Bearing
AssigneeKoyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasamichi Takeuchi, Junichi Nakajima
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Abstract
A bearing, having an inner ring, an outer ring, rolling members, inner seal members, outer seal members, a first grease having good heat resistance which is contained inward of the inner seal member, and a second grease having water-resistance and corrosion-prevention which is contained between the inner seal member and the outer seal member. The second grease prevents rusting in the outer and inner rings even if water enters the inner side of the outer seal member. The first grease assures satisfactory lubrication of the rolling members, the outer and inner rings under high speed and high temperature conditions.
Claims3
A bearing comprising:
- inner and outer raceway rings positioned one inside the other;
- a plurality of rolling members positioned between the outer and inner raceway rings and spaced a distance from each other in a circumferential direction of the outer and inner rings;
- inner and outer seal members positioned in at least one side of any one of the outer and inner raceway rings, said inner seal members defining a first space in cooperation with the rolling members and the inner and outer raceway rings, said outer seal members defining a second space in cooperation with the inner seal members and the inner and outer rings, said second space being positioned between the inner and outer seal members;
- a first grease contained in the first space;
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- a second grease contained in the second space, said first grease having properties different from said second grease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.