Full-type rolling bearing and roller cam follower for engine
First Claim
1. A full-type rolling bearing formed of an outer ring, an inner ring and rollers that are made of steel, wherein at least one of said outer ring, inner ring and rollers has a carbonitrided layer in its surface layer, and the austenite crystal grain size number of the surface layer is greater than 10.
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Abstract
A full-type rolling bearing that can be used under the conditions of high-speed, heavy-load and lowered viscosity of lubricating oil is provided. The full-type rolling bearing is formed of an outer ring, an inner ring and rollers made of steel, at least one of the outer ring, inner ring and rollers has a carbonitrided layer in its surface layer, and the austenite crystal grain size number of the surface layer is larger than 10.
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30 Claims
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1. A full-type rolling bearing formed of an outer ring, an inner ring and rollers that are made of steel, wherein
at least one of said outer ring, inner ring and rollers has a carbonitrided layer in its surface layer, and the austenite crystal grain size number of the surface layer is greater than 10.
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7. A roller cam follower of an engine comprising:
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an outer ring being in rolling contact with a cam shaft of the engine;
a roller shaft located inside said outer ring and fixed to a cam follower body; and
bearing elements placed between said outer ring and said roller shaft, wherein at least one of said outer ring, roller shaft and bearing elements has a carbonitrided layer, and austenite crystal grains in at least a surface layer are made fine to have a grain size number greater than 10. - View Dependent Claims (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28)
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8. A roller cam follower of an engine comprising:
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an outer ring being in rolling contact with a cam shaft of the engine;
a roller shaft located inside said outer ring and fixed to a cam follower body; and
bearing elements placed between said outer ring and said roller shaft, wherein at least one of said outer ring, roller shaft and bearing elements has a carbonitrided layer and has a fracture stress of at least 2650 MPa. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29)
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9. A roller cam follower of an engine comprising:
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an outer ring being in rolling contact with a cam shaft of the engine;
a roller shaft located inside said outer ring and fixed to a cam follower body; and
bearing elements placed between said outer ring and said roller shaft, wherein at least one of said outer ring, roller shaft and bearing elements has a carbonitrided layer and has a hydrogen content of at most 0.5 ppm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30)
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