Patent 7712966 was granted and assigned to NTN Corporation on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A relief groove (23) is provided at a corner in which a track surface (21) and a flange surface (24) cross, in an inner ring (20) of a cylindrical roller bearing. A chamfer (42) is provided at a corner part in which a rolling surface (41) and an end surface (43) cross, in a cylindrical roller (40). When it is assumed that the height of the chamfer (42) from the rolling surface (41) is “h” and the curvature radius of the chamfer is “R”, the relation such that 1.0≦R/h≦1.5 is satisfied.