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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275872 | Adjustable bearing A bearing that can be reoriented to move its center is disclosed. The center of the bearing is offset from the center of its outer housing. Should the shaft extending through the bearing need to be raised or lowered the outer housing is simply rotated in its recepta... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7217037 | Eccentric bracket assembly An adjustable eccentric bracket assembly for a bicycle provided with at least two wedge surfaces in a body member designed to co-act with at least one wedge member having a wedge surface, where upon axial displacement of the wedge member relative to the body member,... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191472 | Cold proof glove and glove provided wear A cold proof glove characterized in that a receiving bag portion is provided in a hand back portion of a glove member, a mitten type cover member for covering substantially all of the glove member from its finger tip to its bottom portion is arranged and received in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7008108 | Gas bearing for a rapidly rotating shaft, comprising an adjusting device for eccentrically adjusting a gas bearing and a method for operating a gas bearing of this type The invention relates to a gas bearing of a rapidly rotating shaft, whose end supports a tool, in particular to a gas bearing of a rapidly rotating shaft, whose end supports a polygon mirror (27) for a spindle of an optical application. To provide radial supp... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6938514 | Connector assembly for mounting an implement to a prime mover A connector assembly for attaching an implement to a prime mover having spaced connecting pins, the connector assembly including a pair of spaced plates, each of the plates carrying a first receiver to receive a first of the connecting pins and a second receiver ada... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6715925 | Annular element for a rolling bearing An annular element for a rolling bearing comprises a cylindrical surface around the circumference of which a groove, the radial and axial depth of which are variable around the circumference, is formed. The cylindrical surface is suitable for being over-molded with ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6663288 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a pivot shaft and an elastomer for connecting to a pivot device formed from a first and a second connection member. The pivot shaft includes a connecting portion pivotally connected to the first connection member, an eccentric... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662681 | Connector assembly for mounting an implement to a prime mover A connector assembly for attaching an implement to a prime mover having spaced connecting pins, the connector assembly including a pair of spaced plates, each of the plates carrying a first receiver defining a transverse adapted to receive a first of the ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6622877 | Overhead crane with adjustable bearing assemblies An overhead crane having an adjustable bearing assembly to adjust a wheel and axle of the crane in a horizontal direction in order to minimize skewing of the crane on a pair of parallel rails. A bearing retainer includes an outer surface sized to fit into... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6550971 | Eccentric system The present invention relates to a radial piston pump which is equipped with at least one operating piston, the said operating piston being driven by a shaft, wherein the shaft on its output end is provided with an eccentric ring accommodating a roller be... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533461 | Anti-reversal and anti-rotation thrust washer A thrust washer formed from metal sheet has a flat, ring-shaped thrust portion oriented radially, and at least one tab extending from an outer or inner perimeter of the thrust portion. The tab includes a radially oriented mid-portion and at least one wing... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6398400 | Bearing bushing and machine part for receiving the bearing bushing A bearing bushing has an outer lateral surface (2), an inside bore (1) arranged eccentrically to the lateral surface (2), as well as a flange (3) extending beyond the lateral surface. In the flange (3), on a circle (5) arranged concentrically to the later... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393938 | Cam follower Cam follower includes a cantilevered stud, and a bearing unit mounted on a head portion of the stud and having rollers and an outer ring. The outer peripheral surface of the outer ring constitutes a cam-driven surface. The cam-driven surface includes a ce... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390700 | Absolute location low wear bearing for an imaging apparatus A bearing for an imaging apparatus includes a first bearing flank including a first bearing surface having a shape in cross-section defined by a first arc having a first radius extending from a first surface axis. The bearing further includes a second bea... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357313 | Electric power steering comprising a worm gear Apparatus for removing the backlash and free-play present between a worm (8) and worm wheel (10) in the gearbox of an electric power assisted steering system is disclosed. The worm (8) is provided on an output shaft (6) from an electric motor (4) and the ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6312235 | Thrust ball bearing and open-type scroll compressor A thrust ball bearing provided in an open scroll-type compressor can withstand a large compressive load on the bearing and prevents wear of the mating surfaces. The thrust ball bearing has a first thrust plate 9a for performing spiral revolution; a second... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6120189 | Multiple offset journal bearing with stepped diameters for ease of assembly A wrist pin is provided with a plurality of offset cylindrical segments which are centered on one of two parallel axes. The segments are of reducing diameter in going from one end to the other and the reduction in diameter between segments is at least equ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6055884 | Automobile connecting rod A light-weight bearing cap for attaching a connecting rod to a journal of a crankshaft pin has two longitudinally extending shoulders separated by an arcuate span conforming to the shape of the journal The shoulders are adapted to receive fasteners which ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6042270 | Bearing arrangement Bearing arrangement for the support of a rotor (6) relative to a machine. Bearings (8) are disposed in circular openings (9) of circular disks (10) eccentrically with respect to the circular opening center (12) and is fastenable in the circular opening (9... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5984526 | Bearing apparatus A rotor 16 rotatably installed on a casing 10 is in contact with a container hole 11 of the casing 10, and the rotor 16 is equipped with a rotating shaft 17 which rotates around a rotation center O2 at a position deviated from a reference axis ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5857396 | Slitting machine A slitting machine includes a pair of parallel arbors structured to support a plurality of cutting knives. The arbors are mounted to a head stock and tail stock on the slitting machine. The head stock and tail stock each rotatably support eccentrics which... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5809610 | Motor vehicle window wiper device A motor vehicle window wiper device with a wiper arm at the top end of a drive shaft rotatably mounted in a fixed bearing by means of two ball joints of which at least one is off-center relative to the axis of the drive shaft so that the angle of the driv... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5785433 | Rolling bearing creep prevention device An eccentric groove 10 is formed in an outer peripheral surface of an outer ring 5 and an outer peripheral surface of an eccentric ring 1a shaped like a segmentary ring is engaged with an inner peripheral surface of a housing 3 by friction. An elastic def... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5778731 | Rack-and-pinion gear In order to specify a rack-and-pinion gear having a gearbox case, in a drill hole of which is guided a steering rack (6) making contact via a pinion arranged in a pinion housing area (3), which is economical and simple to construct, does not have a tenden... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5762422 | Bearing apparatus for electrical rotating machine A bearing apparatus for use in an floppy disc drive device motor having a sleeve bearing and a thrust bearing is provided which is characterized in that there is provided a thrust bearing having such a convex portion, a projection, or a concave portion th... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5683185 | Journal bearing retainer system with eccentric lock A bearing retainer system includes a hollow cylindrical bearing casing having a casing bore with a first axis for holding a bearing sleeve; an annular outer element rotationally secured to the casing, disposed within the casing bore, and having a circumfe... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5678931 | Hydrodynamically lubricated eccentrically adjustable bearing A hydrodynamically lubricated assembly is disclosed for adjustably and rotatably supporting the journals of work roll pairs in the housing of a roll stand in a rolling mill. The assembly includes a pair of eccentric sleeves journalled for rotation in the ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5649844 | Dual drive for power boats A drive system for a boat having a hull with an inboard motor and two spaced drive units mounted in the hull, including a dual drive package having a housing with first and second output shafts mounted in bearings in the housing and an input shaft mounted... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5477591 | Bearing device for drafting rollers having pressure relieving means A bearing device for use in textile drafting roller pairs for supporting the top roller of a drafting roller pair. The bearing device finds particular use with magnetic drafting rollers, but can be used with other types of roller configurations. The beari... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5426988 | Device for reciprocating a plunger or the like A device for reciprocating a plunger according to the present invention comprises: an electric motor; a drive shaft rotated by the electric motor; an inner race fixedly mounted on the drive shaft, the inner race having an inner race track which is formed ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5419640 | Adjustable support for journals and hinge pins, especially for use with doors and gates An adjustable support for journals and hinge pins, especially for use with doors and gates. A rotary member (14) including an eccentrically positioned receiving bore (16) to take up a journal or hinge pin is supported so as to be rotatably adjustable in a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5368399 | Adjustable bearing assembly An adjustable roller bearing assembly adapted for use in a machine tool includes an elongated support bolt that rotatably supports a radially extending roller bearing, and a bushing adapted to be positioned within a bore of a support member and to which t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5259677 | Axially restrained and balanced eccentric bearing A bearing assembly is mounted on an eccentric sleeve having a bore for receiving a rotatable shaft. After the bearing assembly is mounted on the eccentric sleeve, a counterweight lobe is mounted on the eccentric sleeve, abutting the bearing assembly, to c... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5172983 | Eccentric rod bearing A connecting rod crankshaft bearing, provided for installation in the connecting rod at the crankshaft end, eliminates the necessity for reaming out the ridge in a cylinder during rebuilding. The rod bearing is an eccentric bearing, provided as two semi-c... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5156414 | System for controlling the geometry of a vehicle wheel Device for adjusting the geometry of a vehicle wheel (14) consisting of a hub-holder (40) designed to accommodate the wheel (14) during rotation, the hub-holder (40) being fixed to the vehicle by means of at least one suspension element (18, 38) which is ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5112145 | Piston and bearing assemblies A prefinished piston pin insert bearing wherein the radial clearances required for acceptable bearing function are maintained in spite of the tolerance required for assembly through a combination of inner bearing surface geometry and related structure for... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5107155 | Vibrator motor for wireless silent alerting device A small dc vibrator motor for use in a wireless alerting device includes a housing, a non-rotatable shaft fixed to the housing, a cylindrical magnet fixedly mounted on the shaft, and a rotor which is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The rotor includes a cy... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5097718 | Input shaft mounting structure in intermittent driving apparatus An intermittent driving apparatus having input and output shafts disposed in perpendicular but nonintersecting relationship, and joined together by an intermittent drive coupling for transmitting rotation of the input shaft intermittently to the output sh... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4998829 | Rotary die slot adjustable gib assembly A sideframe (12) of a printing press has a slot (18) having opposed elongate grooves (30, 32) receiving an adjustable gib (14) and a fixed gib (16) respectively for receiving a rotary die journal bearing block (10) therebetween in sliding movement. The ad... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4972110 | Centrifuge with unbalance sensor adjustment The centrifuge has a drive rotating a rotor whose position relative to the vertical axis of the centrifuge is monitored by an unbalance sensor located on the installation plate which is accommodated in a recess of the ring in a plane perpendicular to the ... | 11/20/1990 |
