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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167492 | Lubricating device for a linear rolling bearing A lubricating device for a linear rolling bearing which has a guide rail and a carriage that is longitudinally moveable on the guide rail and supported on the guide rail by rolling bodies. The rolling bodies are guided in longitudinal grooves along the guide rail, a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152377 | Low-friction sliding mechanism A low-friction sliding mechanism includes first and second sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and a lubricant applied to the sliding surfaces of the first and second sliding members. At least the sliding surface of the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147141 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed in which an end cap of a slider has a tube therein to feed even minor amounts of lubricant into a circulating circuit for rollers with no lubricant leakage, making sure of positive lubrication irrespective of working orientati... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113714 | Linear motion guide unit By reducing the component count, a more compact linear motion guide unit having sealing structures capable of maintaining high sealing performance between slider and guide rail over a long term is realized. A rubber-made end seal, attached to each end face of a slid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8070360 | Motion guide device and method of lubricating the same A motion guide device is provided, which is able to not only lubricate rolling-element rolling surfaces with the use of a technique totally different from conventional lubricating techniques but also maintain a lubricating capability over a long period of time. The ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8002469 | Tribomaterials for axial and radial foil bearings A tribosystem for radial and axial foil bearings includes a first structural component part; and a second structural component part interacting with the first part. The first and second parts are in a dry frictional unidirectional sliding contact with one another un... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7927016 | Slider for linear motion rolling guide unit A slider for a linear motion rolling guide unit can ensure a smooth rolling movement and a reliable lubricating capability and eliminate the need for accurate dimension control to reduce the manufacturing costs. A turning corner 9 in an end cap 2 is ma... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909512 | Lubricating member for linear motion rolling guide unit and slider for linear motion rolling guide unit using the lubricating member A lubricating member is capable of being used in any type of linear motion rolling guide unit and of appropriately lubricating raceway faces over a long period. The lubricating member used in a linear motion rolling guide unit comprises a body 4 impregnated w... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7798716 | Linear device with improved leakage-preventing end-plate unit A linear device has an essentially rod-shaped functional unit and a functional unit that at least partially encompasses the rod-shaped functional unit and includes a main body and at least one end plate unit that rests with a contact surface against the main body in... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780356 | Slider for linear motion rolling guide unit A slider for a linear motion rolling guide unit can ensure a smooth rolling movement and a reliable lubricating capability and eliminate the need for accurate dimension control to reduce the manufacturing costs. A lubricating member A has a lubricating face 20 | 08/24/2010 |
| 7614790 | Linear driving device with a self-lubricating assembly A self-lubricating assembly for a linear driving device comprises an oil applying subassembly, an oil transmitting subassembly and an oil container. The oil transmitting subassembly transmits lubricating oil from the oil container to the oil applying subassembly, an... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7556430 | Linear motion guide apparatus having lubricating device A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto the guide rail, a ball bearing device disposed between the slider and the guide rail, and a lubricating device having a housing slidably attached onto the guide rail for receiving and for supplyin... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7549801 | Heavy load support system A fluid sealing mechanism for sealing fluid being fed into a fluid pressure pocket formed between sliding surfaces which are formed on the opposing surfaces of an article being supported and a support for supporting the article, wherein a ring groove being fitted wi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7534042 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed in which the lubrication points of lubricant around a rolling element are made in a turnaround passage to ensure proper and steady lubrication by the lubrication system simple in construction, with accompanying sustainable mai... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7465091 | Linear guide device A linear guide device comprises a rail, at least a slide member and multiple rows of rolling elements. The slide member comprises a rigid body; a bottom frame; a pair of end caps and a pair of reinforce plates. The rail and rigid body provide multiple rows of racewa... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435000 | Guide carriage of a linear rolling bearing A guide carriage of a linear roller bearing, having at least one endless raceway for rolling bodies (9), and having a carrying body (1), on the two longitudinal sides of which in each case one carrying section (2, 3) and one return section (5... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410300 | Adjusting structure for adjusting amount of lubricant applied to a linear guideway An adjusting structure for adjusting amount of lubricant applied to a linear guideway comprises a self-lubricating oil tank, a positioning board and at least one adjusting board. The self-lubricating oil tank is fixed on the slide block, and the self-lubricating oil... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402550 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing holding two or more rolling elements 13 between inner ring 10 and outer ring 11 in such a way that these rolling elements can freely roll, and packed with a grease is described, wherein the grease is a mixture of at least one o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387441 | Linear guide bearing apparatus In a linear guide bearing apparatus in which a lubricant feeding member 20 attached to an axial end of a slider 2 and making sliding contact with the rolling body rolling grooves 3 of a guide rail 1 to feed a lubricant thereto is of a por... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368168 | Low-friction sliding member A low-friction sliding member is used under a wet condition employing a lubricant, and includes a substrate having a surface, and an amorphous hard carbon film formed on the surface of the substrate for contacting slidably with a mating member. The amorphous hard ca... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363894 | Switchable valve-drive component A switchable valve-drive component (1) for variable transmission of a stroke generated by one or more cam projections to a gas-exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is provided. The valve-drive component (1) has transmission elements (3, 4... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357576 | Linear sliding rail having a self-lubricating unit capable of adjusting a lubricant amount supplied therefrom A linear sliding rail has a self-lubricating unit capable of adjusting a lubricant amount supplied therefrom. The linear sliding rail has a sliding body and a lubricant tank fitted thereon. Within the lubricant tank, a lubricant-containing device is received, throug... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354198 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed in which a tubular composition to provide a return passage is high in mechanical stiffness and also makes certain of steady application of lubricant to rolling elements rolling through the return passage, thereby ensuring prop... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341378 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit suitable for slender rollers, in which a tubular composition to define a return passage as well as a spacer piece to make a turnaround improve in property of retaining lubricant therein, thereby helping accomplish long-lasting service oper... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322749 | Low-friction sliding mechanism A low-friction sliding mechanism includes first and second sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and a lubricant applied to the sliding surfaces of the first and second sliding members. At least the sliding surface of the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311444 | Hydrostatic bearing for linear motion guidance A self-compensating hydrostatic (pressurized fluid film) linear bearing that maintains a fluid gap between a carriage and a rail when relative forces are applied. The geometric shape of the rail and mating carriage enable the bearing to have very high stiffness and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308760 | Method of making a valve lifter A valve lifter and a method of manufacture thereof is provided in which sliding properties of a cam on a cam-contacting sliding surface in an upper surface of a valve lifter are improved by forming the cam-contacting sliding surface as a concave surface to permit re... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290647 | Guide apparatus A guide apparatus has a standard end plate split into a pair of split parts that can be positioned with respect to each other with high accuracy and firmly secured to each axial end of a moving block body without fear of displacement during use. The guide apparatus ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287906 | Hydrostatic bearing for linear motion guidance A self-compensating hydrostatic (pressurized fluid film) linear bearing that maintains a fluid gap between a carriage and a rail when relative forces are applied. The geometric shape of the rail and mating carriage enable the bearing to have very high stiffness and ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278332 | Linear motion device A linear motion device has: a linear motion body externally fitted onto a shaft and making a relative linear motion along the shaft; a plurality of balls retained in a rolling element groove formed in an inner surface of the linear motion body, and rolling between t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270482 | Sliding device A sliding device is comprised of a first sliding member which is rotatable on an axis of the first sliding member, a second sliding member which slidably supports the first member through viscous fluid and at least a pit which is formed on a surface of at least one ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267045 | Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a piston bearing surface divided into regions of different loading and having recesses for retaining lubricant arranged at distances which are shorter in regions of high loading than in regions of lower lo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265080 | Rolling bearing, rolling bearing for fuel cell, compressor for fuel cell system and fuel cell system The rolling bearing of the invention to be incorporated in the compressor for fuel cell system comprises a fluorine-based grease containing a fluororesin and a fluorine-based oil, a urea grease containing a urea compound and a synthetic oil or a lithium complex grea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255933 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252435 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed which makes it possible to a long-lasting steady application of lubricant and also makes sure of preventing effectively occurrence of particles of dirt. The linear motion guide unit is comprised of a guide member, more than on... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249889 | Sliding guide apparatus A sliding guide apparatus guides a movable member for a base. A pair of guide surfaces are formed on the base. A pair of sliding surfaces are formed on the movable member as so to be opposed to the pair of guide surfaces, respectively. Lubricating oil is supplied be... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195825 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196042 | Grease composition and rolling apparatus A grease composition is produced by mixing a thickener comprising a fluoro resin and a second thickener component (a metallic soap, a complex metallic soap, an N-substituted terephthalamic acid metal salt, organic bentonite or a calcium sulfonate complex) into a bas... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176167 | Vibration resistant bearing According to the invention, a self contained vibration resistant bearing is provided. The bearing is coated with a film formed from a rust preventive oil having an extreme-pressure additive content of 0.5 to 10% by weight. Desirably the extreme-pressure additive is ... | 02/13/2007 |
