Patent ID: 6179474
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A high capacity roller hearing comprising;a two element hearing retainer comprising first and second end rings spaced along an axis of the bearing, the end rings having axially inwardly extending blades forming circumferentially spaced roller pockets therebetween;the end rings being independent such that no rigid connection of the end rings is provided;a plurality of circumferentially spaced rollers aligned parallel to the bearing axis and positioned between the end rings such that ends of the rollers are received within the roller pockets, the rollers having rounded ends engageable with the roller pockets of the end rings; andabutment means engageable with the end rings to limit axially outward movement of the end rings such that the ends of the rollers are maintained within the roller pockets;the blades of the end rings having retention surfaces extending circumferentially adjacent to the roller pockets such that radially inward movement of the rollers is limited;the blades of the end rings extending axially inwardly, parallel to the bearing axis, such that skew of the rollers is limited.