Empty-center rotating-roller joint
US4989999A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2300/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An empty-center rotating-roller joint with a non-segmented race (1) that has a lip (17) extending radially outward and with a U-shaped cross-section outer race (2) that encloses the lip. Two rows of rollers (11 & 12) transmit axial loads and one row (13) of rollers transmits radial loads. The rollers roll over hardened roller-contact surfaces (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10) between the races. Roller-contact surfaces (8, 9, & 10) in the form of hardened wires (18, 19, and 20 ) are positioned against the lip of the non-segmented race (1) only. The contact surfaces of the lip of the non-segmented disk-shaped race can be hardened without the hardening process contributing to excess tension in the race. Furthermore, once the teeth on the race have been hardened, very little or no additional machining of the races will be necessary.
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