Ball bearing and bearing assembly

A ball bearing and bearing assembly comprising:

• (a) an inner ring having a track with a radius Ri;
• (b) an outer ring having a track with a radius Ra, said inner ring and said outer ring combining to form a race;
• (c) at least one ball disposed in said race having a radius Rk;
• (d) a defined axial play (JA) so that said inner ring can shift with respect to said outer ring by one-half of said axial play (JA):
• and
• (e) a speed dependent tension force Fv between said at least one ball and said race resulting from an osculation S of about 1.04 to 1.35.

A ball bearing assembly comprising:

• (a) a race for a ball having a first confronting surface with a curvilinear radius Ri and a second confronting surface with a curvilinear radius Ra wherein Ri and Ra are of different curvilinear radii;
• (b) a plurality of balls disposed in said race with each of said plurality of balls having a tension force Fv in said race;
• (c) means for axially shifting said first confronting surface with respect to said second confronting surface to impart a speed dependent tension force Fv by centrifugal forces acting upon said plurality of balls;
• and
• (d) a defined axial play (JA) so that said inner ring can shift with respect to said outer ring by one-half of said axial play (JA) in each of two opposite directions.

A ball bearing and bearing assembly comprising:

• (a) an inner ring having a track with a radius Ri;
• (b) an outer ring having a track with a radius Ra, said inner ring and said outer ring combining to form a race;
• (c) at least one ball disposed in said race having a radius Rk;
• and
• (d) a speed dependent tension force Fv between said at least one ball and said race resulting from an osculation S of about 1.04 to 1.35,
• wherein said inner ring shifts with respect to said outer ring in an opposite axial direction.