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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method for a thrust roller bearing for reducing differential slide and friction wear and providing long service life in resistance to peeling-off. SOLUTION: This manufacturing method comprises a process for forming the holder having the pocket 3 storing double rows of rollers 2 and a process for arranging all of the double rows of rollers in the pocket as rollers 2a with crowning to reduce differential slide, although contact face pressure rises above contact face pressure applied on each roller when all of the double rows of rollers are straight rollers. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a whole roller type rolling bearing, which can be adapted to tendency of a high speed and a heavy load in application and a low viscosity of a lubricating oil. SOLUTION: This rolling bearing comprises an outer ring 4, an inner ring 2 and a roller 3 all made of steel, wherein at least one of the outer ring, the inner ring and the roller is provided with a carbonitriding layer on the surface layer, and the grain sizes of the austenitic crystals on the surface layer are a specified value or larger. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product with high strength and long service life by increasing occurrence load of impression or crack when impact load and big load act on an outer ring, in a bearing where the outer periphery of the outer ring rotates while rolling and contacting with a partner cam or a guiding surface. SOLUTION: The bearing comprises the outer ring 4, a rolling element 3, and an inner ring 2. In addition to a rolling surface disposed inside surrounded with the outer ring, the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring is used as the rolling surface. A compressive stress is formed in a surface layer section of the rolling surface at least inside the outer ring. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolling part which has an extended life as long as that of ball bearing steel and is prepared by using steel of a medium carbon steel level improved in the characteristics of preventing the occurrence of surface cracks; and a power transmission part including the rolling part. SOLUTION: The rolling part is made of steel of which the lower limit ΔKth of the stress intensity factor ranges corresponding to the progress of tensile fatigue crack in an induction-hardened section is 6.2 MPa√m or higher. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolling contact part which has characteristics equal to or more than those of a part made from SCM 420 while adopting a material free from Mo, and a rolling bearing.SOLUTION: An outer ring 11, an inner ring 12, and a ball 13 are formed from a steel containing 0.15 mass% or more and 0.25 mass% or less of carbon; 0.45 mass% or more and 0.55 mass% or less of silicon; 1.05 mass% or more and 1.15 mass% or less of manganese; and 1.40 mass% or more and 1.50 mass% or less of chromium, with the balance being iron and impurities respectively, and the surfaces thereof respectively have an outer ring rolling surface 11A, an inner ring rolling surface 12A and a ball contact surface 13A to make rolling contact with other members. An outer ring carburized layer 11B, an inner ring carburized layer 12B and a ball carburized layer 13B are formed respectively so as to include the outer ring rolling surface 11A, inner ring rolling surface 12A and ball contact surface 13A.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for applying a heat-treatment for a steel by which the restraint of the hardness-lowering in the semi-high temperature atmosphere and the improvements of a dimensional stability and the hardness level can be obtained; a method for manufacturing a machine part, the machine part and a rolling bearing containing this machine part. SOLUTION: This method for applying the heat-treatment for the steel, is provided with; a process for preparing the steel composed of 0.4- 1 point; and a process for transforming the nitrogen-enriched layer into a bainite so that retained austenitic layer quantity in the nitrogen-enriched layer becomes ≤5vol% by holding the temperature exceeding Ms point of the nitrogen-enriched layer and the temperature ≤50°C higher from the Ms point. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high frequency hardening method capable of obtaining high durability in rolling fatigue or the like by micronizing the micro-structure and obtaining a high surface hardness, and steel parts. SOLUTION: The high frequency hardening method comprises a process of hardening steel parts by high-frequency heating, and a process of performing a high frequency-heating beyond point A 3 and cooling to transformation point A 1 or lower, which is performed at least one time before the above hardening process. Furthermore, it comprises, in the high-frequency heating beyond the point A 3 before the hardening process, a process of holding the steel parts within a temperature region beyond the point A 3 for a prescribed time or longer, then cooling the steel parts to the transformation point A 1 or lower as they are. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolling member and a rolling bearing for a transmission, which exhibit the long life under harsh environments while reducing a content of an alloying element. SOLUTION: An outer race 11, an inner race 12 and a ball 13 of a deep groove ball bearing 1 are made of a steel which comprises 0.7 to 1.1% carbon, 0.3 to 0.7% silicon, 0.3 to 0.8% manganese, 0.5 to 1.2% nickel, 1.3 to 1.8% chromium, 0.1 to 0.7% molybdenum, 0.2 to 0.4% vanadium and the balance iron with impurities, while controlling a total content of silicon and manganese to 1.0% or less, a total content of nickel and chromium to 2.3% or more and a total content of chromium, molybdenum and vanadium to 3.0% or less; and have a layer containing high carbon formed on their surfaces. The surface layer part of the layer has a hardness of 725 to 800 HV. The maximum particle size of carbides dispersed in the surface layer part is 10 μm or smaller and the area ratio thereof is 7 to 20% or less. The surface layer part includes more carbon than the inner part by 0.2 to 0.4%, and includes nitrogen of 0.1 to 0.5 mass%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolling member that has the long life even in a high-temperature environment and an environment into which water enters, while having a controlled content of an alloy element; a rolling bearing; and a method for manufacturing the rolling member. SOLUTION: An outer ring 11, an inner ring 12 and a ball 13 which compose a deep groove ball bearing 1 are formed of a steel material comprising 0.3 to 0.4% carbon, 0.3 to 0.7% silicon, 0.3 to 0.8% manganese, 0.5 to 1.2% nickel, 1.6 to 2.5% chromium, 0.1 to 0.7% molybdenum, 0.2 to 0.4% vanadium, while controlling the contents of silicon + manganese, nickel + chromium and chromium + molybdenum + vanadium to 1.0% or less, 2.3% or more and 3.0% or less respectively, and the balance iron with impurities; and have a hardened layer formed thereon. The hardened layer has such a surface layer that hardness is 725 to 800 HV, and carbides have the maximum particle size of 10 μm or smaller and occupy 7 to 25% or less by an area rate; and has an inner part in which hardness is 450 to 650 HV. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing device for a wheel having high durability achieved by using a component having a non-hardened portion with increased fatigue strength. SOLUTION: The bearing device 1 for the wheel has an outer member 10, an inner member 20 and rollers 50. The inner member 20 is made of steel and includes a hub ring 30 on which a wheel installation flange 31 is formed. The hub ring 30 has a hardened section 39 hardened to the hardness of 50 HRC or higher by quenching, and also has a non-hardened section 33 that is the section other than the hardened section 39. The ferrite area ratio of steel forming the non-hardened section 33 is 3% or less. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT