Rolling device and method for manufacturing rolling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10422377-B2
Application number	US-201515316013-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2015
Priority date	Jun 3, 2014
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

A rolling device includes: an inner member that has a raceway face; an outer member that has a raceway face facing the raceway face; and rolling elements that are disposed between both raceway faces in a rollable manner, wherein at least one of the inner member and the outer member has a space formed therein. Further, a method for manufacturing a rolling device including an inner member that has a raceway face, an outer member that has a raceway face facing the raceway face, rolling elements that are disposed between both raceway faces in a rollable manner, and a space that is formed inside at least one of the inner member and the outer member by a 3D printer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rolling device comprising:
an inner member that has a raceway face formed on an outer face;
an outer member that has a raceway face facing the raceway face of the inner member and is disposed at an outside of the inner member; and
rolling elements that are disposed between both raceway faces in a rollable manner,
wherein the inner member has a space formed therein,
wherein a spatial strength keeping mechanism is provided inside the space, which the spatial strength keeping mechanism keeps strength of the inner member,
wherein the spatial strength keeping mechanism is configured by any one of, or by a combination of a diagonal member which is disposed diagonally, a plurality of horizontal members which are disposed horizontally, or a vertical member which is disposed vertically, with respect to a horizontal plane of the inner member when the inner member has been disposed in said horizontal plane,
wherein the horizontal plane is parallel to a top surface of the inner member,
wherein the spatial strength keeping mechanism does not extend beyond a vertical area covered by a rolling element rolling face of the inner member, and
wherein the inner member has been manufactured as an integrated member by a 3D printer.

2. The rolling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the spatial strength keeping member provided in the inner member is configured by combining two of the diagonal members combined in an X shape, one of the plurality of horizontal members formed toward an upper surface side of the inner member, and another one of the horizontal members formed toward a bottom surface side of the inner member.

3. A method for manufacturing a rolling device by a 3D printer, the rolling device including:
an inner member that has a raceway face formed on an outer face;
an outer member that has a raceway face facing the raceway face of the inner member and is disposed at an outside of the inner member;
rolling elements that are disposed between both raceway faces in a rollable manner; and
a space formed on an inside of the inner member,
wherein a spatial strength keeping mechanism is provided inside the space, which the spatial strength keeping mechanism keeps strength of the inner member,
wherein the spatial strength keeping mechanism is configured by any one of, or by a combination of a diagonal member which is disposed diagonally, a plurality of horizontal members which are disposed horizontally, or a vertical member which is disposed vertically, with respect to a horizontal plane of the inner member when the inner member has been disposed in said horizontal plane,
wherein the horizontal plane is parallel to a top surface of the inner member,
wherein the spatial strength keeping mechanism does not extend beyond a vertical area covered by a rolling element rolling face of the inner member, and
the method comprising manufacturing the inner member, as an integrated member, by the 3D printer.

Assignees

• Thk Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hosaka Eiji
• Kuribayashi Hiroomi

Classifications

• F16C33/664

  Retaining the liquid in or near the bearing · CPC title

• F16H25/2204

  with balls · CPC title

• F16C29/002

  Elastic or yielding linear bearings or bearing supports · CPC title

• F16C29/0695

  with balls · CPC title

• F16H25/2238

  using ball spacers, i.e. spacers separating the balls, e.g. by forming a chain supporting the balls · CPC title