JP2006153127A - Roller bearing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roller bearing with a cage for regulating travel of a roller in the axial direction by a collar of an outer ring through an annular part of the cage to circulate lubricating oil into the inside of the bearing stably. <P>SOLUTION: Inside diameter D of each collar 2a, 2b in both end parts of the outer ring 2 is set to be smaller than outside diameter d<SB>1</SB>of an end face in the axial direction of each annular part 4b of the cage 4 and be larger than inside diameter d<SB>2</SB>of an end face in the axial direction to bring the annular part 4b of the cage 4 into contact with each collar 2a, 2b of the outer ring 2, regulate travel of the roller 3 in the axial direction by each collar 2a, 2b through the annular part 4b of the cage 4, reduce amount of overhanging onto an inside diameter side of each collar 2a, 2b as much as possible, and circulate lubricating oil into the inside of the bearing stably. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a roller bearing with a cage.

  Roller bearings with a cage are provided with inward flanges at both ends of the outer ring, and a plurality of rollers rolling on the raceway surface of the outer ring are held in the pockets of the cage, so that these rollers can move in the axial direction. In some cases, the cage is regulated by a hook of the outer ring through annular portions provided on both axial sides of the pocket of the cage. In this type of roller bearing, the inner diameter of the outer ring collar is formed smaller than the inner diameter of these axial end faces so as to receive the entire axial end face of each annular portion of the cage.

  In this type of roller bearing, for needle roller bearings, an outward flange is provided at the axial end of each annular portion of the cage, and an oil groove is formed in a part of the circumferential direction of the flange and the flange of the outer ring. Is provided to facilitate the flow of lubricating oil into the bearing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, for roller bearings that directly restrict the axial movement of a plurality of rollers rolling on the raceway surface of the outer ring with the flanges at both ends of the outer ring, regardless of the presence or absence of a cage, the inner diameter of at least one flange is Some of them are larger than the PCD (pitch circle diameter) to facilitate the flow of lubricating oil into the bearing (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 11-182557 A JP 2004-108486 A

  A conventional roller bearing with a cage in which the axial movement of the roller described above is restricted by the outer ring collar through the annular part of the cage, and the inner diameter of the outer ring collar is smaller than the inner diameter of the annular part of the cage. When used for a type that encloses grease, leakage of the grease encapsulated inside the bearing can be prevented by the flange of the outer ring, which is preferable. However, when used in a type in which lubricating oil is supplied from the outside, such as a compressor bearing for a car air conditioner and a connecting rod bearing for a general-purpose engine, the lubricating oil is Is difficult to flow into the bearing, and deteriorated lubricating oil tends to stay in the bearing. In addition, when the flow of the lubricating oil into the bearing is deteriorated in this way, heat is trapped in the bearing and the temperature is likely to rise.

  Even if the needle roller bearing described in Patent Document 1 is used for the type in which the lubricating oil as described above is supplied from the outside, the lubricating oil can be circulated inside the bearing. Since the oil grooves only circulate in a portion where the circumferential grooves overlap with each other, there is a problem that the amount of the lubricating oil flowing along with the rotation of the bearing is not stable. Further, there is a problem that wear easily occurs when oil grooves provided in a part of the circumferential direction of the flange of the cage and the flange of the outer ring come into contact with the rotation of the bearing.

  On the other hand, the roller bearing described in Patent Document 2 can sufficiently circulate the lubricating oil. However, in the case of a roller bearing with a cage, a pocket of the cage is used so that the roller does not fall out to the inner diameter side of the cage. Since the annular portions on both sides in the axial direction are set on the inner diameter side with respect to the PCD of the roller, the outer ring is not hit against the annular portion. Therefore, it cannot be applied to the roller bearing that restricts the axial movement of the roller with the outer ring through the annular portion of the cage.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to stably distribute lubricating oil to the inside of a bearing for a roller bearing with a cage that restricts axial movement of the roller with a cage of an outer ring through an annular portion of the cage. Is to be able to.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides inward flanges at both ends of the outer ring, holds a plurality of rollers rolling on the raceway surface of the outer ring in a pocket of the cage, In the roller bearing in which the axial movement is restricted by the flanges of the outer ring via the annular portions provided on both axial sides of the pocket of the cage, the inner diameters of the flanges at both ends of the outer ring are A configuration was adopted in which the outer diameter of each annular portion of the cage is smaller than the outer diameter of the axial end surface and larger than the inner diameter of the axial end surface of each annular portion.

  That is, by making the inner diameter of the flanges at both ends of the outer ring smaller than the outer diameter of the axial end face of each annular part and larger than the inner diameter of the axial end face of each annular part, The annular part hits the flange of the outer ring so that the axial movement of the roller can be regulated by the flange of the outer ring through the annular part of the cage, and the amount of protrusion of the outer ring toward the inner diameter side of the outer ring is minimized. The lubricating oil can be circulated stably inside the bearing.

  By providing outward flanges at the axial ends of the annular portions of the cage, and using the outer surfaces of these flanges as axial end surfaces of the annular portions, the amount of the outer ring protruding to the inner diameter side of the flange The amount of lubricating oil flowing into the bearing can be increased.

  When the roller bearing is a shell needle roller bearing, a bearing having a large load capacity can be obtained with a small cross-sectional area.

  The roller bearing is suitable for supporting the radial load of the main shaft that rotationally drives the compression operation member of the compressor within the compressor.

  The roller bearing is attached to the inside of a through-hole provided in the large end or small end of the connecting rod of the engine, and is suitable for supporting these large end or small end.

  In the roller bearing of the present invention, the inner diameter of the flanges at both end portions of the outer ring is smaller than the outer diameter of the axial end surface of each annular portion of the cage and larger than the inner diameter of the axial end surface of each annular portion. The axial movement of the roller can be regulated by the outer ring rib through the annular part of the cage, and the amount of the outer ring protruding to the inner diameter side of the outer ring is reduced as much as possible to stabilize the lubricating oil inside the bearing. It can be distributed.

  By providing outward flanges at the axial ends of the annular portions of the cage, and by setting the outer surfaces of these flanges as axial end surfaces of the annular portions, the amount of protrusion of the outer ring toward the inner diameter side of the flange is reduced. It is possible to reduce the amount of lubricating oil flowing into the bearing.

  When the roller bearing is a shell needle roller bearing, a bearing having a large load capacity can be obtained with a small cross-sectional area.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 (a) show a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this roller bearing is a shell needle roller bearing 1, and a plurality of rollers 3 rolling on the raceway surface of the outer ring 2 formed by pressing a steel plate are placed in a pocket 4 a of the cage 4. The axial movement of each roller 2 that is held is directed to the inward flanges 2a provided at both ends of the outer ring 2 via the annular parts 4b provided on both axial sides of the pocket 4a of the cage 4. It is regulated by 2b.

The shell-type needle roller bearing 1 is used for a type of bearing to which lubricating oil is supplied from the outside, and the inner diameter D of each flange 2a, 2b of the outer ring 2 is equal to each annular portion 4b of the cage 4. Is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter d _{1 of} the axial end face and larger than the inner diameter d ₂ of the axial end face. Note that the inner diameters D of the flanges 2a and 2b may have different dimensions.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), a large gap is formed between the tip of each flange 2a, 2b and the shaft A to be attached so that the supplied lubricating oil can stably flow into the bearing. It has become. FIG. 2B shows a state in which a conventional shell needle roller bearing 51 is attached to the shaft A as a comparative example, but a gap between the tips of the flanges 52a and 52b of the outer ring 52 and the mounting shaft A. The lubricating oil is difficult to flow into the bearing.

  FIG. 3 shows a compressor of a car air conditioner that employs the shell needle roller bearing 1. This compressor is a double swash plate type compressor that reciprocates a piston 14 as a compression operation member through a shoe 13 that slides on the swash plate 12 by rotation of a swash plate 12 fixed to the main shaft 11. The main shaft 11 that is rotationally driven at high speed is supported by two shell needle roller bearings 1 in the radial direction and supported by the thrust needle roller bearing 16 in the thrust direction in a housing 15 to which lubricating oil is supplied. ing.

  A plurality of cylinder bores 17 are formed in the housing 15 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and double-headed pistons 14 are accommodated in the cylinder bores 17 so as to reciprocate. Each piston 14 is formed with a recess 14a so as to straddle the outer periphery of the swash plate 12, and a spherical shoe 13 is seated on a spherical seat 18 formed on the axially opposed surface of the recess 14a. The shoe 13 functions to smoothly convert the rotational movement of the swash plate 12 into the reciprocating movement of each piston 14.

  4 (a) and 4 (b) show a connecting rod 21 of an engine employing the shell needle roller bearing 1. FIG. The connecting rod 21 has a shell-type needle roller bearing 1 that supports the large end 22 and the small end 23 attached to through holes 22 a and 23 a provided in the large end 22 and the small end 23. Yes.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. This roller bearing is also a shell-type needle roller bearing 1 similar to that of the first embodiment, and an outward flange 4c is provided at an axial end of each annular portion 4b of the cage 4. Different from that of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the outer surface of each flange 4c is the axial end surface of each annular portion 4b regulated by each flange 2a, 2b of the outer ring 2, and the inner diameter D of each flange 2a, 2b smaller than the outer diameter d ₁ of the outer side surface of 4c, is formed larger than the inner diameter d ₂ of the outer surface. Therefore, the inner diameter D of each flange 2a, 2b can be formed larger than that of the first embodiment, and more lubricating oil can be circulated into the bearing.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the outer ring is a shell needle roller bearing formed by pressing a steel plate. However, the roller bearing according to the present invention is not limited to the shell needle roller bearing. As long as the movement in the axial direction of the outer ring is restricted by the hook of the outer ring through the annular portion of the cage.

Longitudinal sectional view showing the roller bearing of the first embodiment 1 is a sectional view showing a state in which the shell type needle roller bearing of FIG. 1 is attached to the shaft, and b is a sectional view showing a state in which the conventional shell type needle roller bearing is attached to the shaft. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a compressor for a car air conditioner employing the roller bearing of FIG. a is a front view showing a connecting rod of an engine employing the roller bearing of FIG. 1, and b is a vertical side view of a. A longitudinal sectional view showing a roller bearing of a second embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shell type needle roller bearing 2 Outer ring 2a, 2b 鍔 3 Roller 4 Cage 4a Pocket 4b Annular part 4c Flange 11 Main shaft 12 Swash plate 13 Shoe 14 Piston 14a Recess 15 Housing 16 Thrust needle roller bearing 17 Cylinder bore 18 Spherical seat 21 Connecting rod 22 Large end 23 Small end 22a, 23a Through hole

Claims (5)

  Inward flanges are provided at both ends of the outer ring, a plurality of rollers rolling on the raceway surface of the outer ring are held in the cage pocket, and the axial movement of these rollers is controlled in the axial direction of the cage pocket. In the roller bearing that is regulated by the flange of the outer ring through the annular portions provided on both sides, the inner diameter of the flanges at both ends of the outer ring is the outer diameter of the axial end surface of each annular portion of the cage. A roller bearing characterized in that it is smaller than the inner diameter of the end face in the axial direction of each annular portion.   2. The roller bearing according to claim 1, wherein outward flanges are provided at axial end portions of the annular portions of the cage, and outer surfaces of the flanges are axial end surfaces of the annular portions.   The roller bearing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the roller bearing is a shell needle roller bearing.   The roller bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the roller bearing supports a radial load of a main shaft that rotationally drives a compression operation member of the compressor within the compressor.   4. The roller bearing according to claim 1, wherein the roller bearing is mounted inside a through hole provided in a large end portion or a small end portion of a connecting rod of an engine and supports the large end portion or the small end portion. The roller bearing described in 1.

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