Slewing bearing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018266484-A1
Application number	US-201615754040-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 22, 2016
Priority date	Aug 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

This slewing bearing includes: an inner ring having an inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface on an outer peripheral surface; an outer ring having an ring-side rolling-element rolling surface on an inner peripheral surface, and being arranged outside the inner ring such that the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface faces the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface; and a plurality of rolling elements rollably disposed on a rolling-element rolling passage formed by the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface and the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface. The inner ring or the outer ring is configured to have combination of a press-worked part having a contour shape formed by pressing work, and a removal-processed part including at least the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface or the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface formed by removal processing. Such a configuration makes it possible to provide a slewing bearing having a structure that can be manufactured at low cost while maintaining a certain performance.

First claim

1 . A slowing bearing comprising:
an inner ring having an inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface on an outer peripheral surface; an outer ring having an outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface on an inner peripheral surface, and being arranged outside the inner ring such that the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface faces the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface; and a plurality of rolling elements rollably disposed on a rolling-element rolling passage formed by the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface and the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface, wherein the inner ring or the outer ring is configured to have combination of a press-worked part having a contour shape formed by pressing work, and a removal-processed part including at least the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface or the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface, formed by removal processing.

2 . The slewing bearing according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner ring or the outer ring, includes: a flat portion serving as a mounting reference for attachment to an external member; an erected portion erected in a direction perpendicular to the flat portion; and a curved portion connecting the flat portion and the erected portion, and the inner-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface or the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface is formed on the erected portion.

3 . The slewing bearing according to claim 2 , wherein
the curved portion is configured as the press-worked part.

4 . The slewing bearing according to claim 2 , wherein
both of the inner ring and the outer ring include the curved portion, and the curved portion included in the inner ring and the curved portion included in the outer ring are arranged to face each other.

5 . The slewing bearing according to claim 1 , wherein
the outer ring has a dividing portion that divides the outer-ring-side rolling-element rolling surface formed on die inner peripheral surface, and serves as an insertion part of the plurality of rolling elements, the plurality of rolling elements is capable of being inserted into the rolling-element rolling passage by opening the dividing portion within an elastic range of a metal material constituting the outer ring, the dividing portion is configured o he always closed by elasticity of the metal material constituting the outer ring, and an opening-prevention plate attached to the outer ring is further provided in order to maintain a state of the dividing portion being closed.

6 . The stewing bearing according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner ring or the outer ring is formed by combining a plurality of flat plate members.

7 . he slewing bearing according to claim 1 , wherein
either one of the inner ring or the outer ring is formed by combining a plurality of flat plate members, and another one of the inner ring or the outer ring includes: a flat portion serving as a mourning reference for attachment to an external member; an erected portion erected in a direction perpendicular to the flat portion; and a curved portion connecting the fiat portion and the erected portion.

8 . The slewing bearing according to claim 2 , wherein
a plurality of mounting holes serving as an attachment means to attach the inner ring or the outer ring to an external member is formed in the flat portion.

Assignees

• Thk Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Junichi
• Hoshide Kaoru
• Maki Nobuyuki
• Ito Masato
• Ozaki Tomoya

Classifications

• F16C33/64

  Special methods of manufacture · CPC title

• F16C2220/60

  by removing material, e.g. machining · CPC title

• F16C2220/42

  by working of thin-walled material such as sheet or tube · CPC title

• F16C2220/40

  by deformation without removing material · CPC title

• F16C35/07

  Fixing them on the shaft or housing with interposition of an element · CPC title