# US 10,309,460 B2 · Ball bearing

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- Number: US 10,309,460 B2
- Document ID: US10309460B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/964,119
- Filed: 2018-04-27
- Published: 2018-11-29
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-23
- Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Applicants: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Inventors: Yong Bok Lee; Bok Seong Choe; Sangmin Han; Jeon Kook Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309460B2

## CPC

- F16C 39/063: {Permanent magnets}
- F16C 19/16: with a single row of balls
- F16C 27/04: Ball or roller bearings, e.g. with resilient rolling bodies
- F16C 33/3831: {with hybrid structure, i.e. with parts made of distinct materials}
- F16C 33/3881: {with more than three parts, e.g. two end rings connected by individual stays}
- F16C 35/06: Mounting {or dismounting} of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them onto shaft or in housing
- F16C 43/065: {in cages}
- F16C 2202/40: Magnetic
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

## Abstract

Disclosed is a ball bearing including an inner ring and an outer ring spaced apart from each other, each being rotatable, a cage part including a first cage and a second cage rotatably installed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and having ball receiving part formed along circumferential direction, ball installed in the ball receiving part, and rotating with the cage part as at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring rotates, and magnet which provides a magnetic force to the ball, wherein the first cage has a first seating part which is formed between the ball receiving parts, and on which one side of the magnet is placed, and the second cage has a second seating part which is connected to the first seating part, and on which the other side of the magnet is placed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A ball bearing, comprising:
an inner ring and an outer ring spaced apart from each other, each being rotatable;
a cage part including a first cage and a second cage rotatably installed between the inner ring and the outer ring and having ball receiving parts formed along circumferential direction;
balls disposed in the ball receiving parts and rotating with the cage part as at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring rotates; and
magnets providing a magnetic force to the balls,
wherein
the first cage has first seating parts formed between the ball receiving parts and on which one side of the magnets is placed,
the second cage has second seating parts connected to the first seating parts and on which the other side of the magnets is placed,
each of the first cage and the second cage has contact parts spaced apart each other in circumferential direction, the contact parts of the first cage and the second cage contact each other, and the ball receiving parts are formed by the contact parts, the first cage and the second cage,
the contact parts of the first cage and the second cage have screw holes through which screws are inserted to couple the first and second cages,
magnet receiving parts are formed between the first and second seating parts, and
the screw holes are in communication with the magnet receiving parts.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The ball bearing according to claim 1, wherein the magnets are ring shaped so that the screws are inserted into the magnets.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The ball bearing according to claim 1, wherein the magnets are placed in a circumferential direction with different polarities or same polarity facing each other.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The ball bearing according to claim 1, wherein the balls come into contact with the inner ring and the outer ring in the ball receiving parts.

### Claim 5

A ball bearing, comprising:
an inner ring and an outer ring spaced apart from each other;
a cage part including
a first cage and a second cage rotatably installed between the inner ring and the outer ring and facing with each other,
ball receiving parts and magnet receiving parts formed between the first cage and the second cage and arranged alternately each other along a circumferential direction of the cage part,
contact parts at which the first cage and the second cage contact each other, the contact parts being disposed between the ball receiving parts and the magnet receiving parts such that the contact parts separate the magnet receiving parts from the ball receiving parts, and
screw holes formed such that screws are inserted into the screw holes through the magnet receiving parts to couple the first cage and the second cage;
balls disposed in the ball receiving parts; and
magnets disposed in the magnet receiving parts, the magnets having a cylindrical shape with different polarities or same polarity facing each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The ball bearing according to claim 5, wherein the screws are further inserted into the magnets disposed in the magnet receiving parts.