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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5564188 | Rolling guide unit production process The present invention relates to a rolling guide unit wherein spatter scattered as a result of arc welding, gas welding and so forth does not adhere to the track rail. The effect is obtained by forming a fluororesin coating layer on the surface of the tra... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5456008 | Process for hard-coating a ball This invention relates to a process for hard-coating a ball, consisting in: hollowing in the outer surface of the ball a depression whose periphery lies at a certain distance from the two polar faces of the ball in order that it is bordered by elevated zones; ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5373637 | Process of producing a bearing having internal lubrication grooves A process for producing a plurality of bearing members each of which has a bore defined by an inner bearing surface of self-lubricating material containing lubrication grooves that open into the bore. To perform the process a mandrel is provided having an... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5365664 | Method of making aluminum alloy bearing A shaft bearing is formed from an aluminum alloy that has approximately 8% Sn, 4% Si, 2% Pb and 1% Cu on a weight percentage basis. The tin has an average particle size less than five microns and the silicon has an average particle size less than 3.5 micr... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364248 | Sliding member, a method for producing same, and usages of same The object of the present invention is to provide sliding members having preferable lubrication and seizure resistance. Sliding members comprising a columnar texture which is composed from at least one of metal nitrides, metal oxides, metal carbides, and ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5319851 | Method for manufacturing a bearing structure of a wiper arm A method for manufacturing a bearing for a wiper arm structure includes the steps of: a) forming the bearing by sintering so that the outer peripheral surface of the bearing includes rough sintered surfaces of protruding ridges and recessed portion; b) si... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5230138 | Method of manufacturing a metal-contained composite material and a metal-contained composite material produced thereby This invention relates to a method of producing a metal-contained composite material from a metal and a sinterable material such as a ceramic material, and to a metal-contained composite material produced by the method. Conventional composite materials co... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5195244 | Bearings Bearings and a method of manufacture thereof are described, the method comprising the steps of forming a half bearing of a desired size from a leaded bronze alloy having a strong backing material, indenting the bore surface of the leaded bronze alloy, dep... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5190713 | Process for the production of a roller bearing cage with molded-on spring elements A process for producing a rolling bearing cage with cast-on spring elements, in particular of a pinch roll free engine clutch, with a rolling bearing cage for guiding the rolling bearings. The cage is made by casting two rims, interconnected by several we... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5144743 | Method of compensating for tolerances in a rotary mounting having ball bearings The outer ball bearing races (16, 26) of two ball bearings (12, 14) are supported on each other through a cardan joint (42). Axial bias forces in opposite directions are exerted on the inner ball bearing races (18, 28) by screws (44, 50) through cardan jo... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5114521 | Method for producing a sliding coupling by a monomer casting method A method for producing a sliding coupling, w hich comprises injecting a casting material comprising the following components (A) and (B) into a clearance between a bearing and a shaft fitted in and rotatably or reciprocatively supported by the bearing, wh... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5107589 | Method of making a bearing assembly A method of making a bearing assembly is disclosed in which a bearing support housing having a spherical bore therethrough is spray-coated entirely with a polymer primer coating and then coated with a polymer top coating, after which a bearing sub-assembl... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5074040 | Coated products for use in harsh environs A product for use in a power train such as a bearing assembly, a reducer, a coupling or the like and which is suitable for use in a wet or harsh chemical environment including a housing, exterior surfaces of the housing having tough, durable coatings of f... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5070609 | Method of manufacturing a ball joint A ball joint and a manufacturing method of the same. The ball joint comprises a holder and a ball and rod which is rotatably and movably secured to the holder and a sealing member which is secured between the spherical body of the ball and rod and a spher... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5042153 | Method for producing a sliding part A sliding part produced by monomer casting. The sliding part consists of a bearing, a shaft which is rotatably or reciprocatably supported by and fitting into the bearing, and a resin lining formed on the bearing surface of the bearing. The resin lining i... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5038640 | Titanium carbide modified hardfacing for use on bearing surfaces of earth boring bits An improved hardfacing composition and method are shown for use in manufacturing an earth boring bit. The hardfacing composition is formed by combining titanium carbide with a hard-metal alloy of the iron or cobalt family. The hardfacing composition is th... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5036579 | Method for making a first object which can be fixed with great accuracy with respect to a second object A method for making a first object (1) which can be fixed with great precision with respect to a second object (2) comprises the steps of pressure-casting the first object from a plastically deformable, relatively soft metal such as light metals and zinc ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4996025 | Engine bearing alloy composition and method of making same An engine bearing having an aluminum-lead bearing alloy and a method of casting such aluminum-lead alloys in which the bimetal lining after bonding of the alloy has no lead gradient and contains no lead ribbons of significant size.... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4908922 | Method for fabricating of spindle housing with bearing A method for fabricating a spindle housing with a ball bearing has the following steps: positioning the ball bearing in a cavity of a molding tool in a condition that a pre-load is provided to eliminate an internal clearance of the ball bearing, and injec... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4815184 | Method of fabricating a turbocharger water-cooled bearing housing A water-cooled turbocharger is fabricated employing a coreless die casting process. Instead of casting a complete passage in the bearing housing of the turbocharger, an open ended channel is cast into the housing and then sealed off by a mating seal plate... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4738010 | Method of producing a sheet or plate-shaped structure as the bearing material for slide bearings A method of producing a plate-shaped bearing member for sliding bearings, the structure being composed of a patterned body of supporting bearing material and a lubricant, utilizing a galvanoplastic fabrication step, the method including: producing a mold ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738011 | Method of manufacturing composite sliding material A method of producing a composite sliding material having a sliding portion with a sliding surface is disclosed. A base material billet for the sliding portion is prepared and then at least half of the outer peripheral surface of the base material billet ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4718155 | Bearings A process is described for the production of bearings for sustaining high loads, the bearings having indentations filled with soft overlay alloy. The indentations are produced by peening or embossing. The peening is preferably performed with rounded ceram... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4704298 | Coating spherical objects Method and apparatus for coating ball bearings and like spherically shaped objects with a coating composition entrained in a plasma jet, the ball bearings being held captured in an open-sided cage during the coating operation.... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4658500 | Apparatus for fabricating a plain (sliding) bearing In a sliding bearing, a metallic layer is coated on a bearing base bush and is provided with grooved or helical or crossing indentations with intermediate elevations. Applied in a uniform manner onto the so-formed metallic layer is a sliding layer of soft... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4590657 | Method of constructing an assembly with a roller bearing to avoid fretting corrosion In a rolling bearing assembly including at least two contact metal surfaces, such as a rolling bearing engaging a housing and a shaft, a homogeneous elastic layer is fixedly applied to one of said contacting surfaces, the outer surface of this layer havin... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4523365 | Method of manufacturing bearing blocks A method of manufacturing a bearing block comprises flame spraying a light alloy layer on to the outside of an antifriction alloy bush, to build up the block to required outer dimensions. The outside of the block may be finish machined after the flame spr... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4470184 | Bearing of an internal combustion engine and process for producing the same A bearing to be used in an internal combustion engine, comprises a base and an overlay layer formed on said base. The overlay layer comprises an alloy layer consisting of from 5 to 20%, preferably from 10 to 14%, of Sn, from 0.05 to 10%, preferably from 0... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4381589 | Method of manufacturing a resilient side bearing A method of manufacturing a resilient side bearing of the type utilized between a truck and body of a railway vehicle includes the steps of providing a bearing housing; sealing the bearing housing to form an enclosed bearing chamber, pouring liquid resili... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4208472 | Composite bearing material and method of making the same In a composite bearing material including a metal strip, a porous sintered metal matrix layer bonded to a surface of said metal strip and a resin composition impregnated into and substantially filling the voids in said porous metal layer and forming a con... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4172395 | Method of manufacturing a rotary rock bit A rolling cone earth boring bit is produced having a bearing surface that has been infiltrated to a controlled depth. A groove is machined in one of the bearing members. The bearing member is placed in a die and an alloy powder material is pressed into th... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4129930 | Method of manufacturing an electrically controllable pivoting mirror device A method of manufacturing an electrically controllable pivoting mirror device for an optical video-disc player, which pivoting mirror device comprises a frame as well as a mirror which with the aid of a plastics bearing with a height of less than 3 mm is ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4127930 | Coating with antifriction metal The invention provides a method of, and apparatus for, producing a layer of antifriction metal on a metallic surface. The method involves using a die having a recess surrounded by a thin rim; the recess is filled with molten antifriction metal which is al... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4125637 | Process for embedding hard particles in a bearing surface In a process for forming an extremely hard-wearing rubber or bearing surface on a metal machine part, particles of hard grit, such as carbide grit, are deliberately formed into the surface using a resiliently-loaded tool, so that the surface becomes perma... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4121928 | Method for the manufacture of multi-layer sliding material This invention discloses a method for manufacturing a multi-layer sliding material, said method substantially comprising laying and distributing metal powder which contains aluminum as a main component thereof, uniformly on a steel plate or a steel plated... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4117580 | Manufacture of bearings A lined bearing is made by tinning at least the radially inner surface of a bearing ring, providing an atmosphere of water vapour adjacent the tinned surface to which a flux is also supplied, and centrifugally casting on the lining material. Tinning can b... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4109343 | Trolley wheel assembly An improved trolley wheel assembly and method therefor. The assembly is useful in conveyor applications especially where sanitary conditions must be maintained such as in the food processing industry. The assembly has high load bearing capabilities and in... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4023247 | Variable speed sheave assemblies and method of producing An adjustable flange for a dry lube variable speed sheave assembly having an unmachined bore is centered on a vacuum fixture. A thin dry bearing material is secured and located axially and radially within the flange bore and the annular space between the ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3995357 | Integrally cast bearing, method and apparatus for making same The invention relates to a process for forming a part including a bore with a bearing integrally cast thereto, the thus formed part and apparatus for thus forming the part. The process includes hot machining a bore into a billet in a non-oxidizing atmosph... | 12/07/1976 |
