Reliability roller bearing
First Claim
1. A roller bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring and means interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring for supporting said rollers therebetween;
- said inner ring being made of three separable elements in the form of a pair of guide rails and an inner raceway interposed therebetween, each of said guide rails having means formed therein for distributing lubricant to said rollers;
said lubricant distributing means in each of said guide rails being made up of an annular channel formed within an inner face of each of said guide rails and a weir connected to each of said channels, said weir in each of said guide rails being located adjacent said rollers, each of said guide rails having a portion of said inner face situated adjacent said rollers and tapering down to said weir, and a plurality of radially extending slots formed within said guide rails interconnecting said channels to a lubricant source whereby even distribution of said lubricant from said channels is maintained by centrifugal force on said lubricant during bearing operation.
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Abstract
An improved reliability roller bearing having an outer ring; inner ring made up of three separable elements, that is, two guide rails and an inner raceway; a plurality of rollers interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring and a cage for supporting the rollers therebetween. Both guide rails entrap up to 60% of the roller diameter. In addition, the roller bearing incorporates therein a novel lubricant distribution system which is formed within the guide rails. Even distribution of lubricant is obtained by a centrifugally fed weir built into both guide rails.
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12 Claims
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1. A roller bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring and means interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring for supporting said rollers therebetween;
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said inner ring being made of three separable elements in the form of a pair of guide rails and an inner raceway interposed therebetween, each of said guide rails having means formed therein for distributing lubricant to said rollers; said lubricant distributing means in each of said guide rails being made up of an annular channel formed within an inner face of each of said guide rails and a weir connected to each of said channels, said weir in each of said guide rails being located adjacent said rollers, each of said guide rails having a portion of said inner face situated adjacent said rollers and tapering down to said weir, and a plurality of radially extending slots formed within said guide rails interconnecting said channels to a lubricant source whereby even distribution of said lubricant from said channels is maintained by centrifugal force on said lubricant during bearing operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A roller bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring and means interposed between said inner ring and said outer ring for supporting said rollers therebetween;
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said inner ring being made of three seperable elements in the form of a pair of guide rails and an inner raceway interposed therebetween, each of said guide rails having means formed therein for distributing lubricant to said rollers; said lubricant distributing means being made up of (a) an annular channel formed within an inner face of each of said guide rails, said channel terminating in a weir adjacent said rollers, each of the guide rails having a portion of said inner face situated adjacent said rollers and tapering down to said weir, and a plurality of radially extending slots formed within said guide rails interconnecting said channels to a lubricant source, (b) annular means interposed between said inner ring of said bearing and a shaft upon which said bearing is mounted for spacing said inner ring from said shaft, said spacing means having means therein for feeding lubricant to said radial slots in said guide rails, (c) annular means juxtaposed said spacing means for fixedly securing said bearing to said shaft, and said bearing securing means having means therein for storing said lubricant received from said lubricant source and feeding said lubricant to said lubricant feeding means in said spacing means; whereby even distribution of said lubricant from said channel is maintained by centrifugal force on said lubricant during bearing operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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