Patent ID: 9435377
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F16C

Claim Text:
1. A high load capacity bearing configured to be mounted on a load supporting section of a shaft with an abutment edge adjacent to said load support surface, said shaft includes external threads and a nut attached thereto that when sufficiently tightened, comprising: a. a cylindrical outer race assembly made of at least two outer race half cylindrical sections, each half cylindrical section includes a plurality of inward facing, non-helical grooves; b. a rotating roller assembly coaxially aligned and located inside said outer race assembly, said roller assembly includes a plurality of rollers that are evenly spaced apart and longitudinally with said outer race assembly, each said roller includes a plurality of non-helical teeth; c. a cylindrical outer sleeve disposed around said outer race assembly that holds said half cylindrical sections together around said roller assembly; and d. means for transferring a load force between a load support section of said shaft and said rollers including a cylindrical inner race with a center bore that slides over said shaft, said inner race includes a plurality of non-helical grooves configured to mesh with said teeth on said rollers, said inner race fixed to said shaft by said nut.