In order to maintain the original performance of the cylindrical roller bearing in a good condition for as long as possible, it is necessary to maintain, repair, and prevent accidents, ensure the reliability of operation, and improve productivity and economy. Maintenance is best carried out on a regular basis in accordance with the operating standards for the mechanical operating conditions. The content includes monitoring of operating conditions, replenishment or replacement of lubricants, and periodic disassembly inspections. As a maintenance item during operation, there are rotary sounds, vibrations, temperatures, and lubricant states of koyo
bearings.
Cleaning of the bearing: When disassembling the cylindrical roller bearing for inspection, first record the appearance of the koyo bearing, confirm the residual amount of the lubricant, and then wash the bearing after sampling the lubricant for inspection. As a cleaning agent, gasoline and kerosene are commonly used.
The cleaning of the removed bearings is divided into coarse cleaning and fine cleaning. They are placed in the container respectively, and the metal mesh bottom is placed first so that the bearing does not directly contact the container. When rough cleaning, if the cylindrical roller bearing is rotated with dirt, it will damage the rolling surface of the bearing and should be noted. In the rough cleaning oil, use a brush to remove the grease and the adhesive. After it is almost clean, it is transferred to the fine wash.
The cracking and spalling of the bearing is caused by the cyclic load of the koyo bearing, and the contact surface is prone to fatigue damage. Therefore, in order to improve the service life of the bearing, the bearing steel must have high contact fatigue strength.
Hardness is one of the important qualities of cylindrical roller bearing quality, and has a direct impact on contact fatigue strength, wear resistance and elastic limit. The hardness of the cylindrical roller bearing steel in the state of use generally reaches HRC61~65, so that the koyo
bearing can obtain high contact fatigue strength and wear resistance.
The cage is made of nylon 46, which reduces the sliding friction between the ball and the cage. In addition, the uneven shape in the direction of rotation is also eliminated, thereby reducing the agitation loss. In addition, assembly performance is ensured by adopting a shape that can relieve stress at the time of assembly. The loss torque on a single cage is reduced by 30 to 40%, and the overall loss torque of a cylindrical roller bearing is reduced by 50 to 65%. The company speculates that the Prius will increase the fuel efficiency of the 10 and 15 modes from 35.5km/L to 38.0km/L, and about 1-2% of the fuel efficiency is obtained by using such bearings.
In the production process, koyo bearing parts have to go through many cold and hot processing steps. In order to meet the requirements of high volume, high efficiency and high quality, cylindrical roller bearing steels should have good processing performance. For example, cold, thermoforming properties, machinability, hardenability, and the like.