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AssigneeNtn Corporation
InventorsTakehiko Umemoto, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Katsunori Sone, Tomohito Ito, Tsukasa Toyoda
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A tapered roller bearing (1) includes an outer race (5). The outer race (5) is formed by pressing a steel plate, instead of conventional turning, to reduce the manufacturing cost of the outer race (5). The outer race (5) includes a flange portion (11) provided at the large-diameter end of the outer race (5), and a cylindrical portion (12) provided at the small-diameter end of the outer race (5). The flange portion (11) and the cylindrical portion (12) of the outer race (5) are brought into engagement with a housing having an inner peripheral surface corresponding in shape to the outer peripheral surface of the outer race (5) so that the tapered roller bearing (1) can be easily mounted to the housing (2).
A tapered roller bearing comprising an inner race having a tapered raceway, an outer race having a tapered raceway, a plurality of tapered rollers mounted between the tapered raceways of the inner race and the outer race, and a retainer rollably retaining the tapered rollers, wherein the outer race is formed by pressing a steel plate.
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