Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
384618000 | Roller bearing | 53 |
20080260318 | ROLLER BEARING WITH A BRAKING DEVICE - A roller bearing ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080285905 | Composite Roll Bearing - A composite roll bearing ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080285906 | Bearing Set with an Angular Ball Bearing and Cylinder Roller Bearing Receiving Axial Forces - The invention relates to a bearing set for a shaft to be guided in an axially restricted and exact manner, a running wheel or the like for machine units. The aim of the invention is to devise less expensive bearings for receiving comparatively low axial back pressure forces. The bearing set consists of an angular ball baring receiving axial pressure forces due to operation, and a cylinder roller bearing configured as a support bearing and receiving axial back pressure forces. | 11-20-2008 |
20090123105 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING - A thrust roller bearing | 05-14-2009 |
20090263067 | ROLLER BEARING - The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising a roller bearing ring. In order to produce a roller bearing that has a high rotational speed value and operational load using minimum quantity lubrication and in which the heat produced in the bearing can be removed in a rapid and reliable manner, the roller bearing ring is made of a material composite. The first material composite component forms the running surface and is made of a refractory metal or a sintering material, the thermal conductivity and heat resistance thereof being higher than the thermal conductivity and heat resistance of the at least one additional material composite component which forms the base body of the roller bearing ring. | 10-22-2009 |
20100098370 | ROLLER BEARING - Roller bearing ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100142876 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A GRAPHITE CAGE FOR AN ANTI-FRICTION BEARING, WHICH CAGE HOLDS A PLURALITY OF ANTI-FRICTION ELEMENTS - A process for producing a graphite cage for an anti-friction bearing, which cage holds a plurality of anti-friction elements, characterized in that a cage injection moulding is injected in an injection moulding process from a mass comprising carbon mesophase powder, and this cage injection moulding is subsequently heat-treated in order to transform the carbon from the mesophase into pure graphite. | 06-10-2010 |
20110081106 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN COMPONENT, BEARING RING, THRUST NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ROLLING BEARING RING, ROLLING BEARING RING, AND ROLLING BEARING - A manufacturing method of a thin component is characterized by heating a thin component, and thereafter, while sizing with molds and using molds as cooling media, performing one of quenching and isothermal transformation processes on thin component. Thus, a manufacturing method of a thin component without warping or deformation in heat treatment with even and high hardness, a bearing ring, a thrust needle roller bearing, a manufacturing method of a rolling bearing ring, a rolling bearing ring, and a rolling bearing can be obtained. | 04-07-2011 |
20110262070 | SUSPENSION STRUT BEARING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A COMPONENT OF A SUSPENSION STRUT BEARING - A suspension strut bearing ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120106887 | ROLLER THRUST BEARING VIBRATION ISOLATOR - A vibration isolator for use between a support structure and a roller thrust bearing including a first race, a second race, a bearing cage and at least one roller element. The vibration isolator includes a radially extending portion with a mating surface, a bearing surface, an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge, the radially extending portion being substantially disk-shaped. An annular flange extends axially from one of the inner peripheral edge and the outer peripheral edge of the radially extending portion, and at least one groove is defined by the mating surface of the radially extending portion. The bearing surface is configured to abut one of the first race and the second race and the mating surface is configured to abut the support structure such that a void is defined between the at least one groove and the support structure. | 05-03-2012 |
20120269477 | RING ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A RACE RING FOR A THRUST ROLLER BEARING - A ring element, particularly a thrust bearing race ring, which has a peripheral wall, through which a radial load exerting an interference fit occurs. The peripheral wall is configured such that it forms zones with a large overlap and zones with a reduced overlap that succeed each other in a peripheral direction. | 10-25-2012 |
20150023626 | TOP DRIVE BEARING FOR USE IN A TOP DRIVE SYSTEM, AND MADE OF NON-VACUUM ARC REMELTED STEEL CONFIGURED TO ACHIEVE AN EXTENDED LIFE CYCLE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO A LIFE FACTOR OF THREE FOR A VACUUM ARC REMELTED STEEL - A top drive thrust bearing configured for use in a heavy loaded top drive system. The top drive thrust bearing includes an upper plate; a lower plate; and a plurality of rollers disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate. The composition of the top drive thrust bearing comprising a non-vacuum arc remelted steel including, in weight percent (%), about 0.15% to about 0.18% carbon (C), about 0.15% to about 0.4% silicon (Si), about 0.4% to about 0.7% manganese (Mn), 0% to about 0.025% phosphorus (P), about 0.0005% to about 0.002% sulfur (S), about 0.0002% to about 0.0007% oxygen (O), about 0.001% to about 0.003% titanium (Ti), about 1.3% to about 1.6% chromium (Cr), about 3.25% to about 3.75% nickel (Ni), about 0.0005% to about 0.003% calcium (Ca), about 0.15% to about 0.25% molybdenum (Mo), balance iron (Fe). The top drive thrust bearing of the top drive system is configured to achieve an extended life cycle at least about equivalent to a life factor of three for a vacuum arc remelted steel. | 01-22-2015 |
20150369292 | BEARING SUPPORT POINT WITH AT LEAST ONE AXIAL BEARING - A bearing support point with at least one axial bearing, in which at least one bearing washer of the axial bearing is held at a structural element, with the bearing washer being formed separately from the structural element and comprising at least one axially aligned track for the axial bearing as well as being fastened at the structural element such that the bearing washer is inserted in an opening of the structural element and is encompassed by the structural element at least at an exterior area and with the bearing washer being supported via the area inside the opening, aligned in the radial direction. | 12-24-2015 |
384619000 | Roller structure or orientation; plural axially spaced rows or tandem thrust | 6 |
20080310788 | Rolling Bearing with Improved Rim Geometry - The invention relates to a rolling bearing comprising at least one bearing ring and a plurality of rollers, the bearing ring having a raceway for the rollers and at least one lateral rim for axially guiding the rollers. The roller has 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 have a toroidal camber in the direction of the rim bearing surface or the front face. | 12-18-2008 |
20100260451 | THRUST BEARING HAVING IMPROVED ROLLING PINS AND LEVELING PLATE ELEMENTS - A thrust bearing having improved rolling pins and/or leveling plates that reduce wear and/or the size of the thrust bearing. In one aspect, the rolling pins have a substantially smaller radius of curvature than the surfaces of the lower leveling plates in which they nest. In another aspect, a leveling plate is used that has a substantially planar surface that contacts the rolling pins. In still another aspect, the rolling pins have a transverse cross-section having non-uniform radius of curvature. In yet another embodiment, the rolling pins have a transverse cross-section having a minor axis and a major axis. | 10-14-2010 |
20120121215 | ROLLER CIRCLE ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY MACHINERY - A roller circle assembly for heavy machinery includes an upper circular rail and a lower circular rail concentrically arranged about a central axis, and tapered rollers between the upper and lower rail. Each tapered roller includes a flange having an angled and convex flange contact surface that contacts the lower rail. The lower rail and/or the upper rail can include an angled surface configured for contact with the flange contact surface. The geometry of the rollers and the lower rail are configured to reduce the stresses applied to the rollers and lower rail due to contact between the flange contact surface and the angled surface. | 05-17-2012 |
20130223786 | AXIAL BEARING ASSEMBLY - An axial bearing assembly which essentially is formed of two axial rolling bearings ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130322805 | GEOMETRIC CONCEPT FOR A ROLLER-FLANGE CONTACT IN ROLLER BEARINGS - A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway for at least one roller that includes an at least partially spherically formed roller end surface having a first curvature. A flange for transferring axial forces extends from an end of the raceway and has a flange surface that faces towards the roller end surface. A spherical flange surface section having a second curvature is defined on the flange surface. The first curvature differs from the second curvature such that a first gap (d | 12-05-2013 |
20140072255 | CAGELESS BEARINGS FOR USE WITH MECHANICAL DEVICES - A rotational assembly includes a mating surface and an interlocking surface disposed in driving engagement with a cooperable interlocking member of a driving mechanism. A plurality of receptors is defined in the mating surface. A bearing element is received in each of the plurality of receptors for reducing frictional interaction between the mating surface of the rotational assembly and a complementary mating surface of an interacting component. A retainer is defined in the mating surface at each of the receptors providing rotational retention of each of the bearing elements within its corresponding receptor. | 03-13-2014 |
384620000 | Resilient feature; adjustment or self-alignment means; assembling means | 5 |
20090110341 | Bearing for a rotatable disk - According to the invention, a bearing for a circular rotatable disc ( | 04-30-2009 |
20100129023 | POSITIONING MEANS FOR CAMSHAFT ROLLER BEARING - A roller bearing assembly includes a plurality of rollers ( | 05-27-2010 |
20110182542 | THRUST NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING WITH ISOLATING LAYER - A thrust needle bearing with an isolating layer has a cage with rollers, washers on which the rollers run, at least one of the washers is attached to the cage, backup surfaces fixed external to each of the washers and an isolating layer attached to at least one of the washers, which is interposed between the at least one of the washers and at least one of the backup surfaces of the bearing. The isolating layer is a layer of vibration-attenuating material. Alternatively, the isolating layer is a layer of material which has properties that prevent creep or sliding wear for at least one of the backup surfaces. The isolating layer is attached to the washers by bonding, use of adhesives or mechanical means. | 07-28-2011 |
20130136387 | AXIAL ANTI-FRICTION BEARING, IN PARTICULAR AXIAL NEEDLE BEARING - The invention concerns an axial roller bearing ( | 05-30-2013 |
20150030279 | THRUST BEARING SNAP RING RETAINER - An assembly includes a rotatable member formed with a recess, a first component, a snap ring located in the recess for limiting axial displacement of the first component, and a bearing located between the first component and a second component, including a finger extending from a race of the bearing toward the bearing and able to limit radial movement of the snap ring. | 01-29-2015 |
384621000 | Race and cage structure | 6 |
20090123106 | THRUST BEARING DEVICE - Thrust bearing device | 05-14-2009 |
20110019954 | AXIAL BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to an axial bearing arrangement ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110158573 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THRUST RACE THEREOF - A thrust race of a thrust roller bearing has a race portion and a cylindrical portion extending from the race portion in an axial direction. At a plurality of locations along a circumferential direction on the cylindrical portion, cutout portions are formed such that each of the cutout portions is recessed in the axial direction from a distal edge of the cylindrical portion toward the race portion. A protrusion is provided at a portion closer to the race portion from a bottom edge of each of the cutout portions such that the protrusion protrudes in a radial direction from the cylindrical portion toward a side away from the race portion. The protrusion serves as a race-retaining locking portion to prevent a race from moving out from a mating member on which the race is mounted. | 06-30-2011 |
20130301974 | ROLLER THRUST BEARING - 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 | 11-14-2013 |
20140147071 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING WITH RACES - Construction of a thrust roller bearing with races is achieved in which a function of preventing a cage | 05-29-2014 |
20140169721 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THRUST RACE THEREOF - A thrust race of a thrust roller bearing has a race portion and a cylindrical portion extending from the race portion in an axial direction. At a plurality of locations along a circumferential direction on the cylindrical portion, cutout portions are formed such that each of the cutout portions is recessed in the axial direction from a distal edge of the cylindrical portion toward the race portion. A protrusion is provided at a portion closer to the race portion from a bottom edge of each of the cutout portions such that the protrusion protrudes in a radial direction from the cylindrical portion toward a side away from the race portion. The protrusion serves as a race-retaining locking portion to prevent a race from moving out from a mating member on which the race is mounted. | 06-19-2014 |
384622000 | Race structure | 7 |
20090252449 | AXIAL BEARING WITH AN AXIAL ANGLE DISK WITH A SECURING TAB PRODUCING A SECURED MOUNTING AND CARRIER WITH SUCH AN AXIAL BEARING - An axial bearing having an axial angle disk and a cage with rolling bodies. The rolling bodies are supported so that they can roll on a rolling surface of a radial section of the axial angle disk, and the axial angle disk has a securing tab projecting outward in a radial direction and within a plane. The securing tab extends in a radial direction past a nominal diameter of the axial angle disk, and the securing tab is used for a secured mounting and extends in the radial direction past a nominal diameter by less than the sheet thickness (d) of the axial angle disk. | 10-08-2009 |
20100239205 | MECHANICAL COMPONENT AND ROLLING BEARING - An outer ring, an inner ring and a ball serving as mechanical components configuring a deep groove ball bearing are formed of steel containing at least 0.77 mass % and not more than 0.85 mass % of carbon, at least 0.01 mass % and not more than 0.25 mass % of silicon, at least 0.01 mass % and not more than 0.35 mass % of manganese, at least 0.01 mass % and not more than 0.15 mass % of nickel, at least 3.75 mass % and not more than 4.25 mass % of chromium, at least 4 mass % and not more than 4.5 mass % of molybdenum and at least 0.9 mass % and not more than 1.1 mass % of vanadium with a remainder consisting of iron and impurity, and have raceway/rolling contact surfaces, the surface being included in a region having a nitrogen enriched layer having a nitrogen concentration of at least 0.05 mass %, the nitrogen enriched layer having a carbon concentration and the nitrogen concentration, in total, of at least 0.82 mass % and not more than 1.9 mass %. | 09-23-2010 |
20100303400 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE LOAD ON A BEARING - An apparatus for detecting the load on a rolling bearing which has at least one bearing ring. The apparatus has a transmitter for electromagnetic radiation, and a receiver for the radiation emitted by the transmitter. A space-saving and simple apparatus for detecting the load on the bearing ring of the bearing is achieved, by virtue of the fact that an optical waveguide is provided, into which the transmitter couples the electromagnetic radiation, and by virtue of the fact that the optical waveguide is arranged on a surface of the at least one bearing ring, and by virtue of the fact that the at least one bearing ring is in the region of an evanescent field coming from the optical waveguide. Also, a rolling bearing, which has at least one bearing ring with an apparatus for detecting the load on the at least one bearing ring is disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
20130195393 | THRUST BEARING AND SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - The suspension thrust bearing device for a motor vehicle comprises a rolling bearing | 08-01-2013 |
20140072256 | THRUST BEARING - The invention is for an outer ring which has a flange formed with engaging hooks for assembly with a retainer. An object is to prevent the outer ring from catching each another in manufacturing steps. A thrust bearing includes an outer ring which has a flange provided with radially inward-protruding engaging hooks. Each engaging hook has an amount of protrusion which is not greater than a height of the flange tip edge of a hypothetical outer ring. This arrangement prevents any of the engaging hooks of the outer ring from being caught by the flange of another outer ring. | 03-13-2014 |
20140341495 | SUSPENSION THRUST BEARING DEVICE AND SUSPENSION STRUT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A THRUST BEARING - A suspension thrust bearing including at least one rolling bearing forming an axial thrust bearing disposed on a lower cap is provided. The lower cap includes a body with an annular rolling bearing portion for a spring and a tubular portion including a bore in which a shock absorber bump stop is inserted. An axial contact surface is defined on the lower portion of the bore of the tubular portion against which the shock absorber bump stop when deformed exerts a radial force. The tubular portion includes a reinforcing insert located at the level of this axial contact surface. | 11-20-2014 |
20150016765 | METHOD, RING & BEARING - A method for manufacturing a component from steel, which comprises the step of flash butt welding the component. The steel has a reduction ratio of greater than 5:1. | 01-15-2015 |
384623000 | Cage structure | 16 |
20090041402 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY - A thrust bearing assembly generally includes a cage and a plurality of rolling elements. The cage has first and second cage halves with each cage half having a respective radial segment with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. Each opening has an opening perimeter. The cage halves are interconnected with portions of the radial segments circumferentially between the plurality of openings abutting along a given plane and the respective openings aligned to defined rolling element pockets. The rolling elements are positioned in the rolling element pockets such that a centerline of each rolling element lies in or in proximity to the given plane. A flange extends along at least a portion of each opening perimeter to retain the rolling elements within a respective one of the rolling element pockets. | 02-12-2009 |
20090285518 | AXIAL ROLLING BEARING - The invention relates to an axial rolling bearing having a cage which contains rolling bodies that are arranged between two running disks. The running disks each have a radial section that forms a raceway and an axially aligned collar which adjoins the raceway. The collars are aligned opposite to one another and overlap in the axial direction. The radially outer disk has a larger diameter than the radially inner running disk. According to the invention, the radial and the axial extent of the two collars of the running disks and the cage are coordinated with one another in such a way that, between them, a labyrinth seal, composed of a plurality of gaps, is formed, and the cage is guided on the collar of the radially inner running disk. | 11-19-2009 |
20100247020 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING - A thrust roller bearing ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100278473 | CAGE FOR ROLLER BODIES - A cage for roller bodies, for example axial bearings or flat guides, which is approximately W-shaped in the longitudinal cross-section, having side walls forming W-shaped limbs and webs connecting them, between which the roller bodies are accommodated. The profile of the webs is suitable for limiting the freedom of movement of the roller bodies to at least two degrees of freedom. Furthermore, the profile of the webs is designed such that the freedom of movement of the roller bodies can be limited in at least one additional degree of freedom. | 11-04-2010 |
20100303401 | THRUST BEARING - In a thrust bearing, an axially outer end portion of each pin of a pin-type retainer is fixed to an outside ring by a weld, and a threaded shaft, formed at an axially inner end portion of each pin, is screwed into a threaded hole formed in an inside ring. An inner peripheral surface of the inside ring slides on an outer peripheral surface of a rotary shaft, whereby the rotation of the pin-type retainer is guided, | 12-02-2010 |
20110069923 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY - A thrust bearing assembly generally includes a cage and a plurality of rolling elements. The cage has first and second cage halves with each cage half having a respective radial segment with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. Each opening has an opening perimeter. The cage halves are interconnected with portions of the radial segments circumferentially between the plurality of openings abutting along a given plane and the respective openings aligned to defined rolling element pockets. The rolling elements are positioned in the rolling element pockets such that a centerline of each rolling element lies in or in proximity to the given plane. A flange extends along at least a portion of each opening perimeter to retain the rolling elements within a respective one of the rolling element pockets. | 03-24-2011 |
20110274385 | AXIAL ROLLER BEARING CAGE WITH INCREASED CAPACITIES - The axial roller bearing cage has an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of alternating cage bars and roller pockets, which are formed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The roller pockets of the axial roller bearing cage extend along the entire length of the cage bars, accommodating rollers of maximum length, which also enables a compact cage design for a given roller length. The cage enhances the friction characteristics between the ends of the rollers and the cage bars. The ends of the rollers are supported on a centerline, which reduces frictional torque by reducing the length of the frictional moment arm on each roller, allowing for a symmetric loading. The ends of the rollers are also supported by the inboard smooth surface of the formed flanges of the connecting elements, which increases oil film development and allows the bearing to operate at higher speeds. | 11-10-2011 |
20120076451 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY - A thrust bearing assembly having a plurality of rollers positioned in a cage is provided. A first race washer is positioned on a first axial side of the rollers and the cage, with the first race washer including a first axially extending flange axially overlapping the cage and the rollers, and having at least one protrusion extending in a direction away from the cage. A first retention band including a first axially extending band and a first retaining flange that extends radially from the first axially extending band is provided. The first retention band has at least one recess or opening and is complementary in size to the first race washer flange and engagable thereon. Engagement is accomplished via the at least one protrusion on the first axially extending flange engaging the at least one recess or opening in the first retention band. The first retaining flange has a width that is sized to overlap a portion of the cage on a second axial side. A second race washer and second retention band can be provided for a fully encapsulated thrust bearing assembly | 03-29-2012 |
20130182991 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING AND THRUST ROLLER BEARING APPARATUS - A plurality of cage bars of a cage is configured so as to project inward in the radial direction from an inner periphery of an annular portion and to be apart from each other in the circumferential direction. The radially inner side of each pocket defined by two cage bars adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and the annular portion is open in the radial direction. A concave portion is formed at a corner of the pocket, which is located at the radially outer side. | 07-18-2013 |
20130287331 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING - Between an inner race and an outer race, a plurality of thrust rollers supporting the inner race and the outer race capable of relative rotation are provided. A thrust cage for retaining each thrust roller capable of rolling is composed of a plurality of cage separate bodies separated and arranged in a roller accommodating space. The cage separate body has two projecting portions having a semicircular cross-sectional shape provided on an outer wall surface of an outside connecting portion spaced apart from each other in a peripheral direction of the outer race. With relative rotation between the inner race and the outer race, when each cage separate body is displaced toward an inner peripheral surface side of the outer race, a top portion of each projecting portion is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer race. | 10-31-2013 |
20140003758 | ROLLER BEARING CAGE WITH PREDETERMINED RUPTURE POINT | 01-02-2014 |
20140016893 | THRUST BEARING HOLDER AND THRUST BEARING - An object is to provide a retainer for a thrust bearing, from which rollers are not apt to drop once placed in pockets in the retainer in a manufacturing processes. A retainer is constituted by an annular member made from a flat steel plate; has a main body area in its widthwise intermediate region. The main body area has its outer circumferential edge formed with an outer circumferential engagement edge which is lower than a surface of the main body area. A large number of pockets are equi-spaced in a circumferential direction of the main body area in the thickness direction. Each of the pockets has a guide surface formed with anti-dropping projections of a roller for preventing the roller from dropping. | 01-16-2014 |
20140126852 | CAGE FOR THRUST ROLLER BEARING - A cage bar of at least one of pockets, the cage bar being on one side of the at least one of the pockets in the circumferential direction, has a bent portion that is bent toward one side in an axial direction such that an end face of the cage bar on the other side in the axial direction is recessed toward the one side in the axial direction. Further, a cage bar of the at least one of the pockets, the cage bar being on the other side of the at least one of the pockets in the circumferential direction, has a bent portion that is bent toward the other side in the axial direction such that an end face of the cage bar on the one side in the axial direction is recessed toward the other side in the axial direction. | 05-08-2014 |
20140205228 | CAGE AND THRUST ROLLER BEARING INCLUDING CAGE - A cage, which is annular, and is used in a thrust roller bearing, includes a plurality of cage segments arranged in a circumferential direction. Each of the cage segments includes an arc portion; and a bar portion that extends radially inward from the arc portion and that maintains a circumferential interval between rollers adjacent to each other. A groove portion extending along an axial direction is formed at each of end faces of the arc portions, the end faces facing each other in the circumferential direction. In the cage, elastic bodies are inserted into the groove portions and urge the arc portions in the circumferential direction, each of the elastic bodies is disposed between the end faces facing each other, and the cage segments are connected to each other by the elastic bodies. | 07-24-2014 |
20150330448 | SNAP-FIT BOX CAGE ASSEMBLY - A snap-fit box cage including a first and second ring is provided. The first ring includes a first radially outer flange, a first radially inner flange, and a first radial portion extending therebetween. At least one of the first radially inner flange or the first radially outer flange includes at least one retention projection. The second ring includes a second radially outer flange, a second radially inner flange, and a second radial portion extending therebetween. At least one of the second radially inner flange or the second radially outer flange includes at least one retention recess that is complementary to the retention projection. The first and second rings are matingly secured to one another by the at least one retention projection and the at least one retention recess resiliently engaging with each other, and the rings captively secure rollers installed in pockets formed on the rings. | 11-19-2015 |
20160040715 | ROLLER THRUST BEARING WITH RADIAL CAGE CLEARANCE - A roller thrust bearing including a first ring including a first radial portion, and a second ring including a radially inner flange and a second radial portion is provided. Rolling elements each having a length are supported between the first ring and the second ring. A cage including an annular body defines a plurality of pockets, and the rolling elements are located in at least some of the pockets. The pockets each have a radial opening, and the length of the rolling elements is less than a length of the radial opening of the pockets, defining a clearance between at least one end side of each of the rolling elements and at least one radial end face of respective ones of the pockets that contain the rolling elements. The clearance provides radial play between each of the rolling elements and the respective ones of the pockets. | 02-11-2016 |