Patent · US Active

Rolling bearing device, oil supply unit, method of supplying lubricating oil, and program

US10520032B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
6References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 17, 2017
Grant dateDec 31, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2240/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rolling bearing device includes: a bearing portion that has an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the plurality of balls; and an oil supply unit that supplies lubricating oil to the bearing portion. The oil supply unit has: a pump that discharges the lubricating oil through drive of a piezo element; a voltage boost portion that boosts a voltage to be applied to the piezo element; and a control portion that causes the pump to operate while varying a voltage boost time included in a period since the start of voltage boost by the voltage boost portion until the start of the drive of the piezo element.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.