METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROLLER BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND ROLLER BEARING DEVICE THEREFOR

摘要

The invention relates to a roller bearing device (1) and to a method for operation thereof, comprising a roller bearing (2) having roller contacts (6, 7) in contact with a medium and lubricated by the liquid medium (10). According to the invention, in order to improve the lubrication and load capacity of such a medium-lubricated roller bearing (2) while simultaneously improving the biologically compatible behavior, a biologically neutral additive material (13) that thickens the medium is held available in a holding device (14) and metered to the roller contacts (6, 7) on demand.