Cage control of skew angle in roller bearings
US3963285A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1973 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2300/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bearing comprising inner and outer members such as rings having inner and outer raceways spaced apart to define an annular space therebetween and a plurality of rolling elements in the annular space. A cage circumferentially spaces the rolling elements. Skew control means associated with the cage operates during operation of the bearing for a predetermined relative movement of the rings and rollers, to cause at least the rollers in the load zone to assume a nonnegative skew angle within a predetermined angular range. The rollers have a skew angle when the roller axis and the axis of the bearing are not coplanar. The skew angle is defined as being positive when the friction force components in the axial direction arising between the rollers and raceways and acting on a raceway are so directed that they counteract the axial load component of the external load acting on said raceway.
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