Ultrathin-walled rolling bearing and cage therefor
AssigneesNtn Corporation, Nakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd.
InventorsKengo Hiramatsu, Takeshi Tanimaru
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Abstract
It is intended to suppress rattling in the fitted state of segments to improve operating efficiency in bonding the segments together. A cage composed of a plurality of arcuate segments, wherein a joining projection formed in the bonding section of one of adjacent segments is fitted in a joining recess formed in the bonding section of the other to thereby annularly bond the segments. In this cage, said joining projection and joining recess have tapered fitting surfaces as seen in a radial section, and the two fitting surfaces are closely contacted and joined together.
Claims11
A cage composed of a plurality of arcuate segments, wherein the joining projection formed in the bonding section of one of adjacent segments is fitted in a joining recess formed in the bonding section of the other segment to thereby annularly bond the segments, said cage being characterized in that said joining projections and joining recesses have a tapered fitting surface as seen in a radial section, and joining is effected by closely contacting the two fitting surfaces.
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