Nsk Corporation

Naoki Matsuyama

Yasushi Morita

Takaaki Anzai

Sumio Sugita

Yoshiaki Katsuno

Kyohei Matsunaga

Kenji Yakura

Yu Koiwa

Tamotsu Misawa

Saburo Azumi

Masaru Terasaki

Yoshifumi Inagaki

Mitsuho Aoki

Yuu Koiwa

Ken Inaba

Saburou Azumi

A rolling bearing includes an inner ring having an outer surface, an outer ring having an inner surface, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer for retaining the rolling elements. The retainer is made of a resin material and is positioned with respect to the inner surface of the outer ring or the outer surface of the inner ring. The retainer includes a pair of annular portions axially arranged in parallel and a columnar portion coupling the annular portions. Then, the rolling bearing satisfies the following expression:AI=LH/dm&#x2265;0.025LH/dm&#x2265;0.025 mmin which H is a radial length of a section of the annular portion, L is an axial length of the same, and dm is PCD of the rolling element.

Rolling bearing and spindle apparatus for machine tool

A spindle unit comprises a rolling bearing including an outer ring having an outer ring raceway on an inner peripheral surface, an inner ring having an inner ring raceway on an outer peripheral surface, and rolling elements provided rollably between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, whereby a spindle is borne rotatably in a housing, and a grease supply system for supplying a grease to an inside of the rolling bearing, wherein the grease supply system supplies the grease such that a supply amount in one shot is set to 0.004 cc to 0.1 cc.

Rolling bearing, grease supply system, spindle unit, grease supply method, and grease supply program

A grease-lubricated rolling bearing has an outer ring having an outer ring race in an inner peripheral surface thereof, an inner ring having an inner ring race on an outer peripheral surface thereof, rolling elements rollably provided between the outer ring race and the inner ring race, and a grease supply element for supplying an additional grease in the rolling bearing. The amount of the additional grease to be supplied at a time is predetermined to be from 0.1 to 4% of the volume of space in the bearing.

Rolling bearing and spindle device for machine tools

A device for monitoring the operating conditions of a rolling bearing, has the rolling bearing including: an outer ring of a metal with outer raceway; an inner ring of a metal with an inner raceway; and a plurality of rolling elements; a first member electrically connected to the outer ring; a second member electrically connected to the inner ring; and a lubricant presented on the area at which the outer raceway and the inner raceway come in contact with the rolling surface of the rolling elements; wherein, the electrical characteristics between the outer ring or first member and the inner ring or second member are monitored in order to monitor the operating conditions of the rolling bearing operating with a lubricant and when the electrical characteristics thus monitored fall outside a predetermined range, the lubricating conditions are judged poor.

Device for monitoring the operating conditions of rolling bearing

An angular contact ball bearing includes an outer ring having an outer ring race formed on an inner surface thereof, an inner ring having an inner ring race provided on the outer surface thereof, a plurality of rolling elements provided between the outer ring and the inner ring, an annular cage for retaining the rolling elements, and seals provided on openings between the respective ends of the inner and outer rings. The cage is made of a synthetic resin material and is supported through the guide of the rolling elements. The cage includes a plurality of cylindrical pockets arranged peripherally for retaining the rolling elements and a reduced diameter portion formed at ends of the pocket for regulating the radial movement of the cage while being in contact with the rolling element.

Angular contact ball bearing and spindle device

A rolling bearing includes an inner ring having an outer surface, an outer ring having an inner surface, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer for retaining the rolling elements. The retainer is made of a resin material and is positioned with respect to the inner surface of the outer ring or the outer surface of the inner ring. The retainer includes a pair of annular portions axially arranged in parallel and a columnar portion coupling the annular portions. Then, the rolling bearing satisfies the following expression: AI&equals;LH /dm&gE;0.025 in which H is a radial length of a section of the annular portion, L is an axial length of the same, and dm is PCD of the rolling element.

A bearing unit is provided, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the inner race extends outward in the axial direction beyond the end surface of the outer race, and is formed such that the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the inner race increases in the direction toward the rolling elements, such that when lubrication oil is ejected together with air on the outer peripheral surface of the inner race, the lubrication oil moves over the outer peripheral surface due to centrifugal force and is supplied to the rolling elements, making it possible to secure the amount of lubrication oil supplied per unit time to the inside of the bearing, and thus making it possible to reduce wind noise.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Naoki Matsuyama