Ball bearing assembly with plurality of ball guideways

US4123121A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SKF Industrial Trading & Development Company, B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Horst M. Ernst · Eltingshausen, DE
• Armin Olschewski · Schweinfurt, DE
• Lothar Walter · Schweinfurt, DE
• Manfred Brandenstein · Aschfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 1976
• Grant date: Oct 31, 1978
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 1996

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C29/0688
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A ball bearing comprising an outer sleeve with raceways formed therein, and having an axial bore and a retainer including a plurality of ball guideways distributed over the periphery thereof. The ball guideways comprise axial guideway sections and semicircular deflecting way sections connecting the axial guideway sections by pairs; the outer sleeve has a length which corresponds to the length of the axial guideway sections in the retainer, the retainer being made of synthetic material and projecting with the semicircular deflecting way sections beyond the outer sleeve; and end rings mounted on projecting sections of the retainer for covering the deflecting zone.