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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susumu Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Ohori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/332 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/332 ;
Abstract
In a balling bearing of small diameter equipped with an outer race and an inner race , and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the outer race and the inner race , at least rolling element is composed of a steel of Cr concentration being 8 wt % or higher, and the surface thereof is formed with a layer of N concentration being a range of 3≦N %≦0.26×Cr %+4.42.