IP Library Patent Application 13433391
Patent Application
App. No. 13/433,391

ROLLING BEARING

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13/433,391
Abstract

A rolling bearing having an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling bodies which roll on raceways of the rings. The raceway of the inner and/or outer ring and/or the surface of the rolling bodies has a burnishing layer, and the inner and/or the outer ring and/or the rolling bodies are formed of a steel which has a hardness of at least 58 HRC at least below the burnishing layer and which, at least below the burnishing layer, has: a nitrogen content at least in the marginal layer of 0.03-0.8%, the nitrogen being at least partially dissolved, a carbon content at least in the marginal layer of 0.1-1.2%, a nickel content of ≦0.4%, a silicon content of 0.2-1.0%, a chromium content of ≧1.0%, a sulfur content of ≦0.008%, an oxygen content of ≦15 ppm, and a titanium content of ≦50 ppm.

Claims (13)

1 . A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling bodies which roll on raceways of the rings, wherein the raceway of at least one of the inner, the outer ring or a surface of the rolling bodies has a burnishing layer, and the at least one of the inner ring, the outer ring or the rolling bodies are formed of a steel which has a hardness of at least 58 HRC at least below the burnishing layer and which, at least below the burnishing layer, has:

a nitrogen content at least in a marginal layer of 0.03-0.8%, the nitrogen being at least partially dissolved,

a carbon content at least in the marginal layer of 0.1-1.2%,

a nickel content of ≦0.4%,

a silicon content of 0.2-1.0%,

a chromium content of ≧1.0%,

a sulfur content of ≦0.008%,

an oxygen content of ≦15 ppm, and

a titanium content of ≦50 ppm.

2 . The rolling bearing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the content of nitrogen dissolved in the steel is at least 0.02%.

3 . The rolling bearing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the burnishing layer has a thickness of 1-20 μm.

4 . The rolling bearing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the burnishing layer has a hardness of ≦300 HV.

5 . The rolling bearing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the burnishing layer has graphite precipitations.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037731/0834 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2012
From: ROSCH, SILKE
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 029150/0982 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2012
From: TROJAHN, WERNER; HOLWEGER, WALTER
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028774/0802 →