BEARING WITH NON-UNIFORM CAGE CLEARANCE

A bearing (100; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800) with non-uniform cage clearance is provided. The bearing (100; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800) comprises an inner ring (110; 510; 610) having a first inner ring surface (111; 511; 611) radially opposite a second inner ring surface (112; 512; 612); bearing elements (...

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Hauptverfasser: DUFFY, Kevin M, JAMES, Reade W
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A bearing (100; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800) with non-uniform cage clearance is provided. The bearing (100; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800) comprises an inner ring (110; 510; 610) having a first inner ring surface (111; 511; 611) radially opposite a second inner ring surface (112; 512; 612); bearing elements (130) in contact with the first inner ring surface (111; 511; 611); an outer bearing ring (120; 620) surrounding the inner bearing ring (110; 510; 610) and the bearing elements (130); and a bearing cage (150; 650) having a first bearing cage surface (151; 651) radially opposite a second bearing cage surface (152; 652) and configured to surround and retain the bearing elements (130). At least one of the first inner ring surface (111; 511; 611), the first bearing cage surface (151; 651), the second bearing cage surface (152; 652), or a second outer ring surface of the outer ring (120; 620) comprises an out of round shape having one or more peaks and one or more valleys relative to a radial centerpoint (401; 501; 701; 801) of the bearing (100; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800).