Nitinol ball bearing element and process for making
CA 2381785 A1 · Owner: Julien, Gerald J. · Inventors: Julien, Gerald J.
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Bearing elements made of Type 60 Nitinol produced by an investment casting process include providing a ceramic mold (30) having a series of spherical cavities, pouring molten Nitinol into the mold cavities cooling the mold and , the Nitinol in the cavities producing solidified Nitinol balls (40) and , breaking the mold away from the Nitinol balls. Nitinol rods (80) for roller bearings can be made by conventional casting. The bars are hot machined or hot rotary swaged and then centerless ground in a ball grinding machine (42) and laser cut to length, or are first cut to length and then centerless ground individually for crowned roller elements. The balls are broken or cut from the …
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- Filed August 18, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 18, 2020.
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