A steering device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft, an outer column, and an inner column. The inner shaft has a sliding portion configured to be capable of being inserted into the outer shaft, and a bearing-mounting portion that is connected to the sliding portion in an axial direction thereof and is configured not to be capable of being inserted into the outer shaft. In the bearing-mounting portion, rear bearings are disposed with an interval therebetween in the axial direction.

By using a forming die having a fixed die and a movable die moving along a parting surface on the fixed die and by moving the movable die along the parting surface, to press and hold a sintered part between the movable die and the fixed die, to form a cavity around the sintered part except parts which abut on the fixed die and the movable die by the forming die, and to fill the cavity with melted material which becomes an exterior part, so that the sintered part and the exterior part are integrated by insert molding.

A casing of a bearing unit for food applications may include a base having at least one hole for housing at least one fixing bolts, a spherical seat for housing the bearing unit, and at least one reinforcement rib located between the hole and the spherical seat.

Casing of a bearing unit for food applications, made of polymeric material and provided internally with a spherical seat for housing the bearing unit, the casing having a reinforcement in the form of a metal ring co-molded inside the casing and accommodated around the spherical seat of the casing.

A linear motion guide unit includes a rail having first rolling surfaces extending longitudinally parallel to each other, a movable slider fitting over the rail, second rolling surfaces opposing the first rolling surfaces, respectively, rolling elements that roll while contacting the first and second rolling surfaces, a loop path through which the rolling elements circulate composed of a load-carrying race formed with the first and second rolling surfaces, a first circulation passage formed in the slider parallel to the load-carrying race, and two second circulation passages connecting the load-carrying race and the first circulation passage. The load-carrying race has a first portion at a boundary with the second circulation passage, and a contact angle of the rolling element with the second rolling surface in the first portion is greater than a contact angle of the rolling element with the second rolling surface in a remaining portion of the load-carrying race.

A strut bearing including a housing including a top piece and a bottom piece, and a plurality of low friction components each comprising a low friction layer comprising a low friction material, wherein the plurality of low friction components are bonded to the top piece or the bottom piece of the housing.

Casing of a bearing unit for food applications, made of polymeric material and provided internally with a spherical seat for housing the bearing unit, the casing having a reinforcement in the form of a metal ring co-moulded inside the casing and accommodated around the spherical seat of the casing.

A gib includes a metallic substrate having a first face and a second face and an attachment disposed on the metallic substrate. The attachment includes a first functional surface disposed on the first face of the metallic substrate. The first functional surface is configured as a bearing surface. The attachment may be formed of a fabric resin composite material.

A cage for a tapered roller bearing includes a large-diameter-side annular portion circumferentially extending along large end surfaces of a plurality of tapered rollers; a small-diameter-side annular portion circumferentially extending along small end surfaces of the tapered rollers; and a plurality of pillars coupling together the large-diameter-side annular portion and the small-diameter-side annular portion. The large-diameter-side annular portion has large-diameter-side pocket surfaces opposed to the large end surfaces of the respective tapered rollers. The large-diameter-side pocket surfaces include oil retaining holes including blind holes, and being configured to receive and retain lubricating oil by capillary action.

A friction pad including a friction pad body including an annular base defining an aperture down a central axis, and first and second opposing major surfaces, where the friction pad body includes a low friction material, and where at least one of the major surfaces includes a plurality of grooves adapted to retain lubricant.