A temperature-robust polymer shroud for a roller bearing seal includes a shroud body and an inner diameter leg defining respective portions of a single continuous part. The shroud body encircles a rotation axis of the polymer shroud and extends predominantly in directions orthogonal to the rotation axis from an inner diameter to an outer diameter. The inner diameter leg connects to the shroud body at the inner diameter and encircles the rotation axis, wherein, along the entire inner diameter of the shroud body, the inner diameter leg is oriented at an oblique angle to the rotation axis to extend both (a) radially inward from the inner diameter and (b) axially away from the inner diameter along a first direction parallel to the rotation axis. A roller bearing seal includes a seal case, an elastomer lip, and the temperature-robust polymer shroud.

A fluid bearing for a wind turbine including a bearing housing, a plurality of bearing pads inside the bearing housing and circumferentially distributed around a longitudinal axis of the fluid bearing, a plurality of supporting structures, each supporting structure having at least a first interface detachably connected to a respective seat provided in the bearing housing and at least a second interface detachably connected to a respective bearing pad of the plurality of bearing pads, the supporting structure including an elastomer allowing tilting of the respective bearing pad parallel to the longitudinal axis, the elastomer being interposed between the respective seat and the respective bearing pad is provided.

A bearing system for a rotating vertical shaft includes a first ball bearing, having a first pitch diameter and a first axial stiffness and a second ball bearing having a second pitch diameter and a second axial stiffness. The first ball bearing is a deep groove Conrad bearing. The second ball bearing is an angular contact bearing. The first and second ball bearings are coaxial, secured to one another and rotatable together. The first pitch diameter is at least 1.5 times greater than the second pitch diameter. The bearing system has an axial stiffness ratio defined by the first axial stiffness divided by the second axial stiffness. The axial stiffness ratio is based on an axial preload force applied to the second outer ring such that an operating torque of the bearing system is within a predetermined range at temperatures from minus 40 to positive 85 degrees Celsius.

A bearing bush includes at least one sealing element and one bearing element. The sealing element is provided with at least one sealing lip. The bearing element is substantially tubular. The bearing element includes a plurality of protrusions extending in the axial direction on the outer circumference. The inner diameter of the bearing element is larger in the sections corresponding to the protrusions than in the remaining sections.

A steering device includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft includes an axial member provided on an axial line, a first abutting member provided on an outer circumference of the axial member, and a second abutting member disposed adjacent to the first abutting member, and having a different hardness from that of the first abutting member. An abutting member support of the axial member where the first abutting member and the second abutting member are provided is formed in a shape other than a circular shape. The outer shaft includes a torque transmitting member which abuts only either the first abutting member or the second abutting member and which is capable of transmitting torque only with the abutting member that is abutting the torque transmitting member.

A temperature-robust polymer shroud for a roller bearing seal includes a shroud body and an inner diameter leg defining respective portions of a single continuous part. The shroud body encircles a rotation axis of the polymer shroud and extends predominantly in directions orthogonal to the rotation axis from an inner diameter to an outer diameter. The inner diameter leg connects to the shroud body at the inner diameter, encircles the rotation axis, and is oriented at an oblique angle to the rotation axis to extend both (a) radially inward from the inner diameter and (b) axially away from the inner diameter along a first direction parallel to the rotation axis. A roller bearing seal includes a seal case, an elastomer lip, and the temperature-robust polymer shroud.

Bearing assembly of large diameter or of the slewing type, including an inner ring and an outer ring, at least one sealing ring with an axis installed on one of the inner and outer rings, for sealing a gap between the inner and outer rings and comprising: a lip portion designed in rubbing contact with the other of the inner and outer rings, a root portion at least partly engaged with an interference fit inside a holding recess arranged on a stabilizing surface of the one of the inner and outer rings, the root portion having a main lip and at least one secondary lip, the lips applying a contact pressure inside the holding recess in order to anchor the root portion on the one of the inner and outer rings, characterized in that the holding recess comprises two blocking grooves inside which the main lip is engaged with a contact pressure.

An enveloping layer-coated slide bearing includes a slide bearing having a bearing surface formed in a cylindrical shape, and a first enveloping layer composed of a thermoplastic elastomer formed on and directly contacting an outer circumferential surface of the slide bearing. In another arrangement, a second enveloping layer is interposed between the first enveloping layer and the slide bearing and directly contacts the outer circumferential surface of the slide bearing.

A sealing apparatus main body includes a reinforcing ring and an elastic material portion which is attached to the reinforcing ring and formed of an elastic material. The elastic material portion has a side lip formed so as to contact a slinger from the inside, a radial lip formed so as to contact the slinger from an outer periphery side, and an outer peripheral annular projection being an annular projection which is arranged on an outer periphery side of the side lip and protrudes to the outside. The slinger has a fitting portion and a flange portion extending from an outer end portion of the fitting portion to the outer periphery side. The elastic material portion forms a labyrinth seal between the outer peripheral annular projection and the side lip between the elastic material portion and the flange portion of the slinger.

A chain joint assembly includes a pin integral with at least one respective first chain link and a bushing, integral with at least one respective second chain link. The pin and the bushing are coaxial. The bushing has a constant inside diameter. At least one elastic ring is interposed between the pin and the bushing. The at least one elastic ring is substantially aligned with the portion of bushing which is coupled to a respective second chain link.