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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431508 | Bearing assembly with pin having composite circular outer profile A bearing assembly includes a roller bearing having a bore, and a pin positioned within the bore. The pin has a composite outer profile defined by a first substantially circular segment with a first axis of rotation, and a second substantially circular segment with ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7354200 | Bearing device and pin for bearing device To provide a bearing device, which can be easily processed, and whereby, its durability is capable of being improved and a load (tractional force) can be remarkably increased till the burn-in occurs and a pin for the bearing device. The bearing device is provided wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7240584 | Connecting rod with profiled bore for increased load capability An engine cylinder piston connecting rod subassembly, for use in an engine, includes a piston (53), a piston pin (52) and a connecting rod (51). The connecting rod has a piston end portion with a piston pin bore (62). The piston pin is in... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189005 | Bearing system for a turbocharger A bearing system for a turbocharger, simple in design and easy to manufacture, having desired rotational dynamics of a three piece bearing design, yet having the superior vibration damping characteristics of a one piece bearing design. The inboard end of each journa... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7141534 | Metal forming device including bearing with sintered anti-friction bearing surface A composite anti-friction bearing structure comprising a bearing substrate and an anti-friction layer. The bearing structure can be in the form of bushings, wear plates, wear rings, etc. The anti-friction layer includes particles of an alloy which combines lubricity... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7063464 | Reciprocating piston mechanism A reciprocating piston mechanism for an air-conditioning compressor in a motor vehicle has a housing, a rotary driven shaft, a shaft seal assembly with a gliding ring seal, at least one radial shaft bearing, and at least one axial shaft bearing. At least the radial ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6957594 | Starter having helical ventilation groove in tube In a starter, a cylindrical tube is slidablly engaged with an outer peripheral surface of an output shaft through a bearing in an axial direction. A front end of the tube, which supports a pinion, is closed to define an enclosed space between the front end of the tu... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935849 | Grooved shaft member and associated turbocharger and method There is provided a shaft member such as a bearing, washers, and shaft, having at least one surface defining a plurality of radial grooves for providing radial fluid communication without generating significant thrust loading between the shaft member and an adjacent... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916117 | Bearing shell for use as a crankshaft thrust bearing A bearing shell for a crankshaft thrust bearing has a circumferential oil passage (4) formed on the inside of shell (6) of bearing shell (1). An oil passage (4) is connected via a hole (2) to the outside of and to a groove (7 | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905316 | Turbine A turbocharger in which a drive shaft supports at one end a turbine driven by exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine. The end of the drive shaft remote from the turbine supports a drive connection which is coupled to an output shaft of the driving engine. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880230 | Method for manufacturing yoke of electric rotating machine A yoke in a motor includes a cylindrical yoke housing having a closed end and two magnets that is located in the yoke housing. The magnets are fixed to the yoke housing with adhesive. The adhesive is applied a at least to each adhering area of the yoke housing that ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6769247 | Exhaust gas valve device in internal combustion engine An exhaust gas valve device in an internal combustion engine, including a first bearing member mounted between a valve shaft and a valve body with one end of the valve shaft turnably fitted into the first bearing member, a second bearing member mounted between the v... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6756714 | Dustproof bearing device for a motor A motor comprises an axle tube, a rotor, and a member. The axle tube includes a hole, and a stator is mounted to an outer periphery of the axle tube. The rotor includes an end wall having a shaft base from which a shaft extends. An annular wall extends from an inner... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6709160 | Turbocharger bearing lubrication system A greatly simplified turbocharger assembly comprised of a minimum number of parts allows accurate and efficient control of oil flow over the bearings (44,46), thereby permitting excellent lubrication of the bearings with a reduced amount of oil flow through t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699020 | Fan assembly with lubricant-containing bearings A fan assembly includes a mounting tube having an annular flange extending radially and inwardly from an inner wall surface thereof. A rotor includes a rotor shaft extending into the mounting tube. First and second bearings are sleeved on the rotor shaft,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669371 | Oil-impregnated sintered bearing An oil-impregnated sintered bearing is comprised of a cylindrical porous bearing body and a non-porous resinous slide member. The bearing body has a first portion providing a part of the slide surface of the bearing and a second portion having an inner pe... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6582127 | Sliding bearing and rotating sliding member Each of a sliding bearing and a rotating and sliding member according to the present invention includes an irregularity portion on its inner peripheral surface. The irregularity portion comprises projections adapted to come into contact with a rotary shaf... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554478 | Bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan A bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan includes a bearing and a cap. The bearing has multiple grooves peripherally defined in the cylindrical body and a room defined in the body to communicate with the through hole in the center of the body. The ca... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6517248 | Driveline component for a motor vehicle including cored passages A reaction shaft support for a motor vehicle transmission includes a fluid passage having a cored portion and a drilled portion. The reaction shaft support includes an axially extending cylindrical portion defining an axially extending cylindrical channel... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6225720 | Self-lubricating bearing A self-lubricating bearing for use in submersible oil-filled motors is disclosed. The bearing comprises a bearing housing and is fixed against rotation. A bearing sleeve is disposed in the bearing housing. The bearing sleeve is fixed in the bearing housin... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220758 | Roller supporting device A roller supporting device which comprises a pair of supporting arms, a supporting shaft attached between the pair of supporting arms in a non-rotatable manner, and a roller having an inner hole in the central part thereof, the roller being disposed betwe... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6216630 | Bearing arrangement and indicating instrument using the same In a bearing arrangement, a rotary shaft has an annular groove opposite a bearing portion so that a part of the annular groove extends outward from the bearing portion, and lubrication oil is disposed between the rotary shaft and the bearing portion.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6179470 | Self-lubricating bearing According to the present invention, a bearing assembly includes a rotatable hub and a porous bearing surrounding the hub, a sprocket surrounding the bearing, and means for rotating the hub relative to the bearing. The porous bearing includes "lubricant ch... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176621 | Rotary slide bearing and producing method therefor A rotary slide bearing part of a rotary slide slit bearing for supporting a rotary shaft thereon in a rotatable manner, has a first bearing surface portion adapted to be arranged adjacent to a second bearing surface portion of another rotary slide bearing... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6056442 | Roller supporting device A roller supporting device comprises a pair of supporting arms, a supporting shaft attached between the pair of supporting arms in a non-rotatable manner, and a roller having an inner hole in the central part thereof, the roller being disposed between the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6024496 | Shaft coupling arrangement including oil sleeve bearing and oil supply An oil sleeve bearing device for holding a shaft of a motor in a motor base and permitting smooth revolving of the shaft therein is disclosed. The oil sleeve bearing device includes a sleeve bearing for holding the shaft, a bearing holder for supporting t... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5951171 | Slide bearing, particularly for a gear pump A slide bearing for a gear pump or the like has a lubrication groove provided in the surface of the cylinder forming the slide bearing. The lubrication groove is constructed to be ending flatly in the area of that edge which, with respect to the shaft rot... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5913608 | Slide bearing for a shaft A slide bearing has a bearing bore for accommodating a shaft acted upon at least temporarily by a radial force. At least one bearing end of the slide bearing has at least one chamfer for preventing a contact between the shaft and the slide bearing and/or ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5788381 | Rotary shaft lubricating structure An engine has two balancer shafts supported on two bearing bushings which are made of the same material and mounted to a balancer holder. Lubricating oil passages for supplying oil to the bearing bushings are defined offset upwards from the centers O of t... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5707156 | Casting A cast element comprises an elongated cast body having an axial opening in a direction of its axis thereof, and first and second friction bearings at ends of the axial opening. The friction bearings are formed as a single piece with the cast body, and eac... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5567056 | Turbocharger drive and planet bearing therefor A planet bearing and gear assembly for the carrier of a speed increasing planetary gear train for driving a diesel engine turbocharger or the like includes an enlarged diameter gear bore and associated bearing outer diameter for lightening the gear and in... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5529399 | Journal-thrust bearing assembly A combined journal-thrust bearing assembly includes a bearing body formed of upper and lower sections secured together at an axial plane. To the axial ends of the bearing body, thrust rings are removably mounted with the thrust rings also being formed of ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5503478 | Lubricant distribution system for bearings and bushings A shaft bearing or bushing includes a hydrodynamic wedge film lubricant pumping surface along one edge region and an essentially continuous cylindrical land surface along the other opposed edge region. Lubricant moves circumferentially along the pumping s... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5441386 | Lubricating system for cooling fans A lubricating system for cooling fans is provided and mainly consists of a self-lubricating bearing, an oil retaining cap, and an oil retaining ring. The oil retaining ring has a central hole, an inner portion adjacent to the central hole and having a rou... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441349 | Slide bearing A slide bearing comprising: an outer cylinder in which two ends of a cylindrical section made of thin metal plate are respectively provided with a flange and an annular side wall section formed by bending inwardly and perpendicularly; and either a plurali... | 08/15/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5281035 | Oil proof construction and rotating shaft immobilizing means of oil-containing bearing An improvement in the leak proof construction and the rotating shaft attachment means for an oil-containing bearing includes a plurality of oil-storing grooves formed on the oil-containing bearing such that the lubricant oil required by the rotation of th... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5281033 | Housed bearing assembly with sealed roller A housed bearing assembly suitable for use as a pillow block bearing unit or flanged bearing unit. The assembly includes a shaft sleeve and roller body secured to one another and enclosed by a housing. The roller body is adapted to roll against an inner p... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5232069 | Grease fitting and grease fitting plug for wheel hub Grease fittings are disclosed for insertion in a bore extending through the wall of a wheel hub to direct grease into the interior of the wheel hub. The grease fitting is shaped for secure seating on the hub, for easy and rapid insertion into the boreand ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 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 |