METHOD TO INCREASE THE LOAD CAPACITY AND ROLLING APPARATUS TO HARDEN AN EDGE HARDENED ROLLING BEARING RACE

• Main Authors: LÜNEBURG, Bernd, TÖFKE, Matthias, LIEWEN, Christian, ROLLMANN, Jörg, HANDRECK, Thomas
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.04.2024
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; 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; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A rotor bearing having a rolling bearing raceway in an unhardened core region of a rolling bearing ring element that further includes an outer layer hardened to a surface hardening depth wherein the rolling bearing raceway is formed by a roll, wherein a diameter of the roll is 8 to 25 times the surface hardening depth.