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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Norihito Akanuma, Konan, JP;
Hiroshi Araki, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/06 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/26 (2006.01); F16N 37/00 (2006.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B05C 1/02 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); F16N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/045 (2013.01); B05C 1/027 (2013.01); B05C 5/0212 (2013.01); B05C 5/0216 (2013.01); B05D 1/002 (2013.01); B05D 1/26 (2013.01); B23P 21/00 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 33/6614 (2013.01); F16C 33/6622 (2013.01); F16C 33/6625 (2013.01); F16C 33/6629 (2013.01); F16C 43/04 (2013.01); F16N 37/003 (2013.01); B23P 15/003 (2013.01); F16N 11/00 (2013.01); F16N 2210/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retainer is rotationally driven about a axis of a ball bearing, and convex areas having pockets provided therein along a ball pitch circle of the retainer and concave areas between adjacent pockets is detected by a sensor. Grease is discharged according to phases of the convex areas and concave areas in the rotationally driven retainer from a dispenser having grease discharge ports arranged to face an annular space.