DOUBLE-ROW ANGULAR BEARING, BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING OUTER RING, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INNER RING

• Main Authors: KURODA, MASAYUKI, HIRAI, ISAO, KOBAYASHI, KEIZO, FUKUSHIMA, SHIGEAKI, KATO, HIROYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 08.09.2010
• Subjects: AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; BEARINGS; BLASTING; CASTORS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; LIGHTING; MAKING PARTICULAR METAL OBJECTS BY ROLLING, e.g. SCREWS,WHEELS, RINGS, BARRELS, BALLS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

Provided are: a double-row angular bearing capable of enhancing its rolling life and cost reduction; a bearing device for a wheel, which is capable of reducing a number of assembling process steps in an assembly factory of automobiles and the like, is excellent in productivity, and is capable of cost reduction; and a method of producing an outer race and an inner race of a bearing, which can achieve their weight reduction to a large extent. The double-row angular bearing includes: an inner race having inner rolling surfaces on a radially outer surface thereof; an outer race having outer rolling surfaces on a radially inner surface thereof; and rolling elements rotatably housed between the outer rolling surfaces of the outer race and the inner rolling surfaces of the inner race. The outer race or the inner race is formed of a plastically worked article formed by cold rolling.