HIGH SPEED BEARING ASSEMBLY

摘要

According to the present disclosure, a bearing assembly includes an outer race, a cage, a plurality of internal rotating members, and an inner race. Lubricant flows through the bearing assembly to withdraw heat generated during operation of the bearing assembly.

主权项

1. A bearing assembly comprising
an inner race that extends around a central axis, an outer race that extends around the central axis radially outward of the inner race, a plurality of internal rotating components arranged radially between the inner race and the outer race to engage the inner race and the outer race, and a cage that extends around the central axis radially between the inner race and the outer race, the cage including a cage rail formed to include a plurality of apertures that receive the plurality of internal rotating components to locate the plurality of internal rotating components relative to one another within the bearing assembly and a plurality of lubricant-ejector fins that extend radially outward from the cage rail that are shaped to push lubricant between the cage rail and the outer race out of the bearing assembly during rotation of the cage relative to the outer race in a direction of rotation so that hot lubricant is removed from the bearing assembly to make room for cooler lubricant introduced into the bearing assembly during rotation of the cage.