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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344311 | Suspension joint bearing An improved bearing for use in movable sockets and suspension joints. The improved bearing is annular, having an outer dimension sized to seat within the housing of a suspension joint or movable socket. An inner surface of the bearing is configured to receive the he... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325297 | Automatic assembly machine for mounting bearings onto motors An automatic assembly machine includes a basis (10), a sliding device (30) horizontally movably attached on the basis for supporting a fan (40) thereon, a tube (27) fixed to the basis for receiving a plurality of bearings (28) ther... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7228760 | Cycle pedal with adjustable axial positioning The pedal comprises a pedal body having hooks, and a cartridge containing a pedal axle and which is received in a transverse recess of the pedal. This recess is provided with a tapping coacting with a screw, thread on the cartridge to permit the continuous adjustmen... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178985 | Bearing holding structure and motor having same In a bearing holding structure in which a bearing whose outer circumferential surface is formed in a spherical shape is sandwiched between an end frame and a holding plate, the holding surfaces of the end frame and the holding plate extend axially in opposite direct... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7005769 | Sleeve bearing assembly with acoustic/vibration decoupling and endplay adjustment An electric motor 10 has an armature assembly 12 coupled with a rotatable shaft 16; a clamshell frame assembly 18 including first and second halves joined together, each of the first and second halves includes locking structure 32;... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998746 | Electric motor sleeve bearing assembly with acoustic/vibration decoupling and endplay adjustment An electric motor includes an armature structure 12 having a shaft 14, a lamination stack 11 coupled with the shaft, a commutator 16 coupled with the shaft, and windings 13 carried by the lamination stack and connected to the commu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966296 | Throttle device A throttle device which prevents the entry of foreign compounds into a slidable contact portion between a brush and a commutator is provided to prevent the malfunctioning of a motor. A first shielding portion is integrally formed in a brush holder, which is attached... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6727615 | Electric drive unit with a cylindrical bearing indented in the housing An electric drive unit for windshield wipers of a motor vehicle, including a drive motor having an armature accommodated in a substantially cup-shaped pole housing, a substantially cup-shaped gearbox, secured on a face end to the pole housing, for receiving gear ele... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718617 | Method for adjusting an axial play of a rotor shaft of a motor In order to simplify the adjustment of an axial play of a rotor shaft (2.4) between the rotor shaft (2.4) and a stator (1) of a motor with the purpose of reducing the component expenditure and the assembly expenditure of the motor, a first clamp... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6452299 | Motor having a plain bearing for adjusting an axial play of a rotor shaft and associated method therefor In order to simplify the adjustment of an axial play of a rotor shaft (2.4) between the rotor shaft (2.4) and a stator (1) of a motor with the purpose of reducing the component expenditure and the assembly expenditure of the motor, respective clamp holder... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6382936 | Electric motor and fan wheel combination, and method for producing it An electric motor having a housing, having an armature, having an armature shaft supported in two slide bearings, where one of the slide bearings axially displaceably receives the armature shaft and the other slide bearing limits an axial displaceability ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6351047 | Multiple pole, shaded pole subfractional-horsepower induction motor A stationary washer in a motor is positioned on a shaft intermediate the motor rotor and a bearing. The shaft extends through the washer, rotor, and bearing. The stationary washer is free to move laterally and to tilt to insure that it remains in alignmen... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6342739 | Small-sized motor and method of manufacturing the same A bearing 4 is accommodated within a cylindrical bearing support portion 2 projecting from an end surface of a motor casing 1 made of a metal. The bearing 4 has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the bearing support portion 2 such that a... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6276832 | Collapsible bearing retainer A bearing retainer ring having a compliant tab is mounted on a motor shaft between a C-ring mounted on the shaft and one or more washers and a bearing mounted on the shaft. After completion of the construction of the electric motor, the shaft is loaded ax... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6183136 | Floating sleeve bearing for electric motor A floating sleeve bearing assembly for supporting the shaft of an electric motor, the shaft having an axis of rotation and the motor having a stator. The sleeve bearing assembly includes a bearing having therein a bore for receiving the shaft. The bearing... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164830 | Pendulum sliding bearing A pendulum sliding bearing has a sliding bearing bushing provided for receiving a rotatable elements, such as shafts, axles and the like, the sliding bearing bushing having calotte portions at end sides, a bearing body formed of a metal plate and having a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6012849 | Bearing structure of rotating machine A rotating shaft of a rotating machine is supported at its both ends by bearing bushes which are held in a frame of the rotating machine. The outer periphery of the bearing bush is rounded and held with a rounded surface formed on the frame, so that the r... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5982066 | Electric motor The invention provides a motor and a bearing support and motor housing assembly, wherein the bearing support is detachably mounted to the housing with a flexible fastener, such as a snap ring. A resilient member, such as a spring washer, is seated between... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5959381 | Dual rate spring for bearing retention A bearing retainer for use in a dynamoelectric machine having a rotating shaft and a bearing having a passage therethrough for rotatably receiving the shaft and being positioned within a bearing seat, includes inner and outer concentric support elements. ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5825110 | Bracket support with floating bearing for fractional horsepower motor An electrical motor has bearing support structures which self adjust to axially align bearings. The bearings may tip--but not rotate--within supporting sockets so that the bearings may self align to accommodate a shaft passing through them. The bearings a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5821654 | Bearing support for cylindrical rotating shaft bearing A brushless motor having a plurality of weight reducing holes is disclosed. The weight reducing holes are formed in the thick parts of the stator housing of the motor to prevent shrinkage of the thick parts of the housing when forming the housing through ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5710468 | End frame assembly An end frame assembly for an electric motor is described. In one embodiment, the assembly includes an endshield, a bearing, an oil wick, and an oil well cover. The oil well cover has at least one endshield engagement tang for aligning with and being secur... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5677584 | Bearing assembly for dynamoelectric machines A bearing assembly including a bearing member with a passageway therethrough at least in part defining a cylindrical journaling surface having a central axis and a preselected axial length is described. A partial circumferential or spherical surface on at... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5505548 | Bearing retainer A bearing retaining device is provided to maintain a shaft bearing within a housing. In one embodiment the device has a housing with a central bore into which is received a bearing. The bearing rests upon a bearing seat and is maintained in the housing by... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5494356 | Bearing retainer for a miniature motor A bearing retainer 20 has a hollow body 21 with an open end forming a mouth 25. The mouth opens into an inner void 23 having a bearing support surface 28 for receiving a bearing. The void also has a plurality of axially extending ribs 30 defining a number... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5405199 | Bearing device for miniature motors A bearing device for miniature motors comprising a stator formed by fitting an end plate to an open end of a housing formed into a bottomed hollow cylindrical shape. A rotor rotatably supported by bearings is provided on the housing and the end plate. A b... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5360274 | Self-aligning bearing A self-aligning bearing for a 0.5 kW PMDC electric motor has a bearing member having a cylindrical inner surface for receiving a rotatable shaft and an outer surface comprising a first external, part-spherical, surface-of-revolution and a second external ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358341 | Structured product dynamoelectric machine A structured product family of dynamoelectric machines for use in a plurality of applications has a frame with a closed end, and a set of permanent magnets is adhesively secured within the frame. An armature disposed in the frame for interaction with the ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5326178 | Angularly biassed self-aligning bearing An angularly biassed self-aligning bearing has a bearing member which is seated in a housing and held in place by a retainer which urges a first external, part-spherical, surface-of-revolution on the bearing member axially into engagement with an internal... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5277500 | Thrust bearing assembly A fractional horsepower motor has a thrust bearing assembly mounted on the motor shaft to dampen the axial movement of the shaft. The assembly includes a thrust collar formed of resinous material and a thrust plate formed of metal with a wave spring posit... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5154516 | Pivot mechanism incorporating means to take up wear between two parts thereof A self-adjusting pivot mechanism for a car steering column arranged to take up wear and backlash, the mechanism including a housing bracket 9 for receiving a steering column 10, the housing having opposed symmetrical tapered trunnions 9A received in corre... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5129740 | Bearing device for miniature motors and method of making same A bearing device for miniature motors having a cylindrically-shaped bearing support formed by pressing an end face of a metallic motor case, and a bearing press-fitted into the bearing support to rotatably support a motor shaft, characterized in that a pr... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5079465 | Electric starter motor for internal combustion engines An end shield and bearing assembly for an electric starter motor for internal combustion engines comprises a bearing extension and a bearing for supporting a drive shaft and received in the bearing extension. A cover cap is fitted over the bearing extensi... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4887916 | Clamping plate for the retention of self-aligning friction bearing The disclosed clamping plate exhibits a particularly great spring action and it includes a clamping rim (10) and with spring tabs (20) which point radially inward and against which the cups of the self-aligning or cup-type bearing make contact. According ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4806025 | Holding device for automatic self-aligning ball metal Automatic self-aligning ball metals rotatably mounted at both end parts of a rotor shaft in an electric motor are supported by holding devices. The holding device is designed in the form of a disc having a flange portion around the outer periphery thereof... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4219245 | Spherical bearing retainer A spherical bearing retainer which is adapted to be readily installed in the bearing hub of a dynamoelectric machine end shield or other suitable bearing support structure by forcing the retainer in an axial direction toward a spherical bearing member to ... | 08/26/1980 |
| 3966278 | Lubricated self-aligning bearing assembly A spherical bearing is yieldably held firmly on a rigid annular seat by a high-rate leaf spring having a flanged central opening forming a second annular seat engaging another portion of the bearing. The leaf spring includes portions extending oppositely ... | 06/29/1976 |
