An outer ring, an inner ring, and a ball each serving as a bearing part is made of a steel containing 0.95 mass % or more and 1.10 mass % or less of carbon, 0.05 mass % or more and less than 0.3 mass % of silicon, 0.10 mass % or more and 0.50 mass % or less of manganese, and 1.30 mass % or more and 2.00 mass % or less of chromium, with the rest made up of iron and an impurity. A surface layer region defined as a region extending to a depth of not more than 20 m from an outer ring raceway surface, an inner ring raceway surface, and a ball rolling surface, which are each a surface where the bearing part is in rolling contact with another part, has an average nitrogen concentration of 0.2 mass % or more and 0.7 mass % or less. Five or more carbides with a diameter of 0.5 m or less are present per 100 m.sup.2 in the surface layer region.

A bearing with a wear surface sensor configured to wirelessly transmit information comprising a bearing wear surface containing a wear surface sensor wherein the wear surface sensor includes one or more connecting wires for transmitting a data signal from the wear surface sensor indicative of the state of wear of the bearing wear surface. The one or more connecting wires extend outside of the bearing wear surface and are connected to a radio frequency communicator for transmitting a data signal from the sensor indicative of the state of wear of the bearing wear surface. The radio frequency communicator and the sensor are fixed relative to one another such that the connecting wires are not flexed to failure during bearing use.

To provide a rolling bearing having excellent rust prevention capability and capable of being used for a long period of time in a highly corrosion environment. A rolling bearing 1 utilized for a power generator which generates power from natural energy or for generator equipment has one or more bearing members which form the bearing having a rust prevention film formed in a predetermined region of a surface of a base material. The rust prevention film is formed by a porous film with a sacrificial anode action against the base material in the whole of the predetermined region. The porous film in a part or the whole of the predetermined region is subjected to sealing treatment which impregnates the porous film with a sealing treatment agent from a surface of the porous film. A surface of a sealing treatment body obtained from the porous film subjected to the sealing treatment is subjected to first coating treatment which coats the surface of the sealing treatment body with epoxy resin coating. A coated surface formed by the first coating treatment is subjected to a second coating treatment which coats the coated surface with urethane resin coating. The sealing treatment agent is formed by diluting the epoxy resin coating at a dilution rate of between 15 and 25%.

Bearing unit (30) has a central axis of rotation (X) and a retaining cage (40) for a plurality of rolling bodies (34) interposed between a radially outer ring (31) and a radially inner ring (33). The retaining cage (40) has a base rib (41), a plurality of tenons (42) that are spaced apart circumferentially and rigidly connected to the rib (41), and a plurality of pockets (43). Each pocket (43) is delimited by the rib (41) and by a respective pair of adjacent tenons (42). Each pocket (43) is defined by a respective radially outer spherical surface (44) and by at least one respective radially inner cylindrical surface (45) radially adjacent to the spherical surface (44).

A plain bearing sleeve includes an inner diameter, a sleeve length greater than the inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a wall thickness smaller than 8% of the inner diameter. A sleeve blank includes a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end face, a second end face opposite the first end face, and at least three threaded holes arranged on the first end face. A method for producing the plain bearing sleeve includes clamping the outer surface at the first end face for rotation, machining the inner surface to the inner diameter, fixing the first end face at the at least three threaded holes for rotation, machining the outer surface to the outer diameter, clamping the inner surface at the second end face for rotation, and cutting a ring with the first end face and the at least three threaded holes from the sleeve blank.

A member for guiding an element mobile in oscillation or rotation is presented. The member has a body made of a hardened metallic material, provided with a bore for assembling the mobile element, having cavities that are distributed discontinuously in the bore and capable of acting as grease reserves, and having optional grease supply. In the bore are defined a bearing surface outside of the cavities and the grease supply, and a non-bearing surface in the cavities and the grease supply. The bore includes at least one zone with: cavities having a depth of between 2 and 5 mm, and a quantity of grease in the cavities per bearing surface of between 0.05 and 0.3 g/cm.sup.2. A mechanical system having such a member and a method for manufacturing such a member is also contemplated.

The invention provides a bearing device, including a crankshaft, a pair of half bearings each having crush reliefs adjacent to both circumferential ends thereof, a bearing housing having a retaining hole, and one half thrust bearing arranged adjacent to the retaining hole. Each half thrust bearing is configured at least by a bearing alloy layer and a resin slide layer which constitutes a slide surface receiving an axial force of the crankshaft, and thrust reliefs adjacent to both circumferential end portions of the sliding surface so that its wall thickness is made thinner toward the circumferential end surface. A thrust relief length at an inner end portion of the thrust relief positioned on a rear side in the crankshaft rotational direction is formed to be larger than a thrust relief length at an inner end portion of the thrust relief positioned on a front side.

A component with a coating, wherein the component is a part of a wind turbine, the component is in contact with a lubricant and the lubricant comprises atomic hydrogen, is provided. The coating at least partly covers a surface of the component. The coating reduces diffusion of the atomic hydrogen into the component by a means of inducing a recombination of the atomic hydrogen to hydrogen gas. A method of reducing diffusion of atomic hydrogen into a component of a wind turbine by using such a coating is also provided.

An axial roller bearing assembly is provided. The axial roller bearing assembly has a first axial washer including a first race surface and a second axial washer including a thrust surface. The first axial washer and the second axial washer form a housing space. The axial roller bearing assembly also has a third axial washer disposed in the housing space between the first axial washer and the second axial washer and including a second race surface. A bearing element also disposed in the housing space has a cage and a plurality of rollers in contact with the first race surface and the second race surface. A damping layer is also disposed in the housing space and is in contact with the second axial washer and the third axial washer. The damping layer inhibits vibration from transferring between the third axial washer and the second axial washer.

A linear motion assembly including a component having a longitudinal axis and adapted to translate along the longitudinal axis, and a bearing comprising a spiral body including a substrate and a low friction material, wherein the bearing extends around the component and provides a low friction interface for translation of the component, and wherein the bearing is adapted to prevent longitudinal translation of the component in a locked condition and permit longitudinal translation of the component in an unlocked condition. In an embodiment, the bearing is adapted to transition between the locked and unlocked conditions upon circumferential translation of an axial end of the spiral body, longitudinal translation of an axial end of the spiral body, or a combination thereof.