Rolling-element bearing, notably large-diameter rolling-element bearing
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorBruno Capoldi
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Abstract
A rolling-element bearing includes first and second rings having axial and radial raceways and a row of first radial rolling elements between the axial raceways. At least one row of axial rolling elements is located between a first radial raceway of the first ring and a first radial raceway of the second ring and radially located between an axial guiding face of the first ring and an axial guiding face of the second ring. The axial rolling elements are mounted in the pockets of a cage having a plurality of cage segments, and at least one second radial rolling element is circumferentially interposed between two adjacent cage segments of the plurality of cage segments and radially interposed between the axial guiding faces.
Claims16
A rolling-element bearing comprising:
- a first ring having a first axial raceway,
- a second ring having a second axial raceway,
- at least one row of first radial rolling elements radially interposed between the first and second axial raceways,
- at least one row of axial rolling elements axially interposed between a radial raceway of the first ring and a radial raceway of the second ring and radially located between an axial guiding face of the first ring and an axial guiding face of the second ring, and
- a cage for guiding said row of axial rolling elements, said cage comprising a plurality of successive circumferential cage segments, each of said cage segments including at least two pockets each containing at least one of the axial rolling elements, and
- at least one second radial rolling element circumferentially interposed between two adjacent cage segments of the plurality of cage segments, said at least one radial rolling element being radially interposed between the first and second axial guiding faces.
A rolling-element bearing comprising:
- a first ring having a first axial raceway, an upper radial raceway and a lower radial raceway,
- a second ring having a second axial raceway, an upper radial raceway and a lower radial raceway
- a row of first radial rolling elements between the first and second axial raceways,
- a first row of axial rolling elements located between the lower radial raceway of the first ring and the lower radial raceway of the second ring and radially located between a lower axial guiding face of the first ring and a lower axial guiding face of the second ring, and
- a cage for guiding the first row of axial rolling elements, said cage comprising a plurality of successive circumferential cage segments, each of said cage segments including at least two pockets each containing at least one of the axial rolling elements and having two circumferentially spaced end walls having an outer surface, and
- a plurality of second radial rolling elements, one of the plurality of second radial rolling elements being located between the end walls of each adjacent pair of the cage segments in contact with the ends walls and radially interposed between the first and second lower axial guiding faces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.