A honing tool includes a honing stone holder and a branching lubricant duct arranged in the honing stone holder. The branching lubricant duct has a straight section, first and second diagonal sections connected to and positioned diagonally to the straight section, and first and second transition sections that adjoin the first and second diagonal sections, respectively, and are arranged in a first plane parallel to and spaced from the straight section. The duct also has first and second open end sections continuing from the first and second transition sections, respectively, and directed towards a second plane arranged parallel to the first plane and in which the straight section is situated. In an example embodiment, the honing tool includes a honing stone fixed in the honing stone holder between the first and second transition sections.

A honing tool includes a honing stone holder and a branching lubricant duct arranged in the honing stone holder. The branching lubricant duct has a straight section, first and second diagonal sections connected to and positioned diagonally to the straight section, and first and second transition sections that adjoin the first and second diagonal sections, respectively, and are arranged in a first plane parallel to and spaced from the straight section. The duct also has first and second open end sections continuing from the first and second transition sections, respectively, and directed towards a second plane arranged parallel to the first plane and in which the straight section is situated. In an example embodiment, the honing tool includes a honing stone fixed in the honing stone holder between the first and second transition sections.

Workpiece holder (3) for coupling a workpiece (2) provided with reference surfaces (30) to a machining device (200) for manufacturing a rotational-symmetrical tool (1) with at least one geometrically defined cutting edge (10), the workpiece holder (3) comprises a machine part (31) configured to be connectable to the machining device (200) in a releasable rotationally fixed manner, a clamping part (32) configured to receive and clamp the workpiece (2) in a releasable manner. The clamping part (32) of the workpiece holder (3) comprises at least one slot (40) provided at a circumference thereof and configured to provide access to the reference surfaces (30) of the clamped workpiece (2) therethrough.

An oscillating device includes: a driving source; an oscillating member which performs an oscillating motion; and a connecting mechanism which converts a rotational motion of the driving source into an oscillating motion and transmits the oscillating motion to the oscillating member. At least one of a part or whole of a component forming the connecting mechanism is a component made of a fiber-reinforced resin, and the component made of a fiber-reinforced resin includes a reinforced fiber and a binder resin.

An oscillating device includes: a driving source; an oscillating member which performs an oscillating motion; and a connecting mechanism which converts a rotational motion of the driving source into an oscillating motion and transmits the oscillating motion to the oscillating member. At least one of a part or whole of a component forming the connecting mechanism is a component made of a fiber-reinforced resin, and the component made of a fiber-reinforced resin includes a reinforced fiber and a binder resin.

A contaminant control system for reducing or substantially preventing the ingress of contaminants into a positioning system to prevent degradation in precision and accuracy of the positioning system. The contaminant control system directs a gas flow through the interior of the positioning system and creates an internal pressure within the positioning system that is greater than the ambient air pressure. The contaminant control system may include a temperature conditioner to heat and/or cool the gas flowing through the positioning system. Temperature conditioning may provide additional positioning system precision and accuracy by mitigating thermal effects. The contaminant control system includes a controller to control both the gas flow and gas temperature.

Outer ball grooves of an outer joint member of a constant velocity joint each have a first ball groove for allowing a ball to roll therein when the constant velocity joint operates, and a second ball groove having a ball groove radius larger than a ball groove radius of the first ball groove. The second ball groove has a curved line and a connecting line. The curved line is connected to a groove bottom end of the first ball groove located closer to an opening of the outer joint member and is curved radially outward in a concave manner. The connecting line connects the curved line and the opening. The curved line is curved with a curvature center that is located closer to the opening than the groove bottom end of the first ball groove and that is located radially inside the outer joint member.

A grinding tool kit, apparatus and method for finish machining of a rolling surface of a bearing roller. The apparatus comprises a main machine, an external circulation system, a grinding tool kit and a grinding tool kit clamp. A configuration of the main machine comprise a grinding strip assembly rotary type and a grinding sleeve rotary type. The external circulation system comprises a collection unit (41), a sorting unit (42), a feeding unit (43) and a transmission subsystem. The grinding tool kit comprises a grinding sleeve (21) remaining coaxial during working, and a grinding strip assembly penetrating through the grinding sleeve (21), an inner surface of the grinding sleeve (21) is provided with a first spiral groove (211); and the grinding strip assembly comprises a plurality of grinding strips (22), front surfaces of which are provided with linear grooves (221) or second spiral grooves distributed in a circumferential columnar array.

A method of treating bearing rolling elements or bearing rings after a hardening and temper heat treatment is disclosed. The method may include treating the bearing rolling elements in a tumbling treatment and then in a duplex hardening treatment. The method may include treating the bearing rings in a peening treatment and then in a duplex hardening treatment. The duplex hardening treatment may also include at least one sequential process segment consisting of subjecting the bearing rolling element & rings to a nitriding process to increase the surface hardness and compressive residual stress. The combined two-step process produces a deep surface/sub-surface residual stress greater than the depth of the maximum operating von-Mises shear stress along with an ultra-hard surface with high magnitude of compressive residual stress. In so doing, the bearing ring and rolling elements will have significantly enhanced rolling contact fatigue resistance and resistance to surface imperfections and debris.

A method of treating bearing rolling elements or bearing rings after a hardening and temper heat treatment is disclosed. The method may include treating the bearing rolling elements in a tumbling treatment and then in a duplex hardening treatment. The method may include treating the bearing rings in a peening treatment and then in a duplex hardening treatment. The duplex hardening treatment may also include at least one sequential process segment consisting of subjecting the bearing rolling element & rings to a nitriding process to increase the surface hardness and compressive residual stress. The combined two-step process produces a deep surface/sub-surface residual stress greater than the depth of the maximum operating von-Mises shear stress along with an ultra-hard surface with high magnitude of compressive residual stress. In so doing, the bearing ring and rolling elements will have significantly enhanced rolling contact fatigue resistance and resistance to surface imperfections and debris.