Rolling bearing, hub unit, rolling contact member, universal joint, torque transmission member for universal joint, and method of producing the same
AssigneeNtn Corporation
InventorKatsutoshi Muramatsu
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Abstract
A deep-grooved ball bearing including a rolling contact member formed of a sintered β-sialon inexpensive and capable of reliably ensuring sufficient durability includes an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of balls arranged in contact with the outer ring and the inner ring on an annular raceway. The ball is configured of a sintered body that contains as a main component a β-sialon represented by a compositional formula of Si6-zAlzOzN8-z and satisfying 0.1≦z≦3.5 and has a remainder formed of an impurity.
Claims10
A method of producing a torque transmission member for a universal joint, provided in a universal joint between a race member connected to a first shaft member and a second shaft member rollably and slidably and transmitting rotation transmitted to one of said first shaft member and said second shaft member about an axis to the other of said first shaft member and said second shaft member, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a powdery source material that contains as a main component a β-sialon represented by a compositional formula of Si6-zAlzOzN8-z and satisfying 0.1≦z≦3.5 and has a remainder formed of an impurity;
- shaping said powdery source material generally into a geometry of said torque transmission member for said universal joint to provide a shaped body;
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- sintering said shaped body at a pressure equal to or smaller than 1 MPa, said torque transmission member having a contact surface service as a surface contacting another member, said contact surface being included in a portion having a high density layer higher in density than an inner portion, said high density layer having a surface included in a portion having a higher density layer higher in density than another portion of said high density layer.
A method of producing a torque transmission member for a universal joint, provided in a universal joint between a race member connected to a first shaft member and a second shaft member rollably and slidably and transmitting rotation transmitted to one of said first shaft member and said second shaft member about an axis to the other of said first shaft member and said second shaft member, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a powdery source material that contains as a main component a β-sialon represented by a compositional formula of Si6-zAlzOzN8-z and satisfying 0.1≦z≦3.5 and has a remainder formed of a sintering additive and an impurity;
- shaping said powdery source material generally into a geometry of said torque transmission member for said universal joint to provide a shaped body;
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- sintering said shaped body at a pressure equal to or smaller than 1 MPa, said torque transmission member having a contact surface service as a surface contacting another member, said contact surface being included in a portion having a high density layer higher in density than an inner portion, said high density layer having a surface included in a portion having a higher density layer higher in density than another portion of said high density layer.
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