Apparatus for cooling a spindle bearing of a machine
US5192139A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/303976
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rolling-contact type bearing for rotatably supporting a spindle of a machine is cooled by a temperature controlled liquid lubricant supplied to an internal cavity or passageways provided in the spindle, and circulated toward the bearing so that the temperature controlled liquid lubricant comes into direct or indirect contact with the bearing in the order of the inner race, the rolling element, and the outer recess, to thereby apply a cooling and lubricating effect to those elements. The lubricant after cooling is collected to a lubricant-temperature controller to be subjected to a temperature control treatment for reuse as a coolant. An air seal is applied to a lubricant entrance of the spindle where the temperature controlled lubricant is supplied from a lubricant supply member into the spindle, to thereby prevent a leakage of the lubricant toward the exterior.
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