Improvements in or relating to ball bearings

Abstract

Abstract 719,829. Bearing cages. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., Ltd. April 24, 1953 [June 19, 1952], No. 15469/52. Class 12(1) In a ball or roller bearing, a cage 5 has an axially tapered outer surface 6 between which surface and the outer race 1 an annular gap is formed in which an oil ring 2 is established, thereby radially locating the cage 5. Oil flows along the outer surface of the cage due to centrifugal action. The outer race 1 may be chamfered to provide a sharp edge 4 at the gap or, alternatively, a groove may be formed in the outer race at that point. In a modification the cage is tapered axially in both directions, Fig. 4, whereby two such oil rings 2 are formed for locating the cage 5.

Inventors

• 👤 Douglas George Downes

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