• Patent Title: Ball bearing and bearing unit
  • Application No.: US16965199
    Application Date: 2019-01-31
  • Publication No.: US11215228B2
    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
  • Inventor: Toru Nanasawa
  • Applicant: NSK LTD.
  • Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
  • Assignee: NSK LTD.
  • Current Assignee: NSK LTD.
  • Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
  • Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
  • Priority: JPJP2018-016277 20180201
  • International Application: PCT/JP2019/003524 WO 20190131
  • International Announcement: WO2019/151456 WO 20190808
  • Main IPC: F16C33/41
  • IPC: F16C33/41 F16C19/16
Ball bearing and bearing unit
Abstract:
A ball bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls rollably provided between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage configured to hold the plurality of balls at equal intervals in a circumferential direction. The cage includes a plurality of pockets configured to hold the balls. The plurality of pockets include at least two types of pockets including a first pocket and a second pocket. A gap on each of an outer circumferential surface side and an inner circumferential surface side of the cage between the ball and an inner circumferential surface of the second pocket is larger than a gap on each of the outer circumferential surface side and the inner circumferential surface side of the cage between the ball and an inner circumferential surface of the first pocket.
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