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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120020600 | HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS ALLOY FOR SLIDING MEMBERS, AND SLIDING MEMBERS A high-strength brass alloy for sliding members, consists of, by mass %, 17 to 28% of Zn, 5 to 10% of Al, 4 to 10% of Mn, 1 to 5% of Fe, 0.1 to 3% of Ni, 0.5 to 3% of Si, and the balance of Cu and inevitable impurities. The high-strength brass alloy has a structure that... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110274380 | SELF PUMPING OIL FILM BEARING A system is disclosed for use in a rolling mill oil film bearing to remove a laminar flow of oil exiting tangentially from between a rotating sleeve and a fixed bushing surrounding the sleeve. The system comprises confinement surfaces cooperating with the sleeve and the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110245054 | LUBRICANT SUPPLYING METHOD, SUPPORTING MEMBER AND ROTATABLE MEMBER UNIT A lubricant supplying method for supplying a lubricant to a sliding portion between a cylindrical rotatable member for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a supporting member for slidably supporting an inner peripheral surface at one end side of th... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110052111 | MODULAR ROTOR ASSEMBLY Portions of the drive system for a piece of rotating equipment are pre-assembled into a subassembly. The subassembly can be held together by a carrier that is fabricated to accept the components in a proper alignment so that the carrier can be installed as a unit. In th... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110007990 | GREASE COMPOSITION AND GREASE-SEALED BEARING The present invention provides a grease composition (7) which has a low friction and a low viscosity and is durable at a high temperature and a grease-sealed bearing (1) in which the grease composition is enclosed. The grease composition contains base oil,... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100239198 | BEARING DEVICE OF COMPRESSOR FOR REFRIGERATOR The invention provides a bearing device of a compressor for a refrigerator which can widen a clearance between a sliding surface of a bearing and a surface of a crank shaft at a time of starting, while narrowing the clearance between the sliding surface of the bearing a... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100178000 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING LUBRICANT AND BEARING ASSEMBLY THEREWITH The invention relates to a device for supplying lubricant, particularly for dosing lubricant to lubrication points (2) in a roller assembly or the like. The invention further relates to a bearing assembly which is inserted, for example, in a roller assembly, and ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100104227 | BEARING There is a requirement to provide bearings in relatively low speed non continuous situations such as with regards to turnover stands for engine and winding assembly. Previous bearings incorporating rolling elements are relatively expensive and over specified for such ac... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20090252443 | SPHERICAL BEARING FOR A STEERING JOINT A spherical bearing including a ball having an external surface defined by an outside diameter of said ball and an outer race having an inside surface contoured to a shape defined by said external surface of the ball. The inside surface extends between a stud end and a ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090208157 | Grease for hub bearing and hub bearing The present invention provides a hub bearing, made of carbon steel for machine structural use, which has a long life even in a strict lubricating condition by improving the resistance to peeling starting from the surface. A grease for the hub bearing contains a base oil... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090110339 | Bearing Device with Sliding Bearing A sliding bearing according to the present invention includes a metal part formed by electroforming on an inner periphery of the sliding bearing and an oil feeding mechanism for supplying oil to the bearing gap. As a result, oil retained by the oil feeding mechanism is ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090087129 | Bearing structure The present invention relates to a bearing structure having a top end face, a bottom end face, and a bore communicating with the top and bottom end faces, and having at least two oil-guide channel disposed on the inner wall of the bore, extending axially and penetrating... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090067766 | Sliding Bearing A sliding bearing comprises a shaft hole for rotatably supporting a shaft that is inserted thereinto, an inner circumferential surface on which the shaft slides, and plural linearly oblique grooves. The grooves extend in a direction crossing a circumferential direction ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090034891 | HYDRODYNAMIC PLAIN BEARING A hydrodynamic plain bearing is provided and includes a raceway which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and which is mounted in the axial direction on a plurality of carrying segments (12). A lubricating oil film is formed between the raceway and the carryin... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090008892 | SURFACE HARDENED SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING A spherical plain bearing for a heavy haul truck strut includes an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring includes an outer ring core disposed between a concave spherical first bearing surface and an exterior mounting surface. The inner ring includes an inner ring... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090010580 | SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING WITH SPREAD SEALING MEANS A spherical plain bearing having dual sealing capability includes an outer race bearing member having an outer ring and an inner race bearing member having an inner ring, the inner ring being located within an opening defined by the outer ring. The opening is defined in... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090003743 | BEARING FOR KINGPIN OR OTHER SHAFT ASSEMBLY A spherical plain bearing has an outer ring having a concave bearing surface, and an inner ring having a convex bearing surface and a shaft-engaging surface. The inner ring is disposed within the outer ring with the concave surface engaging the convex surface. The inner... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080292230 | Lubricated bushing A lubricated bushing is mounted in a mounting cavity in a bushing housing and has a body and a flange. The body has an axial hole formed coaxially through the body to rotatably hold a shaft of a rotor of a fan and a bottom concentric recess formed in a bottom end of the... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080159672 | Joint Assembly, Particularly For Bogie Brake Linkages The assembly operating in oily conditions comprises an axle (2) mounted rotating or pivoting in a ring. The axle (2) and/or the ring (1) are subjected to a hardening surface treatment by diffusion or by structural trans... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080152271 | Self-Lubricating Guiding Member The invention relates to a self-lubricating guiding element which is characterised in that the body (1) thereof is made from a material with high resistance to wear and/or seizing and corrosion. According to the invention, each of the ends of the bore (1 06/26/2008 | |
| 20080118194 | Mini-plastic bearing A mini-plastic bearing of present invention makes from plastic in one unit and an axis hole is provided therein. On both side of the axis hole, there is a pivot portion annular protruding on the wall and the skirt of the pivot portion is a cambered surface. The end of t... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080107368 | FLUID LUBRICATED BEARING DEVICE An inner space of a housing sealed with a seal member as well as internal pores of a bearing member (pores in a porous structure) are filled with a lubricating oil without the presence of air, so that the oil surface of the lubricating oil is within a seal space. Under ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080040886 | Bearing and hinge mechanism A spherical plain bearing has an outer ring having a concave first bearing surface and an inner ring having a convex second bearing surface slidably disposed to the first bearing surface. The inner ring member also has a third bearing surface for engaging a pin to be mo... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080019625 | Spherical plain bearing with contoured lubrication grooves A spherical plain bearing has outer and inner rings each having a bearing surface, one bearing surface being in sliding disposition to the other. The inner ring has a third bearing surface for engaging a member to be mounted to the bearing. There is a lubrication groove... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070165974 | SLEEVE BEARING FOR RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR An improved sleeve bearing for locomotive traction motor that provides additional lubrication over and above that of the one central wick currently used. The sleeve bearing is provided with a recirculation system comprised of either at least two additional wicks located... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070003175 | Turbocharger bearing and associated components An exemplary bearing and locating pin system for a turbocharger includes a locating pin including a shaft, a head and an aperture and a bearing having a central axis and including an internal bore to receive a shaft extending between a compressor wheel and a turbine whe... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060013518 | Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor An improved sleeve bearing for locomotive traction motor that provides additional lubrication over and above that of the one central wick currently used. The sleeve bearing is provided with a recirculation system comprised of either at least two additional wicks located... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050182494 | Textured surfaces for orthopedic implants A bearing surface having increased wear resistance. Generally, certain aspects of the present invention are directed to an implant design based on concepts of unidirectional load application and the use of engineered surfaces to increase the amount of lubricant at the b... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050141792 | Oil-carrying single bearing unit An oil-carrying single bearing unit, characterized in providing a simply structured single bearing that is configured to effect self-lubrication, and especially claims achieving advancement in safety design between moving components. The oil carrying single bearing unit... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050141793 | Bearing housing with divided drainage and oil pooling annulus A bearing housing comprising an annulus having an aft side and a forward side, a barrier extending from the aft side to the forward side to form a first and second zone, a first opening in the first zone extending through the forward side, and a second opening in the se... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050117824 | Sealing arrangement for rolling bearing and spindle of machine tool A bearing assembly includes a double-row cylindrical roller bearing having no seals and having a grease sealed in its internal space. A double-row angular ball bearing having seals is provided in juxtaposition with one end face of the double-row cylindrical roller beari... | 06/02/2005 |
