Patent ID: 7959360

Claim:
An antifriction bearing of the roller type for a pulling system of a weaving loom, comprising: an inner race and an outer race lying on opposite sides of a plurality of rollers in a radial direction and defining inner and outer cylindrical raceways, respectively, two end plates secured to the inner race and positioned respectively and axially close to each flank of the plurality of rollers, each end plate extending radially beyond the inner and outer raceways, the end plates and the inner race being adapted to be mounted between two lateral flanges of the pulling system, at least one end plate having a shape defining an annular cavity adjoining the plurality of rollers over an entire radial extent of adjacent flanks of the plurality of rollers and being configured to accept a lubricant, the inner race having two lateral shoulders each one defining an axial bearing surface for each of the flanges, respectively, a width of the inner race with the lateral shoulders being equal to a distance separating outermost axial faces of the end plates, and wherein the lubricant consists of a solid-state packing positioned within the annular cavity and between the rollers.