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US3557807A
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  • This invention relates to cleaning ball bearing assembles and more particularly to a method that provides for supporting the assemblies in a cleaning liquid during an ultrasonic cleaning operation.
  • the objects of the present invention are to provide a method for supporting individual ball bearing assemblies in a bath of cleaning liquid subjected to ultrasonic vibrations; to provide a method for cleaning ball bearing assemblies that assures maximum exposure of all parts of the bearing assembly; to provide a method of cleaning ball bearings in an ultrasonic cleaning bath wherein one race is supported in a fixed position by a plurality of relatively thin blade members while the other race is rotated so as to give complete exposure of the assembly to the agitated cleaning liquid; to provide a method for cleaning a ball bearing assembly wherein the latter is reciprocated as a unit in a bath of ultrasonically vibrated cleaning liquid while rotating one race relative to the other, and to provide a method for cleaning individual ball bearing assemblies wherein the latter is translated in alternate directions along its rotational axis while in a bath of ultrasonically vibrated cleaning fluid.
  • FIG. I is an elevation view showing a ball bearing support device which can be used to practice the invention and located adjacent a bath of cleaning liquid;
  • FIG. 2 shows the ball bearing support device of FIG. I located in the bath of cleaning liquid
  • FIG. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. I.
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view of the support device handling a ball bearing of a smaller size than that incorporated with the device of FIG. 1.
  • a ball bearing support device is shown positioned adjacent to a tub 12 within which a cleaning liquid 14 is located.
  • a vibrator 16 is located beneath the tub 12 and is adapted to generate ultrasonic vibrations within the cleaning liquid 14 in a manner well known to those skilled in the art.
  • the support device 10 includes a stanchion 18, the lower end of which is fixedly attached to the floor 19 adjacent the tub 12.
  • the upper end of the stanchion 18 is provided with an air cylinder 20, the piston rod 22 of which is connected to a primary carriage 24 which serves to support a ball bearing assembly 26 having the usual outer race 28 and inner race 30 with a plurality of rotatable balls 32 therebetween.
  • the carriage 24 comprises a frame 34 depending from an am 36 that is mounted on the stanchion 18 for vertical movement therealong under the control of the cylinder 20.
  • the lower end of the frame 34 is i joined to a laterally extending foot 38 which is connected with a vertically oriented rod 40 supporting three identical blades 42 which radially extend from the upper end of the rod.
  • the blades 42 are circumferentially equally spaced from each other by angles of approximately l and each is shaped so as to have an inclined upper surface 44 of the blades lying in a common cone, the apex of which is coincidental with the longitudinal axisof the rod.
  • the blades 42 are made of relatively thin sheet metal for reasons which will be more ap- -parent as the description of the invention proceeds.
  • a secondary carriage 46 is mounted within the primary carriage 24 and is supported for movement by frame 34 between the positions shown in FIG. I and that of FIG. 2 by an air cylinder 48 mounted on an extension 50 of the arm 36.
  • the secondary carriage 46 has an arm 51 which serves to support an inner race driver 52 consisting of two pairs of links 54 and 56 pivotally connected to each other at their outer ends, while the inner end of each link 54"is pivotally connected to a collar 58 slidably supported on a drive shaft 60 which in turn is adapted to be rotated by an electric motor 62 through a flexible drive shaft 64.
  • the inner ends of the links 56 are pivotally attached to the lower end of the drive shaft 60 at a common point, and a coil spring 66 biases the collar 58 downwardly so the links of the driver 52 assume the position of FIG. 1 in the normal position.
  • the driver 52 can be utilized with bearings of various sizes while providing a firm wedge-type engagement with the inner race due to the link arrangement described above.
  • a thin plate 68 is attached to the lower end of the secondary carriage 46 and has slots 70 formed therein which correspond in relative position and register with the blades 42. The plate 68 functions as an initial support for the bearing to be cleaned after which it is removed in a manner to be described below.
  • the ball bearing assembly 26 is initially placed on the plate 68 and centrally located relative to the slots 70. Thereafter, the air cylinder 48 is expanded causing the secondary carriage 46 and, accordingly, the plate 68 to move downwardly so that the plate 68 assumes the position shown in FIG. 2 at which time the outer race 28 is supported by the blades 42. At the same time, the links 56 of the driver 52 make frictional contact with the inner race 30 of the ball bearing assembly 26. This is followed by expansion of the air cylinder 20 causing the primary carriage 24 to be lowered into the bath 12 of cleaning liquid. At this time, all the parts of the bearing support device 10 assume the position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the vibrator 16 has been activated causing ultrasonic vibrations to be generated in the cleaning liquid.
  • the vibrator should be operated in a range between 20,000 and 100,000 cycles per second with optimum operating frequency being approximately 40,000 cycles per second.
  • the primary carriage 24 is raised by contracting the air cylinder 20 and similarly the secondary carriage 46 is moved upwardly relative to the primary carriage 24. Thereafter, the ball bearing assembly 26 is removed from the plate 68 and can be replaced by a new bearing to be cleaned.
  • the bearings should be located in the cleaning liquid at the antinode point or points of maximum vibration to ensure that dirt and all other foreign matter will be dislodged from the bearing surfaces. It should be apparent that the reciprocal movement of the primary ,carriage 24 will assure this form of effective cleaning and, when augmented by the rotating inner race 30 during the washing cycle, the possibility of footprints occurring between stationary parts of the bearing is precluded.
  • the blades 42 are made from relatively thin sheet metal and similarly it should be'noted that both the primary and secondary carriages are formed from metal stock having a minimal cross section while having the required strength for supporting the bearing as described.
  • FIG. 4 shows the blades 42 supporting a ball bearing assembly 26' of much smaller diameter than that incorporated with the device shown in FIGS. l and 2. From this view, it should be apparent that by tapering the upper surfaces of the blades 42 inwardly toward the rod 40 it is possible to support various sizes of bearings with the same equipment. Similarly.
  • the tapered form of the driver 52 allows the central portion thereof to be inserted within the opening of the ball bearing assembly and contact the inner race for rotating same during the cleaning operation.
  • the air cylinder 48 provides sufficient downward force so when the driver 52 contacts the ball bearing, the outer race is frictionally restrained from movement relative to the blades 42.
  • a method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn comprising the steps of supporting one of the races on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said one of the races, placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the other of said races relative to said one of the races and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and l00,000 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
  • a method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three rela tively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race. placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the inner race of said bearing assembly relative to the supported outer race and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100,000 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
  • a method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race, placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotatingthe inner race about said axis and exerting a force on the outer race that causes the latter to maintain a stationary position on said blades while the inner race is being rotated, and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100.00 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.

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A method for cleaning a ball bearing assembly that provides for placing the assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid subjected to ultrasonic vibrations and moving the bearing assembly as a unit to different positions in the bath while rotating one of the races.

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United States Patent [72] Inventor R0bertN.Schipke [50] FieldofSearch.............................,. ...i...... 134/133, Huron, Ohio 116, 117, 135 846,802
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS [21] Appl.No. [22] Filed Aug 1, 1969 Division of Ser. No. 622,809, Aug. 23,
M 7008 555 3 999 wmC 111 uww m m SIZEES 931 my W 984 m m 725 10 nmn 222 PAA [54] METHOD FOR CLEANING BALL BEARINGS ABSTRACT: A method for cleaning a ball bearing assembly 3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.
that provides for placing the assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid subjected to ultrasonic vibrations and moving the bearing assembly as a unit to different positions in the bath while rotating one of the races.
32 1 BN 47 Ian-D 8 0 B W C S L U h H H 5 5 1 l VIBRATOR METHOD FOR CLEANING BALL BEARINGS This is a division of Ser. No. 662,809, filed Aug. 23, I967, in the name of Robert N. Schipke, and entitled Apparatus for Cleaning Ball Bearings," now U. S. Pat. No. 3,482,584, dated Dec. 9, 1969.
This invention relates to cleaning ball bearing assembles and more particularly to a method that provides for supporting the assemblies in a cleaning liquid during an ultrasonic cleaning operation.
One form of ultrasonic equipment presently available for cleaning ball bearings requires the bearing assemblies to be placed stationary in a basket and lowered into a bath of cleaning liquid subjected to vibratory energy. One difficulty with this method of cleaning is that it does not provide adequate exposure of all portions of the bearing to be cleaned. Another drawback is that the vibrations generated in the bath tend to be dampened due to the bulk in the basket. As a result, many of the bearings must undergo secondary cleaning operations prior to meeting critical performance specifications.
Accordingly, the objects of the present invention are to provide a method for supporting individual ball bearing assemblies in a bath of cleaning liquid subjected to ultrasonic vibrations; to provide a method for cleaning ball bearing assemblies that assures maximum exposure of all parts of the bearing assembly; to provide a method of cleaning ball bearings in an ultrasonic cleaning bath wherein one race is supported in a fixed position by a plurality of relatively thin blade members while the other race is rotated so as to give complete exposure of the assembly to the agitated cleaning liquid; to provide a method for cleaning a ball bearing assembly wherein the latter is reciprocated as a unit in a bath of ultrasonically vibrated cleaning liquid while rotating one race relative to the other, and to provide a method for cleaning individual ball bearing assemblies wherein the latter is translated in alternate directions along its rotational axis while in a bath of ultrasonically vibrated cleaning fluid.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when taken with the drawings in which:
FIG. I is an elevation view showing a ball bearing support device which can be used to practice the invention and located adjacent a bath of cleaning liquid;
FIG. 2 shows the ball bearing support device of FIG. I located in the bath of cleaning liquid;
FIG. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. I; and
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view of the support device handling a ball bearing of a smaller size than that incorporated with the device of FIG. 1.
Referring to the drawings and more particularly FIG. 1 thereof, a ball bearing support device is shown positioned adjacent to a tub 12 within which a cleaning liquid 14 is located. A vibrator 16 is located beneath the tub 12 and is adapted to generate ultrasonic vibrations within the cleaning liquid 14 in a manner well known to those skilled in the art.
The support device 10 includes a stanchion 18, the lower end of which is fixedly attached to the floor 19 adjacent the tub 12. The upper end of the stanchion 18 is provided with an air cylinder 20, the piston rod 22 of which is connected to a primary carriage 24 which serves to support a ball bearing assembly 26 having the usual outer race 28 and inner race 30 with a plurality of rotatable balls 32 therebetween.
More specifically, the carriage 24 comprises a frame 34 depending from an am 36 that is mounted on the stanchion 18 for vertical movement therealong under the control of the cylinder 20. The lower end of the frame 34 is i joined to a laterally extending foot 38 which is connected with a vertically oriented rod 40 supporting three identical blades 42 which radially extend from the upper end of the rod. The blades 42 are circumferentially equally spaced from each other by angles of approximately l and each is shaped so as to have an inclined upper surface 44 of the blades lying in a common cone, the apex of which is coincidental with the longitudinal axisof the rod. Although not shown, the blades 42 are made of relatively thin sheet metal for reasons which will be more ap- -parent as the description of the invention proceeds.
A secondary carriage 46 is mounted within the primary carriage 24 and is supported for movement by frame 34 between the positions shown in FIG. I and that of FIG. 2 by an air cylinder 48 mounted on an extension 50 of the arm 36. The secondary carriage 46 has an arm 51 which serves to support an inner race driver 52 consisting of two pairs of links 54 and 56 pivotally connected to each other at their outer ends, while the inner end of each link 54"is pivotally connected to a collar 58 slidably supported on a drive shaft 60 which in turn is adapted to be rotated by an electric motor 62 through a flexible drive shaft 64. The inner ends of the links 56 are pivotally attached to the lower end of the drive shaft 60 at a common point, and a coil spring 66 biases the collar 58 downwardly so the links of the driver 52 assume the position of FIG. 1 in the normal position. It will be noted that the driver 52 can be utilized with bearings of various sizes while providing a firm wedge-type engagement with the inner race due to the link arrangement described above. A thin plate 68 is attached to the lower end of the secondary carriage 46 and has slots 70 formed therein which correspond in relative position and register with the blades 42. The plate 68 functions as an initial support for the bearing to be cleaned after which it is removed in a manner to be described below.
The operation of the above-described bearing support device 10 is as follows:
With the various portions of the support device 10 being positioned as shown in FIG. I, the ball bearing assembly 26 is initially placed on the plate 68 and centrally located relative to the slots 70. Thereafter, the air cylinder 48 is expanded causing the secondary carriage 46 and, accordingly, the plate 68 to move downwardly so that the plate 68 assumes the position shown in FIG. 2 at which time the outer race 28 is supported by the blades 42. At the same time, the links 56 of the driver 52 make frictional contact with the inner race 30 of the ball bearing assembly 26. This is followed by expansion of the air cylinder 20 causing the primary carriage 24 to be lowered into the bath 12 of cleaning liquid. At this time, all the parts of the bearing support device 10 assume the position shown in FIG. 2. It will be understood that by the time the carriage 24 enters the cleaning liquid 14, the vibrator 16 has been activated causing ultrasonic vibrations to be generated in the cleaning liquid. For best cleaning results it has been found the vibrator should be operated in a range between 20,000 and 100,000 cycles per second with optimum operating frequency being approximately 40,000 cycles per second.
Once the bearing is washed, the primary carriage 24 is raised by contracting the air cylinder 20 and similarly the secondary carriage 46 is moved upwardly relative to the primary carriage 24. Thereafter, the ball bearing assembly 26 is removed from the plate 68 and can be replaced by a new bearing to be cleaned.
Inasmuch as the support blades 42 are tapered as aforedescribed, only the outer race 28 of the ball bearing assembly 26 remains stationary while resting on the legs. Accordingly, the frictional engagement of the rotating driver 52 with the inner race 30 causes the latter to be rotated while the assembly 26 is in the bath. During such rotation, the primary carriage 24 is continuously reciprocated thereby exposing the bearing assembly 26 to various locations in the cleaning liquid 14 while the inner race 30 is being rotated. The purpose for reciprocating the bearing assembly 26 is to expose the latter to most effective and intense vibrations occurring within the cleaning liquid 14. As is well known, any medium exposed to vibratory energy tends to have antinode and nodal points with the latter constituting points of least vibration. Thus, in order to obtain the most effective cleaning, the bearings should be located in the cleaning liquid at the antinode point or points of maximum vibration to ensure that dirt and all other foreign matter will be dislodged from the bearing surfaces. It should be apparent that the reciprocal movement of the primary ,carriage 24 will assure this form of effective cleaning and, when augmented by the rotating inner race 30 during the washing cycle, the possibility of footprints occurring between stationary parts of the bearing is precluded.
As mentioned above, the blades 42 are made from relatively thin sheet metal and similarly it should be'noted that both the primary and secondary carriages are formed from metal stock having a minimal cross section while having the required strength for supporting the bearing as described. By so doing, the usual bulk encountered in cleaning equipment of this type is eliminated so that when submerged within the cleaning liquid 14, any damping effect on the vibrated liquid is negligible.
FIG. 4 shows the blades 42 supporting a ball bearing assembly 26' of much smaller diameter than that incorporated with the device shown in FIGS. l and 2. From this view, it should be apparent that by tapering the upper surfaces of the blades 42 inwardly toward the rod 40 it is possible to support various sizes of bearings with the same equipment. Similarly.
the tapered form of the driver 52 allows the central portion thereof to be inserted within the opening of the ball bearing assembly and contact the inner race for rotating same during the cleaning operation. As should be apparent, the air cylinder 48 provides sufficient downward force so when the driver 52 contacts the ball bearing, the outer race is frictionally restrained from movement relative to the blades 42.
Various changes and modifications can be made in this construction without departing from the spirit of the invention.
I claim:
1. A method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn, comprising the steps of supporting one of the races on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said one of the races, placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the other of said races relative to said one of the races and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and l00,000 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
2. A method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn, comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three rela tively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race. placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the inner race of said bearing assembly relative to the supported outer race and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100,000 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
3. A method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetwecn, comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race, placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotatingthe inner race about said axis and exerting a force on the outer race that causes the latter to maintain a stationary position on said blades while the inner race is being rotated, and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100.00 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
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3 3 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,557,807 Dated January 26, 19751 Inventor(s) Robert N. S h Dkg It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:
column 1, line 5, "Division of Ser. N 622,809" should read Division of Ser. No. 662,809 Column 1, line 6, "assembles" should read assemblies line 70, after "upper surface 44" insert which extends downwardly toward the rod 40 with all surfaces 44 Signed and sealed this 29th day of June 1971 (SEAL) Attest:
EDWARD M.FLETCI-IER,JR. WILLIAM E. SGHUYLER, Attesting Officer Commissioner of Pateni

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  1. 2. A method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetween, comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race, placiNg the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the inner race of said bearing assembly relative to the supported outer race and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100,000 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
  2. 3. A method of cleaning a ball bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race and balls therebetween, comprising the steps of supporting the outer race on at least three relatively thin upstanding blades which cooperatively establish a seat for said outer race, placing the bearing assembly in a bath of cleaning liquid, reciprocating said bearing assembly in said liquid along the rotational axis of said bearing assembly, concurrently rotating the inner race about said axis and exerting a force on the outer race that causes the latter to maintain a stationary position on said blades while the inner race is being rotated, and subjecting said cleaning liquid to ultrasonic vibrations in a range between 20,000 and 100,00 cycles per second so as to dislodge foreign matter and dirt adhering to said bearing assembly.
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