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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Jinya Suzuki, Mino, JP;
Assignee:
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/46 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01); F16H 53/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/045 (2013.01); F16C 33/7816 (2013.01); F16C 33/7889 (2013.01); F16H 53/06 (2013.01); F16C 19/46 (2013.01); F16C 33/6677 (2013.01);
Abstract
A follower bearingincludes: an inner memberincluding a first bodyand a flange; an outer ring; a plurality of rolling elements; and a first sealing memberA including an annular first portion disposed between an outer peripheral surfaceA of the flangeand a first surfaceA and at least partially forming a sealing structure between the first portion and the outer ring. The first portion has an outer diameter that gradually increases toward a first end surfaceB at an end opposite to a first rolling surfaceA of the flangein an axial direction.