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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110274381 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION A bearing arrangement may comprise a component mounted in a housing and a bearing pin penetrating a bearing bore of the component. Holding bores may align with the housing and an outside surface of the bearing pin may connect and penetrate the holding bores of the housi... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110253195 | TORQUE TUBE SUPPORTER AND SOLAR TRACKER USING THE SAME A torque tube supporter and a solar tracker using the same are provided. The torque tube supporter includes a cylindrical bearing supporting a cylindrical torque tube, a bearing cover having a cylindrical middle portion for supporting the bearing, a flange radially prot... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110236061 | SHAFT MEMBER HOLDING MECHANISM, PHOTOCONDUCTOR DRUM UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A shaft member holding mechanism comprising: a shaft member arranged rotatably about a rotation axis; a bearing that supports the shaft member rotatably, including an outer ring portion, and an inner ring portion that holds the shaft member and is arranged at an inside ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110222803 | Rotatable Bar Pin Bushing Assembly A rotatable bar pin bushing assembly is disclosed for connecting components in a vehicular system, such as a suspension and/or axle system. The rotatable bar pin bushing assembly includes an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve positioned around the inner sleeve, and an insert... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110211782 | Bearing Arrangement A bearing assembly comprises at least two adjacently-disposed bearings. Each bearing includes a bearing outer ring having a cylindrical outer circumferential surface. A bearing support retains the at least two bearings such that respective rotational axes of the at leas... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110200281 | FLANGED BEARING AND A FLANGE A flange, particularly developed for use on a flanged bearing, and to constrain a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, the flange (4) having coined oil grooves, with or without a ramp after it and a rounded pad in between two grooves, enabling the formati... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110158568 | SNAP-ON FAN SHAFT SEAT A snap-on fan shaft seat including a shaft bushing and a bed section. The shaft bushing has a first open end and a second open end opposite to the first open end. The shaft bushing defines an internal receiving space. Outer circumference of the shaft bushing is formed w... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110097026 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROLLER CRUSHER A bearing arrangement for a roller crusher having a pair of crushing rollers (R), each one including a shaft having end portions, mounted in respective bearing housings carried on a base structure (S) of the crusher, and a median hub portion. The bearing housings of eac... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110050050 | BEARING STRUCTURE AND SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE SAME A spindle motor is disclosed, wherein the spindle motor includes a bearing housing coupled to the base plate, a bearing disposed in the bearing housing, and a rotating shaft inserted into the bearing to rotatably support to the bearing, a portion of bearing protruded fr... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110030503 | TRANSMISSION HOUSING ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED BEARING LINER A housing assembly for use in a rotorcraft includes a housing having an opening, a bearing configured to radially and/or axially support a shaft that is adapted to rotate, the bearing disposed within the opening of the housing, and a liner arranged between the housing a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110011687 | S CAM ASSEMBLY An S cam assembly, includes an S cam member having a shank, the shank having a machined shank outer margin, a tubular bushing holder member disposable annular to the shank, and a single S cam bushing member disposable intermediate the shank machined shank outer margin a... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100331140 | EPICYCLIC GEAR SYSTEM WITH LOAD SHARE REDUCTION A journal bearing includes a main body and a connection portion. The main body extends radially outward from a central cavity to an interface surface. The connection portion supports an end of the main body and extends radially around the central cavity. The connection ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100284639 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT The invention relates to a bearing arrangement with a bearing for rotatably supporting a journal of a roller in a rolling mill stand, and a bearing support body with a bore for receiving the bearing. In order to prevent local overload in the bearing, it is proposed, acc... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100144472 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A BEARING MOUNTED ON A PLASTIC BODY The invention relates to a construction comprising (a) a plastic body comprising a mounting surface and (b) a bearing comprising a rotatable member and an inner member comprising a mounting bore mounted on the plastic body, wherein the plastic body comprises an axial ex... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100127142 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING SOLAR MODULES The invention relates to a device for mounting solar modules/solar panels on props that are introduced into the ground of the mounting location, wherein supports that can be connected on top of or on the props are arranged by means of fastening means that allow vertical... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100054641 | ACTUATOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY An actuator mounting assembly includes an actuator and a bearing removably attached to the actuator. A bearing plate includes a hole formed therein for receiving the bearing. A bearing mounting plate includes a hole formed therein for receiving the bearing. First and se... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100012059 | Roller Bearing, Camshaft support structure,and internal combustion engine A roller bearing includes an outer ring formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction and a plurality of rollers arranged along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring. A slope surface (22i) is provide... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090274400 | Rotating -Body Support Structure The present invention provides a rotating-body support structure that is capable of obtaining a damping effect of a rotating body with a simple configuration. To this end, the rotating-body support structure is configured to include a housing (21) and a bush port... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090169142 | BEARING DEVICE The present invention relates to a bearing device (1), for supporting a camshaft (6) in a cylinder head (7), comprising at least one locking contour (3) which can be connected with at least one counter-locking contour (5) formed at a c... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090161999 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR VENEER DRYER A bearing mount assembly for a powered roller conveyor of the type used in veneer dryers comprising a bearing mount base and a bearing holder, the base having a lower part with a vertical surface adapted to abut a cage angle and apertures for fastening it to a vertical ... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090110572 | ANISOTROPIC BEARING SUPPORTS FOR TURBOCHARGERS An exemplary anisotropic member (625, 1200, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1950) supports a bearing in a bore and can reduce non-synchronous vibration (NSV) of the bearing in the bore. An exemplary anisotropic member includes an annular body configured to receive a bearing an... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090074338 | Auxiliary rotary bearing system For machinery comprising rotary components attached to at least one drive shaft, at least one rotary bearing to position the drive shaft with a rotational freedom of movement about a drive shaft axis and associated stationary components with at least one predetermined c... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080317395 | Bearing Arrangement A bearing arrangement for a shaft of an electric auxiliary motor for vehicles, wherein the shaft with a shaft end reaches through one of a housing opening and a through opening into a chamber formed in a gearbox housing, wherein the shaft is supported in a bearing bush ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080285900 | BEARING HOLDER AND MOTOR HAVING BEARING THE SAME A motor includes a bearing and a bearing holder. The bearing is employed for rotatably supporting a motor shaft. The bearing holder is formed of a resin material and adapted to retain the bearing. Further, the bearing holder includes a cylindrical portion to which the b... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080247694 | Bearing Holding Structure For Motor A metallic member 22 is integrated with a molded rotor 12, and a bearing 16 is held to the rotor 12 through this metallic member 22. At that time, a washer 24 is secured to the metallic member, and the rotating portion of the be... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080232730 | Diaphragm bearing hanger assembly A bearing hanger assembly for coupling rotating shaft components is disclosed which includes a mounting assembly for mounting the bearing hanger assembly to a supporting structure, a bearing assembly for supporting axial rotation of coupled shaft components, and a flexi... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080193175 | FIXING DEVICE FOR USE IN AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE A fixing roller 30, which has an internal heating device and is supported to rotate around a cylindrical shaft 40, and a pressure roller 81 whose circumferential face presses against the fixing roller 30, and which is supported to rotate arou... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080181547 | MOTOR AND ITS BEARING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE A motor and its bearing supporting structure are disclosed. The bearing supporting structure supporting a shaft includes a bushing, a bearing and at least one first limiting assembly. The bushing has an opening and an accommodating space. The bearing supports at least a... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080181051 | SCREW FOR EXTRUDER, BEARING SEGMENT USED IN THE SAME AND TWIN SCREW EXTRUDER PROVIDED WITH SCREW FOR EXTRUDER In a screw for extruder, a bearing segment having a function of supporting a screw main body at an intermediate part when kneading is performed is provided at a position corresponding to a kneading portion or on the downstream side of the kneading portion. The bearing s... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080138003 | Support Member For a Rotatable Element A support member 10 for a rotatable element 42 comprising at least two pairs of ribs 30, 32 attached to opposing sides 22 of the support member 10, each pair of ribs 30, 32 adapted to receive guide walls 38 of a ho... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080124014 | Bearing Assembly For Supporting a Transmission Shaft In a Housing Bearing assembly (1) for supporting a transmission shaft (2) in a housing (3), comprising an axially non-locating bearing (5) and a pair of angular contact bearings (7,8) which locate the shaft (2) against movement in axial dire... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080063329 | BEARING FIXING STRUCTURES The present invention includes a bearing fixing structure for fixing a bearing in position relative to a resin housing by press-fitting the bearing into a recess formed in the housing. The bearing fixing structure includes a non-contact face formed along the entire inne... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070286540 | Loading Balancing Methods Load-balancing and bearing removal devices useful in removing bearings, such as rolling element bearings, for rotating machine maintenance and replacement. Insulation assemblies useful with bearing assemblies that fit in openings in bearing brackets of rotating machines... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20060140525 | Bearing stiff plate pedestal A bearing stiff plate pedestal with cylindrical bore and a separate bearing with shimmed saddle blocks that mate to the bore to permit accurate alignment and with self-aligning Babbitted tilting pad bearings to replace existing bearing spring plates arrangements. A meth... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20050180670 | Swivel bearing and a steering axle equipped therewith The invention relates to a swivel bearing that is characterized by at least one elastic, radially prestressed bearing element (5), which closely encircles a rotation axis (14) completely or at least in areas, is inserted into a bearing opening (17) ... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050141794 | Bearing structure for blade assembly of cooling fan A bearing for the blade assembly of the cooling fan, the bearing is made of the plastic steel material having an integrally formed cylindrical hollow body and outward extended large diameter seat. The seat bottom has a recess with screw thread cut along the inside wall.... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050018937 | Method of producing a holding collar with progressive transition A method of producing an essentially radial annular collar on the hollow annular end part (15) of a component (7), said method comprising a deformation step so as to obtain a collar preform (23) having a radial part (23b) and a step of... | 01/27/2005 |
