Patent ID: 6599066
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B23Q,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A rotating shaft apparatus for driving a shaft rotationally supported by a housing, comprising:a bearing for rotationally supporting the shaft in the housing, the bearing being previously applied to or filled with a lubricant; a plurality of lubricant impregnated members, which are disposed in a peripheral portion of the shaft around the center axis thereof and impregnated with a lubricant to be supplied to the bearing, and provided in the rotating shaft, for separating and discharging the lubricant by centrifugal force due to the rotation of the shaft; and a lubricant supplying passage for fluidly connecting a space in or adjacent the bearing to the lubricant impregnated members to supply the lubricant which has been separated and discharged from the lubricant impregnated members.