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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128286 | BEARING APPARATUS A sliding bearing 4 is formed in the shape of a cylinder by joining joining surfaces 11A and 12A of a pair of half bearings 11 and 12 together. A through hole 7 is formed in the position of the joining surfaces 11A and 05/24/2012 | |
| 20120082406 | HYBRID LUBRICATING MODULE A hybrid lubricating module includes a housing and an assembly which consists of at least two elements and has an axial hole run through by a shaft. At least one of the elements has one set of multiple notches on one end surface communicating with the axle hole. The hou... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120039552 | SINTERED METAL BEARING, SHAFT MEMBER FOR A PLAIN BEARING UNIT, AND PLAIN BEARING UNIT PROVIDED WITH SAID SHAFT MEMBER A sintered metal bearing includes: a sintered-metal bearing body formed of a metal different from a metal of a shaft and including a large number of inner pores; and a resin film formed on predetermined parts of a surface of the sintered-metal bearing body and forming a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120020601 | WASHER AND MOTOR BEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME A washer, including a central axial hole, a first oil retainer, a second oil retainer, and a transition groove. The central axial hole allows a motor shaft to pass therethrough. The first oil retainer and the second oil retainer are formed on the washer. The transition ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110305410 | HALF BEARING A half bearing for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, which includes crush relieves at both circumferential end portions of an inner circumferential surface of the half bearing, is provided. The half bearing further includes an axial groove at least at a pos... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299803 | WASHER AND MOTOR BEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME A washer, including a central axial hole, a first oil retainer, and at least one oil-storage groove. The central axial hole allows a motor shaft to pass therethrough. The first oil retainer is formed on one side of the washer. The oil-storage groove is disposed on the s... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110235955 | SLIDING BEARING AND SLIDING BEARING ASSEMBLY The present invention relates to a sliding bearing including a lubricating oil storing unit storing lubricating oil on the surface thereof and the sliding bearing of the present invention is provided so that the volume of the lubricating oil storing unit occupies 5 to 3... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110142387 | SINTERED BEARING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Impregnation of a resin into a sintered body (15) enables reduction in an amount of oil to be impregnated into inner pores. Further, by forming pores into which the resin is unimpregnated in a bearing surface (inner peripheral surface (15a)), it is ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110079963 | VACUUM APPARATUS OF ROTARY MOTION ENTRY A vacuum apparatus of rotary motion entry is disclosed, which comprises: a shaft sleeve, disposed on a cavity wall of a vacuum system; a rotary shaft, ensheathed by the shaft sleeve; and a transmission set, connected to the rotary shaft for driving the same; wherein, th... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110026863 | ROTARY SHAFT ASSEMBLY A rotary shaft assembly includes: a rotary shaft having an insertion end portion that is disposed co-axially in a hollow base, and rotatable relative to the base; a bearing sleeved on the insertion end portion of the rotary shaft, and partitioning an inner receiving spa... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100317477 | EPICYCLIC GEAR SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED LUBRICATION SYSTEM A journal bearing that includes a central body having first and second passageways and a filter. The central body extends axially and is adapted to be supported at each outer end. The first passageway extends generally axially through a portion of the central body. The ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317478 | JOURNAL BEARING WITH SINGLE UNIT JUMPER TUBE AND FILTER A journal bearing includes a central body having first passageway and a filter module. The central body extends axially and is adapted to be supported at each outer end. The first passageway extends generally axially through a portion of the central body. The filter mod... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100119182 | BEARING METAL A bearing metal 11 for supporting a rotating shaft body, that is composed of an upper split metal and a lower split metal, and has a lubrication groove formed in the circumferential direction in an inner circumferential surface. As for the lubrication groove form... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100003059 | BEARING MEMBER, BELT UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE A bearing member includes a bearing part that rotationally supports a rotational body, a load application part formed in the bearing part, wherein the load application part contacts the rotational body and applies a load to the rotational body in a radial direction of t... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090257695 | SLIDING BEARING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Disclosed is a sliding bearing consisting of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearings assembled with each other so as to form a cylindrical configuration. At least one of the semi-cylindrical bearings is provided with a circumferentially extending oil groove on an inner surf... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090116951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAN SHAFT BEARING LUBRICATION A lubrication system for a bearing assembly includes a fan shaft with a plurality of conduits, a first bearing rotatably supporting the fan shaft, and a second bearing rotatably supporting the fan shaft where the second bearing is axially spaced from the first bearing. ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20080112660 | Bearing module for a vacuum pump A bearing module for supporting a rapidly rotatable shaft of a vacuum pump includes a rolling bearing for supporting rotatably the shaft, a reservoir for a lubricant having an element forming a sliding contact with a delivery structure supported on the shaft for deliver... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20070036476 | Bearing with lubricant reservoir A bearing for storing a lubricant and supplying the lubricant to a shaft is provided. The bearing includes an inner wall defining an axial bore adapted for receiving the shaft therethrough and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall. The bearing also includes a c... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060165327 | Oil carrying bearing An oil carrying bearing includes a single bearing having oil storage ports and an interior of the bearing is defined a shaft hole. Width of a cross-sectional area of each of the ports is smaller than diameter of the shaft hole, thereby enabling a shaft to be supported b... | 07/27/2006 |
