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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5590225 | Plastic holder for bearing A plastic holder for a rolling bearing is made of linear-chain polyphenylene sulfide resin, preferably with glass fiber reinforcement.... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5332460 | Method of manufacturing a seal ring for magnetic fluid seal device A seal ring for magnetic fluid seal device, comprising an annular magnet covered with heat activated resin and an annular pole piece stacked and pressed and bonded coaxially with said annular magnet at a temperature higher than heat activated temperature.... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5298323 | Bearing steel and rolling bearing made thereof A long-life bearing steel and a long-life rolling bearing made of the steel are disclosed. In the steel, the number of oxide or oxide-based inclusion particles in a given unit area A of 160 mm3 with an average particle size of 3 to 30 μm is 80... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5263366 | Speed sensing hub unit A speed sensing hub unit comprising an axial shaft extending from a constant velocity joint having a male spline, a cylindrical hub having a first flange on an outer peripheral face thereof for supporting a wheel and a female spline on an inner peripheral... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259886 | Rolling member A rolling member used as an outer race, inner race, a ball or roller of a bearing contains a metal flow in the structure formed by plastic working (fold forging). The angle of metal flow determined by a tangent line of the metal flow and the axis of rotat... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5252391 | Surface treated sliding or rolling contact element and rolling bearing A surface treated sliding or rolling contact element, including a reaction product film of a 0.05 μm to 0.5 μm thickness which has been produced by a chemical treatment of the surface of the sliding or rolling contact element wherein the reaction produc... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251154 | Method for measuring accuracy of thread groove and system for the same In measuring the accuracy of a thread groove of a ball thread formed in a nut by using an electric micrometer, a displacement of one point on each of a pair of flanks of the thread groove is measured along a longitudinal direction of the thread groove, an... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5228720 | Coupler of collapsible shaft for steering device A coupler of a collapsible shaft for a steering device comprises a shaft member having a male serration formed at an end of an outer periphery thereof; a tube member having a female serration for engaging with the male serration groove formed at at least ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222913 | Resilient connector for steering shaft A resilient connector for a steering shaft connecting a wheel steering system and a steering handle, comprises a flange member connected to a first shaft member extending from the wheel steering system, particularly in such a manner that it can be shifted... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5218744 | Magnet-inclusive component suitable for use in occupant-protecting means for motor vehicle A magnet-inclusive component is furnished for use in an occupant protecting system, such as a seat belt system, for a motor vehicle. The component includes a magnet and at least one member located adjacent the magnet. The magnet is molded or cast in situ ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5209135 | Impact absorbing type steering column device In an impact absorbing type steering column device, edges of a flat plate portion provided at an end portion of an energy absorbing member are bent to form bent-over sides which are attached to the outer surface of a steering column to provide a space whe... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5203216 | Supporting apparatus for supporting pinion shaft in rack-pinion power transmitting system A rack-pinion steering mechanism for a vehicle, comprises a housing, a pinion shaft having housed within the housing a pinion and first and second supporting portions respectively disposed to opposite sides of the pinion, and a rack shaft having a rack me... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5204711 | Projection exposure device In a projection exposure device in which an exposure light from a light source device is transmitted through a mask having a predetermined pattern formed therein and then an image of a mask pattern is focused by a projection lens on an exposure member hel... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5189353 | Resolver system A resolver system includes a resolver having an annular rotor, and an annular stator arranged around the annular rotor in spaced relationship thereto. The rotor and the stator are arranged such that the reluctance of a space defined between the rotor and ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5188474 | Yoke for universal joint A universal joint yoke comprises: (a) a generally cylindrical connecting part made by press-forming a metal plate and having internal peripheral serrations, a first end portion at which edges of the metal plate are brought into abutment to form a tubular ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5184402 | Method of installing roller bearing A method of installing a roller bearing using a spacer made of an elastic material and supported in a space defined a plurality of rollers of the roller bearing, which spacer has at least a leading section having a tapered surface progressively reduced in... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5183341 | Speed sensing bearing unit In a speed sensing bearing unit comprising a fixed ring with a pair of outer ring raceways on its inner peripheral surface, a pair of inner rings with inner ring raceways on their outer peripheral surfaces corresponding to the outer ring raceways, a plura... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5170590 | Method of superfinishing a gothic-arch groove In superfinishing a Gothic-arch-shaped groove of a nut by using a superfinishing stone attached to the tip end of an oscillation arm while oscillating the superfinishing stone about the oscillation axis and, at the same time, moving the superfinishing sto... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5161902 | Magnetic sealing device for use between first and second magnetic members which rotate relative to each other Installed between a housing and a shaft concentrically disposed with a space having a predetermined radial length therebetween so as to move relative to one another is a sealing device which comprises a ferrofluid seal device comprising a permanent magnet... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160166 | Limit switch unit and passive seat belt assembly equipped with the same A limit switch unit suitable for use in a passive seat belt system of the type that a movable anchor with a webbing connected thereto is moved by a drive member such as a drive wire along a rail between an occupant-restraining position and an occupant-rel... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5149204 | Dust seal device of a linear guide apparatus A dust seal device of a linear guide apparatus includes a pair of side seals respectively attached to end cap which are in turn attached to opposite ends of a slider main body. Each side seal has an inverted U-shaped and consists of a mandrel formed of a ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5149926 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor has a spherical inertial mass (2) formed of a magnetic material. A magnet (3) has a holding part (3a) for normally holding the inertial mass (2) seated thereat. A switch changeover member (5) is actuatable by the inertial mass (2) w... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148104 | Hub unit with pulse rotor and cover mounted sensor for sensing rotational speed A pulse rotor is externally supported and secured on a cylindrical face section formed on a hub. The amount by which this pulse rotor projects from an outer ring member is regulated when the pulse rotor is fitted onto the cylindrical face section for supp... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147009 | Steering force control apparatus of power steering system A steering reaction force generating mechanism for generating a reaction force acting on an input shaft is provided within a cylindrical space of a housing between a lower end portion of the input shaft and an upper end portion of a pinion shaft (output s... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5145267 | Automatic center adjusting roller bearing In a double row automatic center adjusting roller bearing at least one of the raceway surfaces of an inner race and an outer race and a rolling surface of a roller is worked to have different surface roughnesses along the axial direction of the roller bea... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143402 | Tilt type steering device The tilt position of a steering device can be freely adjusted by changing the engagement position of facing sets of gear teeth. A pair of supporting plates each provided with a circular arc-shaped long hole is attached to the lower part of a steering colu... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5143637 | Magnetic fluid composition A heat-resistant, water-resistant, low-viscosity magnetic fluid and a process for producing same has a dispersion medium made of a low-volatile organic solvent, a low molecular weight dispersant having a lipophilic group and a polar group, the lipophilic ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5139347 | Oil leakage preventing structure of a linear guide apparatus End caps made from synthetic resin are respectively joined to opposite ends of a slider main body of a linear guide apparatus. Each end cap having a substantially inverted U-shape has a joining end surface formed with curved passages to bring ball rolling... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5137371 | Linear guide table system A linear guide table system includes a pair of linear guide apparatuses connected in parallel to each other by a common table fixed to upper surfaces of sliders of the pair of linear guide apparatuses. Each slider of the pair of linear guide apparatus has... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5137375 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing having bearing rings and rolling members wherein at least one of the bearing rings and the rolling members essentially consists of an alloy steel which contains carbide-forming elements. The bearing rings and the rolling members are subj... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5135672 | Electroconductive magnetic fluid composition and process for producing the same An electroconductive magnetic fluid composition is disclosed comprising a low volatility organic solvent as a carrier, a surface active agent having an lipophilic group with a strong affinity for the solvent, fine ferromagnetic particles coated at the sur... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5133608 | Linear movement rolling guide apparatus and method of manufacturing bearing roller A roller for a bearing used in a linear movement rolling guide apparatus is tumbled after superfinishing the outer peripheral surface so that the surface roughness of the roller in a circumferential direction is in a range from 0.05 to 0.10 micrometers in... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5132856 | Motor spindle for hard disc device A motor spindle for a hard disk device having a pair of ball bearings each having an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, a retainer for slidably holding the balls and having a first seal plate provided with outer and inner edges placed adjace... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5129739 | Bearing with dynamic pressure grooves and method for manufacturing the same A bearing with dynamic pressure grooves includes an outer cylinder made of a metal and a resin sheet bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder. The resin sheet is made of a thermoplastic resin, for example, a polytetra fluoroethylene, a... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125256 | Method of manufacturing outside ring An outside ring manufacturing method comprises a first step of blanking out from a metal sheet a blank with a circular body portion and tongue portions which protrude at several places from the outer peripheral edge of this body portion, a second step of ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5124060 | Magnetic fluid composition A magnetic fluid composition comprising a less volatile organic solvent as a dispersing medium, a dispersing agent having oleophilic groups exhibiting an affinity therewith, fine ferromagnetic particles coated at the surface thereof with the dispersing ag... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5122780 | Fault detection device for occupant protective systems A fault detection device for an occupant protective system for use in an automotive vehicle, which has a plurality of squibs connected in parallel with each other. A common signal is generated for actuating the squibs to operate the system when the vehicl... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5122000 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing in which a bearing ring and/or a rolling element comprises an alloy steel wherein the hardness of a surface layer over a thickness corresponding to greater than 2% of a mean diameter of a rolling element is equal to or greater than 60 HR... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5114245 | Dynamic pressure bearing device A dynamic pressure bearing device includes a sleeve and a shaft member which is rotatably fitted into the sleeve. The sleeve is made of an aluminum alloy containing a carbon fiber and has a radial bearing surface formed in an inner peripheral surface and ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5112139 | Roller type linear movement guide bearing A linear movement guide bearing including a main body accommodating a pair of side by side roller trains is linearly movable in an axial direction along a raceway surface through rolling of the roller trains. A pair of side protection covers formed of met... | 05/12/1992 |
