Patent · US Expired

Bearing assembly

US6102576A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1999
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19749
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lubrication film 5 is formed of a solid lubricant including PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) having a mean molecular weight of not more than 25,000 and a mean particle size of not less than 5 .mu.m and less than 10 .mu.m. The films 5 adhere to balls 3, raceway tracks 1a, 2a and a retainer 4 of a bearing assembly. The solid lubricant thus adhered to each portion has a property that PTFE particles are dispersed without a binder.

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