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US 4,787,757 AGranted
Bearing construction with a cage provided with lubrication grooves
AssigneeThe Torrington Company
InventorLeslie D. Finger
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Abstract
The roller cage of a roller bearing has lubrication grooves extending at an angle across the radially inside surface of one of the cage annular end rings.
Claims5
A roller bearing comprising:
- a race having an annular raceway and an annular flange extending from one axial end of said annular raceway;
- a cage and roller assembly having a pair of axially spaced annular rings and a plurality of rollers having their axial ends supported by said rings;
- one axial end of each of said rollers adapted to abut the annular flange, the annular ring supporting that axial end of each roller which abuts the annular flange having angularly extending grooves extending across the radial surface facing said annular flange for forcing lubricant through said grooves, between the annular flange and the abutting roller axial ends, and along the annular raceway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.