Nsk Corporation

Mutsuo Kubo

Susumu Takano

A combination of two angular type ball bearings provided in a face-to-face arrangement to form a ball bearing unit in which the diameter of the balls of the second ball bearing is less than the diameter of the balls of the first ball bearing. This ball bearing unit is used at high speed to support a substantially unidirectional axial load. When this axial load is applied to the ball bearing unit, only the first ball bearing supports the axial load. The product of the pitch circle diameter of the row of balls in the ball bearing unit and the rotating speed of the inner ring of the ball bearing unit is in the range of 800,000 to 3,000,000 mm.rpm, while the radial load is up to one fifth the axial load.

High speed rotating apparatus having face-to-face angular contact ball

A combination of two angular type ball bearings provided in a face-to-face arrangement for use at high speed to support a substantially unidirectional axial load, such that e.g. when a loading in a leftward direction is applied to the rotating shaft during rotation, the contact angle of the left side bearing which supports this load is made larger, while the contact angle of the right side bearing which does not support this load is made smaller to avoid a drop in fatigue life and improve the endurance of a rolling bearing unit, wherein the product of the pitch circle diameter of the raw of balls and the rotating speed of the inner ring of the bearing is in the range of 700,000 to 2,000,000 mm.rpm, and the radial load is up to twice the axial load.

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