Apparatus and method for measuring resonance in bearing device
First Claim
1. An apparatus of measuring resonance of a bearing device comprising a pair of bearings having an inner ring and outer ring with an outer periphery, and a shaft connected to the inner ring, the apparatus having an additional mass member to be fixed to the bearing device, a vibrator for applying input vibrations to the bearing device to which the additional mass member is fixed, and a vibration detector for detecting vibrations of the bearing device to measure the resonance frequency of the bearing device, the additional mass member having an inner periphery which is larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring and can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction, and the additional mass member comprising an elastic ring having an inner periphery and a radial rigidity and being fitted onto the outer rings and a fixed ring having a rigidity larger than the radial rigidity of the elastic ring and being fitted onto the elastic ring, so that the fitting of the fixed ring onto the elastic ring contracts the inner periphery of the elastic ring:
- wherein the elastic ring has an outer periphery which is formed in a taper shape, with the inner periphery of the elastic ring being formed in a straight shape, wherein at least one slit is formed in the axial direction of the elastic ring, and wherein the fixed ring has an inner periphery which is formed in a taper shape which is the same in taper to the taper shape of the outer periphery of the elastic ring.
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Abstract
An additional mass member 22 for measuring resonance of a bearing device comprises an elastic ring 30 having an inner periphery 30a larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring 24 of the bearing device 25 and being contracted and expanded in the radial direction, and a fixed ring 31 having a large rigidity and fitted onto the elastic ring 30. The elastic ring 30 is fitted to the outer ring 20, and then the fixed ring 31 is fitted to the elastic ring 30 to push the elastic ring 30 in the radial direction, so as to contract the inner periphery 30a of the elastic ring 30, so that the additional mass member 22 is fixed to the bearing device 21, whereby the resonance frequency of the bearing device having a double row of bearings can be measured precisely and readily.
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1. An apparatus of measuring resonance of a bearing device comprising a pair of bearings having an inner ring and outer ring with an outer periphery, and a shaft connected to the inner ring, the apparatus having an additional mass member to be fixed to the bearing device, a vibrator for applying input vibrations to the bearing device to which the additional mass member is fixed, and a vibration detector for detecting vibrations of the bearing device to measure the resonance frequency of the bearing device, the additional mass member having an inner periphery which is larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring and can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction, and the additional mass member comprising an elastic ring having an inner periphery and a radial rigidity and being fitted onto the outer rings and a fixed ring having a rigidity larger than the radial rigidity of the elastic ring and being fitted onto the elastic ring, so that the fitting of the fixed ring onto the elastic ring contracts the inner periphery of the elastic ring:
wherein the elastic ring has an outer periphery which is formed in a taper shape, with the inner periphery of the elastic ring being formed in a straight shape, wherein at least one slit is formed in the axial direction of the elastic ring, and wherein the fixed ring has an inner periphery which is formed in a taper shape which is the same in taper to the taper shape of the outer periphery of the elastic ring.
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2. An apparatus of measuring resonance of a bearing device comprising a pair of bearings having an inner ring and outer ring with an outer periphery, and a shaft connected to the inner ring, the apparatus having an additional mass member to be fixed to the bearing device, a vibrator for applying input vibrations to the bearing device to which the additional mass member is fixed, and a vibration detector for detecting vibrations of the bearing device to measure the resonance frequency of the bearing device, the additional mass member having an inner periphery which is larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring and can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction, and the additional mass member comprising an elastic ring having an inner periphery and a radial rigidity and being fitted onto the outer rings and a fixed ring having a rigidity larger than the radial rigidity of the elastic ring and being fitted onto the elastic ring, so that the fitting of the fixed ring onto the elastic ring contracts the inner periphery of the elastic ring;
wherein the pair of bearings are spaced apart from each other by a distance, wherein the elastic ring has an axial length longer than the distance between the pair of bearings, and wherein the fixed ring has an axial length shorter than the distance between the pair of bearings.
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3. An apparatus of measuring resonance of a bearing device comprising a pair of bearings having an inner ring and outer ring with an outer periphery, and a shaft connected to the inner ring, the apparatus having an additional mass member to be fixed to the bearing device, a vibrator for applying input vibrations to the bearing device to which the additional mass member is fixed, and a vibration detector for detecting vibrations of the bearing device to measure the resonance frequency of the bearing device, the additional mass member having an inner periphery which is larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring and can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction, and the additional mass member comprising an elastic ring having an inner periphery and a radial rigidity and being fitted onto the outer rings and a fixed ring having a rigidity larger than the radial rigidity of the elastic ring and being fitted onto the elastic ring, so that the fitting of the fixed ring onto the elastic ring contracts the inner periphery of the elastic ring;
wherein the elastic ring has an outer periphery which is formed in a taper shape, with the inner periphery of the elastic ring being formed in a straight shape, wherein at least one slit is formed in the axial direction of the elastic ring, and wherein the fixed ring has an inner periphery which is formed in a stepped straight shape.
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