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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2001
Youichiro Sugimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisao Sumiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiharu Naka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Terada, Kanagawa, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rolling bearing to exhibit outstanding initial (cage) acoustic characteristics at the start of operation under a low temperature atmosphere, suppress fretting damages (abrasions) and reduce bearing torque by making the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the inner raceway and the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer raceway equal to 51.0% to smaller than 60.0% of the diameter of the rolling element, and packing a grease composition comprising a base oil that is a mixture of a lubricant containing a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant and a metallic soap-based thickener containing a long-fiber material with a major axis part length of at least 3 &mgr;m.