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Rotary table device provided with cooling structure and rotary bearing provided with cooling structure

US8439338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2009
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18664
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary table device includes a cooling structure and a rotary bearing provided with a cooling structure. A rotary table device provided with a cooling structure includes a hollow motor as a drive source, a table rotated by the hollow motor, and a rotary bearing supporting rotational motion of the table, in which the rotary bearing includes an outer ring having an inner peripheral surface to which a rolling surface is formed, an inner ring having an outer peripheral surface to which a rolling surface facing the rolling surface of the outer ring is formed, and a number of rolling members in a rolling passage formed by the rolling surface of the outer ring and the rolling surface of the inner ring, and a heat sink is formed to either one of the inner and outer rings.

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