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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Tetsuhiro Nishide, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Morokuma, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuhiro Nishide, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Morokuma, Tokyo, JP;
THK Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a spherical bearing in which a ball portion () of an inside member () can be sealed inside an outside member () without employment of casting, and the outside member () and the inside member () are coupled to each other with high strength, and which can be downsized, and a manufacturing method for the same. The spherical bearing includes: an inside member () having a metal ball portion (); a resin liner () covering the ball portion () of the inside member () and held in sliding contact with the ball portion (); and an outside member () molded outside the resin liner () by a forging process and held in close contact with an entire of an outer peripheral surface of the resin liner () without being brought into contact with the inside member (), for undetachably enclosing and holding the resin liner ().