Bearing unit raceway ring member, bearing unit, and method and apparatus for manufacturing bearing unit raceway ring member

• Main Authors: YASUDA, YUU, WAKABAYASHI, TATSUO, NAGANO, MASATO, NAGAI, KENICHI, OOTSUKA, KIYOSHI, KOBAYASHI, KAZUTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 05.06.2013
• Subjects: AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; BEARINGS; BLASTING; CASTORS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; FORGE FURNACES; FORGING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HAMMERING; HEATING; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; LIGHTING; MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES,RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRESSING METAL; PUNCHING METAL; RIVETING; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to a metallic raceway ring member for a bearing unit comprising a radially projecting flange (115) provided on an outer circumferential surface; a positioning cylindrical portion (148) provided on an outer circumferential surface in a portion which lies at an axial end portion thereof projects further than an axial side of the flange (115); and a raceway surface (116a) on either of circumferential surfaces, wherein the positioning cylindrical portion (148) and the flange (115) are formed by plastic forming through cold pressing, and the positioning cylindrical portion (148) is formed into a stepped configuration having a small diameter portion (148a) which lies at an axial end side; a stepped portion (148b); and a large diameter portion (148c) which lies at a side thereof which faces the flange (115) are made to continue via the stepped portion (148b). Further, the present invention relates to a bearing unit with the inventive metallic raceway ring member (113a), an apparatus for manufacturing the inventive raceway ring member and a method for manufacturing the inventive raceway ring member using the apparatus for manufacturing the inventive raceway ring member.