Spherical bearing

摘要

The present invention provides a spherical bearing with good endurance and high resistance to scratching on the convex spherical body of the inner retaining piece even when in long-term sliding contact with a polytetrafluoroethylene-based liner. A spherical bearing comprising an outer retaining piece forming a sliding surface in the form of a concave spherical surface having a polytetrafluoroethylene-based liner on the race inner peripheral surface is disclosed. An inner retaining piece of the spherical bearing is held by the outer retaining piece and has an outer peripheral surface in the form of a convex spherical surface that is in sliding contact with the sliding surface of the outer retaining piece. The convex spherical surface of the inner retaining piece has a uniform thin-film layer of a TiAlN compound.