Patent ID: 8172464
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
1. A tapered roller bearing comprising: an outer ring having a conical raceway; an inner ring having a conical raceway; a plurality of tapered rollers disposed between the conical raceways of the inner ring and the outer ring; and a cage that holds the tapered rollers, wherein the inner ring has a large-diameter side with a shoulder section that projects towards an outer-diameter side of the tapered roller bearing, the shoulder section receiving a large end face of each of the tapered rollers, wherein the conical raceway of the inner ring reaches from the shoulder section to a small diameter end of the inner ring, and wherein the cage has a large-diameter side with an engaging section that projects towards an inner diameter direction, the engaging section for engaging with the shoulder section on the inner ring, the engaging section having a width that fits within a width of a pocket and being positioned to overlap the pocket when viewed from an axial direction.