Bearing assembly for use with a rotating machining device
AssigneeTri Tool Inc.
InventorsJoel Walton, Vinh Hoang
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Abstract
A bearing assembly includes a first race having an arcuate configuration and a first set of bearing elements. The first set of bearing elements is arranged to dynamically contact the first race and recirculate within the bearing assembly in a first direction. A second race has an arcuate configuration and is removably secured to the first race. A second set of bearing elements is arranged to dynamically contact the second race and recirculate within the bearing assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction.
Claims20
A bearing assembly comprising:
- a first race having an arcuate configuration;
- a first set of bearing elements arranged to dynamically contact the first race and recirculate within the bearing assembly in a first direction;
- a second race having an arcuate configuration and removably secured to the first race;
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- a second set of bearing elements arranged to dynamically contact the second race and recirculate within the bearing assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A rotating device comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member rotatable relative to the first member about an axis;
- at least one bearing assembly disposed between the first member and the second member, the at least one bearing assembly including a first set of bearing elements arranged to recirculate within the at least one bearing assembly in a first direction and a second set of bearing elements arranged to recirculate within the at least one bearing assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A method of distributing loads in a rotating device, the method comprising:
- disposing at least one bearing assembly in the rotating device, the at least one bearing assembly including:
- a first race having an arcuate configuration;
- a first set of bearing elements arranged to dynamically contact the first race;
- a second race having an arcuate configuration and removably secured to the first race;
- and
- a second set of bearing elements arranged to dynamically contact the second race;
- recirculating the first set of bearing elements within the at least one bearing assembly in a first direction;
- and
- recirculating the second set of bearing elements within the at least one bearing assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.