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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Marcus Loof, Nol, SE;
Marcus Loof, Nol, SE;
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A spherical roller bearing having an axially extending center axis, an outer ring, an inner ring concentric with the outer ring, a guide ring concentric with the inner and outer rings, the guide ring has two lateral surfaces, one set of cambered rollers on either side of the guide ring and a cage structure arranged to retain the two sets of cambered rollers. The guide ring includes two circumferential guide ring sections, an inner guide ring section proximal to the inner ring and an outer guide ring section distal to the inner ring. A portion of at least one of the two lateral surfaces corresponding to the inner guide ring section is provided with at least one of at least one depression and at least one protrusion. The cambered rollers of each set are distanced from the inner guide ring section and in contact with the outer guide ring section.