposed such as to fit within a width of a corresponding pocket when viewed from an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoki Matsushita
  • Patent number: 8166657
    Abstract: A steel retainer (3), which retains needle rollers (2), is formed from a steel plate containing 0.15 to 1.10% by mass of carbon. After being formed, the steel plate is subjected to induction heat treatment which includes induction hardening and induction tempering. Such heat treatment can be carried out efficiently in a short period of time, using compact treatment facilities, even in small-lot production. The retainer (3) thus formed is sufficiently resistant to wear and surface damage, and is high in fatigue strength and fracture strength as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Yasuyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8167503
    Abstract: A taper roller bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, taper rollers arranged so as to be rollable between the inner and outer races, and a retainer for retaining the taper rollers, in which a flange portion is provided only on the radially larger side of the inner race. The retainer includes a radially-larger-side annular portion including a hook portion. The hook portion effects hooking so that the flange portion of the inner race is maintained in an assembled state. In a neutral state, the hook portion is kept out of contact with the flange portion. A guide surface portion for guiding the inner race to be incorporated is provided on a radially inner end portion of an outer surface of the hook portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno
  • Publication number: 20120093452
    Abstract: A caged roller bearing includes a plurality of rollers (1) and a roller retaining cage (2) having pockets (3) defined therein at circumferential locations thereof for accommodating the respective rollers (1) therein. A nickel plating layer, which is a plated backing layer (4), is applied to the entire surface of the roller retaining cage (2), and an Ni.PTFE plated layer (5), containing nickel and polytetrafluoroethylene, is applied to the surface of the nickel plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Katsufumi Abe, Hitoshi Murakami, Hiromitsu Kawai
  • Patent number: 8157452
    Abstract: A radial roller bearing for storing shafts in wind turbine transmissions, which has an external bearing ring with an inner runway, an internal bearing ring arranged coaxial thereto provided with an external runway, and a plurality of roller bodies that displace on the runways between the hearing rings held at regular intervals by a bearing cage. To prevent slip, the roller bodies are replaced by hollow rollers that have a greater diameter and a smaller elasticity module than the roller bodies ensuring, when the radial roller bearing is in the load-free state, permanent contact with the bearing rings, a permanent drive of the bearing cage and that the roller bodies have kinematic rotation. The hollow rollers have a higher bending strength, and their internal cover surface has a maximum surface roughness of Rz?25 ?m preventing localized peaks of tension, without any disaggregation in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Bernd Endres, Christian Hoffinger, Alban Kronenberger, Tobias Mueller
  • Patent number: 8157446
    Abstract: A cage for a roller bearing comprises a base body with a plurality of pockets for the reception of the roller elements of the roller bearing. At least a part of the surface of the base body is coated with a layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride (FL-CNx), wherein an inter-layer of chromium (Cr) or aluminum (Al) or molybdenum (Mo) or titanium (Ti) or tungsten (W) or a diamond-like coating (DLC) or a metal-mix diamond-like coating (Me-DLC) is arranged between the surfaces of the base body and the layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Steuart Horton, Lars Hultman
  • Publication number: 20120082409
    Abstract: A cage is formed of a plurality of spacers that are arranged along a circumference of a same circle. Each spacer includes: first, second and third cage bars extending in substantially an axial direction of the circle and located at intervals from each other; a first coupling portion that couples an end portions of the first and second cage bars at one of the axial direction; and a second coupling portion that couples the other end portions of the second and third cage bars at the other one of the axial direction. The first cage bar, the second cage bar and the first coupling portion define a first pocket that is open at the other one of the axial direction side, and the second cage bar, the third cage bar and the second coupling portion define a second pocket that is open at the one of the axial direction side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi MIYACHI
  • Patent number: 8136419
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle featured with an internal combustion engine has a helical reversing gear wheel, which is mounted on a dual-row cylinder roller bearing with left-hand cylinder rollers and with right-hand cylinder rollers, which are supported on the inside, in each case, on a circular centre rim in the reversing gear wheel. The left-hand cylinder rollers and the right-hand cylinder rollers are held in a bearing cage. The bearing cage is configured in such a way that the force flow for axial forces between the reversing gear wheel and its transmission shaft, omitting the bearing cage, is introduced through the centre rim and by way of end faces of the cylinder rollers directly adjacent thereto, through the opposing end faces of the cylinder rollers and through adjacent components into the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Nico Detleffsen
  • Publication number: 20120045159
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Hess, Peter Solfrank, Patrick Ullmann, Alexander Kern
  • Patent number: 8118493
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of tapered rollers which are rollably disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer which retains the tapered rollers at predetermined circumferential intervals. In this tapered roller bearing, a roller coefficient ?=(the number of rollers×average roller diameter) exceeds 0.94, a number of indentations having a micro recess-like shape are randomly provided at least on a surface of the tapered roller, a surface roughness parameter Ryni of the surface having the indentations falls within a range of 0.4 ?m?Ryni?1.0 ?m, and an Sk value is ?1.6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20120039558
    Abstract: A cage is made of a magnesium alloy and has a light weight and a high strength. The cage is made of a magnesium alloy such as AZ91D, and is formed by means of injection molding. In this cage, a confluence region is brought away to outside the cage during the injection molding. The confluence region is a region including voids formed by merging of flows of the magnesium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Eiichirou Shimazu, Yasutake Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 8113718
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cage that can be used in a cryogenic-temperature environment or a vacuum without providing the cage with a complicated construction and without performing special treatment and a bearing using the cage. A cage made of resin has an annular main body having a plurality of pocket portions radially penetrating the main body; and a plurality of pocket members, provided on the annular main body, which hold rolling elements of a rolling bearing. The main body is a molding of a first resin composition consisting of a first resin and a solid lubricant mixed therewith; and at least a rolling element-retaining surface of each of the pocket members is made of a second resin composition containing fluorocarbon resin as a main component thereof. The molding of the first resin composition has a tensile strength of not less than 30 MPa and a heat-resistant temperature of not less than 200° C. The second resin composition is a fluorocarbon resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ito, Shohei Nakamura, Masayuki Nozaki, Masaki Egami, Takuya Ishii, Toyohiko Ota, Akira Okayasu, Rei Mihara
  • Publication number: 20120002911
    Abstract: A cage for a rolling bearing which has pocket-shaped recesses for receiving rolling bodies and at least one guiding means for guiding the cage. The at least one guiding means is detachably connected to the cage. Thus, by design, the structure designed for the guiding of the cage is simple, economical and flexible, and suitable for all kinds of different cage shapes and dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20110317953
    Abstract: At least one closure element is arranged between an outer ring and an inner ring of a bearing. The closure element aids in ensuring electric current is kept away from the rolling elements by diverting electric current from the outer ring to the inner ring of the bearing and onto a shaft of an associated machine. The closure element can take the form of either a seal or a shield. The closure element is arranged in the outer ring and contacts at least one of the notches of the inner ring. Preferably, more than one closure element is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: William MORATZ
  • Publication number: 20110291422
    Abstract: In order to provide a rolling bearing for a wind turbine and a wind turbine which can prevent the deterioration of the lubrication condition even when the rolling bearing receives high load while the inner ring and the outer ring are kept still relative to each other, the wind turbine generator of the present invention for supporting a first member and a second member which rotates relative to the first member, comprises an inner ring to which the first member is fixed; an outer ring to which the second member is fixed; a center ring which is arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring and can rotate independently of the inner ring and the outer ring; rolling elements which are provided between the bearing rings in such a manner that the rolling elements can freely roll; and a center ring drive unit for rotating the center ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISIHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventor: Naota WATANABE
  • Patent number: 8043006
    Abstract: An axial piston machine of swashplate construction is provided. The axial piston machine has two pivot bearing parts. In order to improve the guiding of a cage segment mounted within a gap between the two pivot bearing parts, a guide element, in the region of its rotary bearing connected to the cage segment is displaceably connected to the cage segment by an elongated guide in a longitudinal direction. The guide member, in the region of its end region connected to the other pivot bearing part, is rotatable by an associated rotary bearing and rigidly connected in the longitudinal direction to one of the two pivot bearing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Brueninghaus Hydromatik GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Schniederjan, Jerzy Kreja
  • Publication number: 20110249929
    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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: James BROWN, Seth CLAUS, Michael TURNER
  • Publication number: 20110249931
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing (31) has pockets to house tapered rollers (34) and includes a plurality of retainer segments (11a) to (11d) arranged so as to be continuously lined with each other in a circumferential direction between an outer ring (32) and an inner ring (33). The retainer segments (11a) to (11d) include at least a first retainer segment having a first circumferential length, and a second retainer segment having a second circumferential length different from the first circumferential length. After the retainer segments (11a) to (11d) have been arranged in the circumferential direction without space therebetween, a circumferential clearance (39) is provided between the retainer segment (11a) arranged first and the retainer segment (11d) arranged last. A circumferential range of the clearance is larger than 0.08% and smaller than 0.10% of a circumference of a circle passing through a center of the retainer segment at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Omoto, Eiichi Nakamizo
  • Publication number: 20110249930
    Abstract: The bearing cage for roller bearings has an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of cage bars extending between the inner ring and the outer ring so as to form a plurality of pockets. At least one of the inner ring and the outer ring has a formed ring flange protruding inwardly into the pockets. The pockets have of least one curved end with a radius or a straight end with large radii so that the pockets extend under the ring flange. The formed ring flange provides radial guidance to the ends of the rolling elements, which also aids in reducing the possibilities of stress risers from forming, causing fatigue and ultimately failure of the bearing cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marion Jack INCE
  • Publication number: 20110241327
    Abstract: The rolling bearing device comprises an outer ring (11), an inner ring (10) comprising a bore (10a) for mounting the device on a shaft, and at least one row of rolling elements (14) positioned between the rings. The bore (10a) comprises weakening means (23) that locally reduce the mechanical strength of the inner ring in respect of radial stressing. The weakening means (23) between them delimit contact surfaces where the bore (10a) makes contact with the shaft, running at least in the circumferential direction. The outer ring (11) comprises a casing, two attached raceways (12, 13) positioned in the casing, and an elastic ring (16) pressing against the casing and one of the raceways (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Bruno Montboeuf, Jacques Delos
  • Publication number: 20110243489
    Abstract: A surface shape of a machining surface (4b) of a rotating elastic grindstone (4) is rendered to be a shape appropriate to a to-be-machined surface (8a) of a work (8). With the work (8) being rotated, the rotating elastic grindstone (4) is held in engagement to an end of the to-be-machined surface (8a) of the work (8). The elastic grindstone (4) is moved along a machining trajectory effective to allow the machining surface (4b) of the elastic grindstone (4), which is so formed as to suit to the to-be-machined surface (8a), to follow the to-be-machined surface (8a) of the work (8). The to-be-machined surface (8a) of the work (8) so superfinished represents a smooth surface free from any machining trace such as a crossing-angle pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gousuke Itou, Satoshi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20110229067
    Abstract: The bearing cage with high speed features has a pocket with a first flange and a second flange which defines the outer boundaries of the pocket. The first flange and the second flange each have a plurality of inwardly directed protrusions facing each other. The protrusions are contactable at each end of rollers, which are arranged in the bearing cage. The protrusions can be dome shaped, creating a small area of contact between the rollers and protrusions. The point of contact between the rollers and the protrusions is at the center of the rollers, which reduces the relative speed between the ends of the pockets and the rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: James BROWN, Charles SCHWAB, Joseph GRIFFIN, Seth CLAUS
  • Publication number: 20110229066
    Abstract: A roller cage for a rolling bearing, particularly a double roller cage for a cylinder rolling bearing, which has a ring web with axially extending webs. Every two adjacent webs delimit a receptacle pocket for a rolling element, with a floor thereof being formed by the ring web. Each web has a radial outer and inner base side connected to each other by an axial outer face side. The face side of the radial outer base side is tapered toward the radial inner base side. To increase the rigidity of the webs with regard to trouble-free removal and installation of the rolling bearing, the radial inner base side is trapezoidal such that a web width of the radial inner base side increases from the face side to the floor of the receptacle pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ibrahim Muhamad
  • Publication number: 20110229068
    Abstract: A radial roller bearing, in particular a single-track ball roller bearing, which has an outer bearing ring with an inner groove track, an inner bearing ring with an outer groove track and ball rollers, which are disposed parallel to one another and held in a peripheral direction at even distances from one another by a plastic bearing cage, that roll between the bearing rings in the groove tracks. Each roller has two lateral surfaces that are flattened symmetrically from a spherical base form and a defined axial tilting clearance. The cage has two axially separated, pocketed cage halves which can be assembled in a positive-fitted, form-locked or integral fashion by opposing connecting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Bohr, Uli Grosskopf, Dieter Jauernig, Herbert Rost, Uwe Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20110221201
    Abstract: A bearing is provided having an inner ring with one or more inner raceways, and an outer ring positioned substantially radially outward from the inner ring. The outer ring has one or more outer raceways. A plurality of rolling elements is positioned between the inner raceways and the outer raceways. A cage for maintaining separation between neighboring rolling elements is oriented substantially radially and extending around at least a portion of each of the plurality of rolling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Jacob Johannes Nies
  • Publication number: 20110216994
    Abstract: A plastic part, especially a bearing part, specifically a cage for receiving rolling bodies of a bearing. The body of the plastic part is essentially made of a radiation-crosslinkable plastic material. Pigments that undergo a visible change during the irradiation are mixed in with the plastic material. Also, a method is disclosed for producing a plastic part, especially a bearing part, specifically a cage for receiving rolling bodies of a bearing the plastic part that has a body made of a radiation-crosslinkable plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Arbogast Grunau, Sergej Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20110212808
    Abstract: A rolling bearing arrangement which has rolling elements and at least one cage guiding the rolling elements. The cage has at least one contact zone for sliding contact with a further contact zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Alexander PABST
  • Publication number: 20110194799
    Abstract: A bearing comprising a plurality of rolling elements disposed between a first race and a second race. At least one of the rolling elements is a control element having characteristics which differ from the remaining rolling elements. Rotation of the first race with respect to the second race causes the control element to travel at a precessional speed which is greater than or less than the precessional speed of the remaining rolling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Andrew PARSLEY, John L. GIBBONS, Paul F. TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20110194798
    Abstract: A retainer of a crossed roller bearing has a retainer body plate of rectangular profile corresponding to a rectangular cross-section of a race. Rectangular side surfaces on either side of the retainer body plate are inclined planes that slant in a direction of approaching one another from one corner to another corner along a diagonal line of the surfaces, and extend towards a bearing center in a state of having been installed in the race. Recesses for accumulating grease are formed in center portions of the rectangular side surfaces, the recesses communicating via a through-hole. The rectangular side surfaces are in linear contact with the circular external circumferential surfaces of adjacent rollers and hold the rollers at a fixed spacing. There is obtained a retainer for an uncomplicatedly configured crossed roller bearing that allows adjacent rollers to be held at a fixed spacing and is provided with a grease accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20110182536
    Abstract: A load detecting device for a roller bearing includes: a strain gauge that is provided in a roller arranged rollably between a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring and that detects a load applied to the roller; a position detecting sensor that detects a rotation position of the roller in a revolution direction of the roller; and a data logger that is provided for the roller and that records and stores a detection signal from the stain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUDA, Takeshi TERAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110181661
    Abstract: A carriage guide mechanism for a printer enables using plural rolling bearings to move a carriage along a guide shaft with no play or vibration. The carriage bearing units of the printer carriage guide mechanism have three rolling bearings each that hold the guide shaft from three directions. The outer ring of each rolling bearing makes line contact with the outer ring roller surfaces, which each face a different direction and are formed on the guide plate of the guide shaft, and contact therebetween is maintained by the urging force of a flat spring. Because chatter and vibration, particularly play and vibration around the center axis of the guide shaft, can be prevented when the carriage moves, a drop in print quality due to vibration of the printhead caused by carriage chatter or vibration can be reliably prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hanaoka, Hironori Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20110152138
    Abstract: To provide a rolling bearing which is superior in preventing electrolytic corrosion, suitable for use in applications where torque reduction of the bearing is required by reducing an amount of lubricant used or by using a lubricant having a low viscosity, and has superior acoustic characteristics and durability, a rolling element according to the present invention is made of an alumina-zirconia composite material including an alumina component and either a zirconia component or a yttria-zirconia component containing 1.5 to 5 mol % of yttria, a mass ratio of the alumina component to the zirconia component or the yttria-zirconia component being 5:95 to 50:50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakai, Keiji Yasunaga, Tomohiro Motoda, Yuichi Endo, Mamoru Aoki, Koji Ueda, Katsunori Yanase, Satoru Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishiwada, Shun Nishizeki, Norikazu Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20110150382
    Abstract: Guide roller rotating bearing for a metal melt bath includes pivot arms and a roller bearing device arranged on each of the pivot arms. The roller bearing device includes an outer ring, cylindrical rollers and an inner ring. The outer ring includes first and second outer ring flange members. The outer ring is fixed to a pivot arm. The cylindrical rollers are configured as rolling elements. The inner ring has first and second inner ring flange members. The first and second outer ring flange members and the first and second inner ring flange members are configured to fix the cylindrical rollers in an axial direction. A shaft end includes a protective covering disposed in the roller bearing device. The protective covering includes a protective covering material that exhibits a wear-resistance which is higher than a wear resistance of the shaft end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Band Zink GMBH
    Inventors: Alireza Kouscheschi, Roman Lieutenant, Wilfried Plaetzer, Daniel Plaetzer
  • Publication number: 20110142389
    Abstract: There is provided a resin cage of a tapered roller bearing. The cage includes a small diameter annular portion, a large diameter annular portion, and a plurality of bar portions arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction to connect the annular portions. The bar portion has a pair of circumferentially-directed side surfaces, each having a roller guide surface, and an inner-side inner peripheral surface, a circumferential width of which is smaller on a side of the large diameter annular portion than on a side of the small diameter annular portion, and has a roller retaining region in which a radially outer side pocket width and a radially inner side pocket width between the opposed circumferentially-directed side surfaces of the adjacent bar portions are smaller than a diameter of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Takeuchi, Ryosuke Yamada, Kinji Yukawa, Tomoharu Saito, Hiroki Maejima, Kimiko Nakai
  • Publication number: 20110135236
    Abstract: A reusable bearing that can be easily reused without accompanying any problem associated with reduction in performance is provided. The reusable bearing (1) is a rolling bearing for use in an office machine, which is available for reuse in an office machine under a load lower than the fatigue limit load after it has been used under the load lower than the fatigue limit load and subsequently collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Seiichi Takada
  • Publication number: 20110135237
    Abstract: A retained roller assembly, capable of facilitating the lubricating functionality, includes a cylindrical roller retainer having a plurality of pockets defined therein and arranged in a circumferential direction thereof, rollers accommodated within those pockets, respectively, and a roller retaining projection formed in opening edges of side faces, opposite to each other in the circumferential direction and situated on an inner diametric side and an outer diametric side, respectively. A roller guide face for guiding the corresponding roller is provided at an axial position on the side faces of each of the pockets that are different from the associated roller retaining projection. An annular recessed portion is provided in axially opposed ends of an inner diametric surface of the retainer so as to deploy over the entire periphery of the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Izumi Ohashi, Sadatsune Kazama
  • Publication number: 20110123143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a retainer for a roller bearing having any one or more of ring-like upper and lower rims and a plurality of bars connected at their ends to any one or more of the upper and lower rims in such a manner as to be circumferentially spaced apart from each other, the retainer including a chamfered face portion formed on each edge of both sides of each of the plurality of bars and having a plurality of first chamfered face sections adapted to be brought into direct contact with rollers and a plurality of second chamfered face sections formed more concaved than the plurality of first chamfered face sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Young-Keun LEE, Cheol-Hwan Cha
  • Publication number: 20110116734
    Abstract: It is desired to form a flange and roller guide surfaces on each retainer of a self-aligning roller bearing easily and with high precision. Each punched retainer include a large-diameter annular portion (1), a small-diameter annular portion (2), a plurality of bridges (3) extending between the annular portions (1) and (2) and defining a plurality of circumferentially separated pockets (4) therebetween, roller guide surfaces (1a) that can be brought into sliding contact with end surfaces of respective convex rollers (5), which revolve around the axis of the bearing, and a flange (6) formed by radially bending the large-diameter annular portion (1). The roller guide surfaces (1a) comprise punched sections formed on the portions of the inner peripheries of the pockets (4) located at the large-diameter annular portion (1), and the flange (6) has a Bent Portion® that extends the entire circumference of the large-diameter annular portion (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Takehiko Umemoto, Yukihisa Tsumori, Takeshi Maeda, Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110103730
    Abstract: Problems of an acoustic trouble and a bearing lock are solved by securing a guide clearance of a plastic cage (18) of a rolling bearing (10). The plastic cage (18) is divided at a part in a circumferential direction to provide an opening section (20). The circumferential length of the opening section (20) is set to the sum total of an extension by temperature variation, an extension by variation in water absorption, and a circumferential length for securing the guide clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Yosuke Oya, Kengo Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20110103731
    Abstract: An anti-rotational locking device (8) for a roller bearing assembly (A) having an annular ring (50) attached to an outer race (24) of the roller bearing assembly (A), an outer lip (52) extending from the annular ring (50), an inner lip (54) extending from the annular ring (50), the inner lip (54) being capable of engagement by a tool (58) for adjusting the bearing setting of the roller bearing assembly (A) within a housing (2), and a fastener (70) being capable of engaging the outer lip (52) to secure the roller bearing assembly (A) at a desired bearing setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Glen R. Fahrni, Gregory C. Piotrowski
  • Publication number: 20110097028
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cage, for a rolling bearing, whose surface is silver-plated by using a barrel plating method capable of improving the durability thereof in a sliding test. In the cage, for the rolling bearing, made of an iron metal material and having a precious metal-plated layer formed on a surface thereof, the precious metal-plated layer is formed on a ground plated layer formed on a surface of the iron metal material by using a barrel electroplating method. A surface of the ground plated layer consists of a smooth surface. The precious metal-plated layer is in direct close contact with the smooth surface. The ground plated layer consists of a metal having a higher ionization tendency than the precious metal formed on the surface of the ground plated layer. For example, the precious metal forming the plated layer formed on the surface of the ground plated layer is silver, whereas the ground plated layer is a copper-plated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Masaki Egami, Kiyoshi Nakanishi, Masao Kawashima
  • Patent number: 7931410
    Abstract: A strength of a machined cage for a cylindrical roller bearing is increased without reducing a bearing life. An integral machined cage for a cylindrical roller bearing includes: a pair of side plates (42, 44); a plurality of columns (46), which are arranged in a circumferential direction, for connecting the pair of side plates (42, 44); pockets (48) formed between the adjacent columns (46); and relief portions (50) provided at four corners of each of the pockets (48), in which as viewed from a section perpendicular to an axis of the cage, the columns (46) have side surfaces each constituting a circular arc shape, and the relief portions (50) are in parallel to the side surfaces of the columns (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihisa Tsumori, Takuya Ozu
  • Publication number: 20110091144
    Abstract: In a step of forming a roller bearing cage (13) including a first roller stopper part (16a) provided on the radial inner side to prevent a roller from escaping to the radial inner side, and a second roller stopper part (17a) provided on the radial outer side to prevent the roller from escaping to the radial outer side, on wall surfaces (16b) and (17b) opposed to a pocket (20), respectively, each of the first and second roller stopper parts (16a) and (17a) is formed by a process only from the one radial side with a jig (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Kouhei Kondou
  • Publication number: 20110081105
    Abstract: A guide piece 6 projects from an outside surface of a cage bar 5b of a cage 5 so as to make sliding contact with a raceway surface 3a of an outer ring 3. As the cage 5 rotates, the guide piece 6 operates to guide the rotation of the cage 5 while removing an excess grease G on the raceway surface 3a and transferring the excess grease G to axially opposite ends of the outer ring 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Yuichiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7918607
    Abstract: A roller bearing includes a plurality of conical roller bodies arranged between inner and outer rings, and a cage having an annular sectional body mounted between the inner and outer rings. The annular sectional body further having an annular oil thrower located on each transverse side, each oil thrower having internal and external radial projections, wherein the free end of each projection is positioned opposite and away from a corresponding one of the inner and outer rings. The bearing has functional axial and radial clearances between the internal and external radial projections and the internal and outer rings. The clearances facilitate the passage of a bearing lubrication fluid there through and form an obstacle to the passage of solid particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: S.N.R. Roulements
    Inventors: Stépahne Beluffi, Julien Berthier, Sandrine Lornage, Sabine Delafosse, Gérard Mermoud, Christophe Rimoux
  • Publication number: 20110069921
    Abstract: A bearing structure has a frame, a vacuum roller mounted on the frame, operable to be axially subjected to suction air from both sides, a first bearing arranged in a first bearing housing and a second bearing arranged in a second bearing housing, and a first bearing journal disposed on a first end of the roller, and a second bearing journal disposed on a second end of the roller. The roller is mounted in the first bearing so that there is a substantially constant clearance between a first front face of the roller. The roller is mounted in the second bearing so that there is a substantially constant separation between a second front face of the roller. The second bearing housing is arranged such that the second bearing housing is axially displaceable relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: WINKLER + DUNNEBIER AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Raueiser
  • Publication number: 20110069920
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, balls and a cage. The cage includes an annular portion which is disposed at the end portion in the axial direction thereof, and a plurality of pillar portions which protrude to the coaxial direction from the side surface on the one side in the axial direction of the annular portion and are arranged in the circumferential direction thereof so as to form therebetween pockets each for housing a rolling element, wherein a seal gap for restricting the flowing of lubricant is formed between the first annular portion and one of or both the outer ring and the inner ring not guiding the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Aida
  • Publication number: 20110064349
    Abstract: A cage for rolling elements of a hearing, which has a plastic base body and a metal coating fixed to the base body and at least partially covering the base body. The cage provides mechanical stability, wear-resistance and corrosion resistance. This is achieved by the metal, at least sections, having a nanocrystalline granular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Braun
  • Patent number: 7891880
    Abstract: A radial rolling bearing, which has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, and rollers, which are arranged between the bearing rings and held at uniform distances from one another in a peripheral direction by a bearing cage in individual cage pockets. The rollers are spherical disks that have parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape and which roll in groove-type raceways with their faces. The raceways are incorporated into the inner face of the outer bearing ring and the outer face of the inner bearing ring. The rollers are axially guided between the bearing rings via two low-friction line contacts between lateral surfaces and the longitudinal webs of the cage pockets. The rollers are configured to have a defined degree of freedom for self-alignment to the pressure angle of the radial rolling bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Andreas Bohr, Rainer Eidloth