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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Kenta Hasama, Kashiwara, JP;
Hajime Watanabe, Kashiwara, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A rolling bearing apparatus includes a bearing portion and a lubrication unit. The lubrication unit is provided adjacently to an annular space in an axial direction. The annular space is formed between an inner ring and an outer ring, and the lubrication unit has a tank storing lubricant that is supplied to the annular space. The tank has an outer wall on a radially outer side, and a space formed on a radially inner side of the outer wall is a storage portion for storing the lubricant. An oil supply hole that is used to refill the storage portion with the lubricant is provided passing through the outer wall. The oil supply hole is open to the radially outer side.