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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4714355 | Compensating device for rolling stands with rolls supported at only one end Compensating device able to compensate the load acting on e upper bearings (13-17) of shafts of rolls (10) supported at only one end on rolling stands (18), such rolls (10) comprising shafts (11) having at least two bearings (13-14), an upper bearing (13)... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4453838 | Torsion damping assembly and radially deformable bearing therefor A bearing radially interposable between two relative rotatable parts such as the hub and friction disc or annular guide of a clutch plate for an automotive clutch. The bearing has inner and outer bearing surfaces each divided into at least two separate be... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4370005 | Device for preventing tubular bushing assembly from slipping out A device for preventing a tubular bushing assembly from slipping out of a hole in a bushing receiving portion, wherein the tubular bushing assembly is incorporated in a pivot coupling portion between two members, and includes an inner sleeve, a resilient ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4350912 | Wick lubrication system for self-aligning bearing A wick lubrication system for a self-aligning bearing in an electric motor or the like is disclosed. Typically, the motor includes a rotor shaft, a bearing support and a self-aligning bearing supported thereby journalling the rotor shaft of the motor. Spe... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4331367 | Sealed compound bearing A sealed compound bearing consisting of an outer and an inner member movable relative to each other and between which are disposed load carrying annular members. The load carrying annular members comprise a pair of elastomeric rings held between the outer... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4276968 | Rail car brake system A rail car brake system of high mechanical efficiency which is compact, light in weight and economical in that it utilizes mass produced highway truck brake cylinders and slack adjusters and is easy to maintain. Critical components are lubricated and full... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4262977 | Flexural vibration damper A damper for the elimination or reduction of flexural vibrations in rotating shafts, consisting essentially of a damper mass surrounding the shaft with a radial spacing and of a support member, whereby both parts are connected by way of at least one sprin... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4256354 | Laminated bearing structures A frusto-conical laminated elastomeric bearing is provided wherein at least some of the layers are graded in composition so that they have a first relatively high modulus of elasticity at the inner circumstance, a second lower but still relatively high mo... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4249782 | Self-aligning bearing and seal A dynamically self-aligning bearing and seal for use with agricultural groundworking tools which are exposed to contaminated environments and severe shock loadings. The improved bearing utilizes a spherically-shaped support housing and spherically-shaped ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4235483 | Bearing support stand A support stand for bearings for rotating shafts in which a supporting plate carries the bearing and rests on a spring. The latter is resilient in the direction of the shaft, and is substantially rigid in a plane perpendicular to the shaft. The supporting... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4222618 | Compliant hydrodynamic fluid bearing with resilient support matrix A resilient support for a compliant hydrodynamic fluid bearing includes a series of corrugated spring metal strips arranged side-by-side. The corrugations on adjacent strips are displaced axially a distance equal to one-half of the wave lengths of the cor... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4214796 | Bearing assembly with multiple squeeze film damper apparatus An improved bearing assembly is provided for supporting a rotating shaft. The improvement is comprised of utilizing a resilient support means in combination with a multiple squeeze film damper apparatus. The damper apparatus provides a large damping force... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4206690 | Pivot portion of a piston shoe in radial pistol devices In radial piston fluid handling devices, such as for example pumps or motors, piston shoes are pivotable connected to the respective pistons. The invention improves the swing-member portion of the piston shoe in order to increase the efficiency and pressu... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4204558 | Valve assembly having remotely replaceable bearings A valve assembly having remotely replaceable bearings is disclosed wherein a valve disc is supported within a flow duct for rotation about a pair of axially aligned bearings, one of which is carried by a spindle received within a diametral bore in the val... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4194406 | Lever mechanism A lever mechanism including a lever which is pivotally mounted between its ends on a pivot shaft forming two lever arms. One of the lever arms is arranged to receive a force applied thereto and the other of the lever arms has an end portion arranged to tr... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4138166 | Slide-articulation bearing, in particular for tiltable converters A slide-articulation bearing, in particular for tiltable converters, with an inner race placed on a shaft, an outer race inserted in a bearing housing, and sliding elements inserted between the inner and outer races so as to permit a relative movement of ... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4132452 | Slide-articulation bearing, in particular for tiltable converters A slide-articulation bearing for supporting a shaft, in particular for tiltable converters, has a circular-cylindrical sliding face forming a unit with the shaft, sliding elements held by a cage contacting the sliding face, and an outer race with a spheri... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4095852 | Measurement sliding bearing A bearing assembly having inner and outer bearing rings and a plurality of sliding bearing disks, one of these disks being a force measurement sliding disk having the same dimensions as one of the sliding bearing disks and positioned between the rings in ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4084863 | Bearing and bearing liner having a compliant layer A bearing liner for attachment to a substrate comprising a wear resistant layer and a compliant layer interposable between the wear resistant layer and the substrate. The wear resistant layer includes a binder, a lubricant distributed in the binder, and a... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4080014 | Slide articulation bearing assembly A slide articulation bearing assembly, in particular to be used in a tiltable converter arrangement, has sliding elements between the bearing inner and outer races, and force measuring devices between one of the bearing races and the sliding elements.... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4079490 | Method of manufacturing bearings A method of manufacturing a bearing which advantageously includes a self-lubricating liner in which the bearing liner includes a woven fabric coated with a resin and powdered or flocked polytetrafluoroethylene particles on one side thereof, the liner and ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4073547 | Ball bushing for linear motions A ball bushing for linear motions comprising a circumferentially extending cage member disposed between an outer sleeve and a shaft or the like. The outer sleeve is characterized by a novel structural arrangement providing ease in mounting. The outer slee... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4065190 | Self adjusting elevating temperature bearing and housing A mount for a bearing comprising a hub portion having a cylindrical surface defining a seat of a predetermined diametral dimension to firmly support a race ring of the bearing. The mount is made of a molding material having a different longitudinal expans... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4055369 | Seal for a spherical bearing A ring fastened to the side of an outer race of a spherical bearing flexibly extends outward to contain a resilient material in the space between contacting corners of the inner and outer races and the ring.... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4054330 | Suspension system for use with high speed printers A carrier is suspended and moves on two shafts. The carrier includes a plurality of sealed roller bearings which form openings approximately equal to the dimensions of the shaft. One or more of the bearings is mounted on a leaf spring to provide a predete... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4053034 | Mount for a railway vehicle disc brake A disc brake for a railway vehicle has a resilient mount for a cross-member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disc mounted on either the wheel or the axle of the railway vehicle.... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4048759 | Turntable support structure for radius mills and the like This invention relates to an improved three-point support subassembly for pivoted machine tool turntables that is characterized by a pair of floating pads retained in cavities on the underside of the turntable that slide along the opposed planar surface o... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4046434 | Deformable bearing seat A deformable bearing seat is provided for seating a bearing assembly in a housing. The seat includes a seating surface in the housing having a first predetermined spheroidal contour when the housing is in an undeformed mode. The seating surface is deforma... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4033556 | End thrust bearing arrangements for screw extruders An end thrust bearing arrangement for the shaft of a screw extruder driven by a gear drive, in which misalignment of the gear drive output shaft and the shaft of the extruder screw is compensated by a co-rotation thrust member provided between the screw a... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4032203 | Bearing arrangement for the armature shaft of an electric motor The invention is directed to a bearing arrangement for the shaft of the armature of an electric motor disposed in a support frame and subject to axial thrust. The bearing arrangement includes a bearing housing disposed so as to receive an end portion of t... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4026662 | Bearings for slant axis rotary mechanisms An improved slant axis rotary mechanism, such as an engine, compressor, pump, or the like, of the type having a housing with a chamber defined by a radially outward spherical wall, a radially inner spherical wall, and opposed generally radially extending ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4013274 | Apparatus for guiding and seating a stirrer shaft for laboratory or industrial glass apparatus There is provided an apparatus for guiding and seating a stirrer shaft for laboratory or industrial glass apparatus which consists of bearings and abutments and makes possible a change in the angle of slope of the stirrer shaft axis in the apparatus, wher... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3989126 | Resilient railway disc brake pivotal mounting A disk brake for a railway vehicle is provided with a resilient pivot mount for a cross member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted the brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disk on either the wheel or axle of the railw... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3969029 | Shaft coupling A novel shaft coupling particularly useful for bottom rollers in spinning machines wherein a shaft is provided at one end with an extension with a reduced diameter for engaging a longitudinal bore in the end of a second shaft, the connection of the two sh... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3969232 | Bearing and bearing liner wear resistant compliant layer A bearing liner for attachment to a substrate comprising a first wear resistant layer and a second wear resistant layer joined to the first wear resistant layer. The second wear resistant layer serves to increase the useful life of the bearing liner. In a... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3942403 | Bushing for piano action For use in the pivotal connections of wooden members in a piano action, a bushing formed of a suitable plastic or elastomeric material, such as Teflon, is inserted in bushing holes in each arm of a forked action member for supporting a bearing pin secured... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3940836 | Method of manufacturing a spherical bearing A method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an outer member, an inner spherical member bearing inserts interposed between the inner and outer members and a key disposed in a keyway in the outer member to enable the assembly and disassembly of the... | 03/02/1976 |
