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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut Bode, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/366 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/366 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a needle bearing with an outer ring ( ) terminating on both its ends in a collar ( ), and with bearing needles ( ) guided in a cage in axis parallel disposition, as well as with a lubricant reservoir ( ) arranged in the bearing. This bearing is characterized in that the lubricant reservoir ( ) is formed by a groove ( ), arranged in the outer ring ( ), and by a middle part ( ) of the bearing needles ( ), with the middle part having a reduced diameter in relation to the remaining diameter of the bearing needles ( ).