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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Kimihiro Hanai, Mie, JP;
Takashi Tsujimoto, Mie, JP;
Tsukasa Yamakawa, Mie, JP;
Yasuhiro Shimizu, Mie, JP;
Shiro Ishikawa, Mie, JP;
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A tapered roller bearing comprises inner and outer and outer rings having raceways, a large flange surface and a small flange surface, tapered rollers between the raceways and each having large and small end faces at the ends, and a retainer for the tapered rollers. The average roughness of the large end faces and the large flange surface is 0.14 &mgr;m Ra or less. The radius of curvature of the large end faces is 75 to 85% of the roller reference radius, and the central angle of the contact positions between the tapered rollers and the large flange surface is to of the roller angle. The center of the contact surface between the tapered rollers and the raceways is offset toward the large end faces from the center of the rolling surfaces of the tapered rollers by 10% or less of the effective length of the tapered rollers.