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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7290936 | Slide member, manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of the same In a slide member such as a slide bearing, the invention can make a height of a bank portion around an oil keeping concave portion small, whereby it is possible to improve an initial conformability and improve an anti-seizure performance. A plurality of holes are fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290932 | Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly A bearing stave for use in a water-lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240973 | Crawler, crawler pin, crawler bush, and crawler manufacturing method A crawler having a crawler pin and a crawler bush having lubrication between the crawler pin and the crawler bush without lowering the strength of the crawler at the running time, thereby to prevent the creak or seizure, as might otherwise be caused at the running t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7059774 | Plain bearing bush A plain bearing bush possesses a hollow cylindrical shape and includes a first hollow cylindrical part of a first material and a second hollow cylindrical part of a second material, with the second hollow cylindrical part being coaxially surrounded by the first holl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047596 | Structural bushing application for highly loaded composites lugs A composite lug assembly includes a composite lug defining a loaded side and an unloaded side and having at least one hole extending therebetween, a shoulder bushing assembly including a first side bushing having a first cylindrical portion adapted to fit in the hol... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6938786 | Slackless drawbar assembly using an improved ball and race connection assembly An improved ball and race connection assembly for use in connecting together adjacently disposed ends of railway vehicles is provided. This ball and race connection assembly is particularly useful as a connection member in slackless type drawbar assemblies. The impr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6901629 | Heavy duty molded equipment slide A slide formed from an upwardly cupped plate made of an acetal copolymer matrix into which a lubricant is incorporated with slidability and load baring capability making it suitable for use in moving furniture or other heavy objects across a floor. A non-slip pad fo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6802650 | Sliding element, sliding structure including the sliding element, and method for producing microscopic surface structure in the sliding element A sliding structure including first and second sliding elements made of metal and including first and second sliding surfaces relatively slidable via a lubricating oil film therebetween, in which at least one of the first and second sliding surfaces having a microsc... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6755292 | End bearing and one-way clutch device An end bearing, a one-way clutch device and a method of manufacturing the end bearing, capable of preventing abrasion or scorching of the end bearing while improving the productivity. The annular end bearing which is interposed between an inner race and an outer rac... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6435326 | End bearings for one-way clutch, manufacturing process thereof, and one-way clutch provided with at least one of such end bearings An end bearing for a one-way clutch provided with non-through-holes on at least one of its inner peripheral wall and outer peripheral wall. These non-through-holes are arranged on and along plural imaginary lines, for example, straight or curved lines, wh... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6120188 | Bearing unit manufacturing method bearing unit and motor using the bearing unit An inexpensive bearing unit having a high rotational accuracy and a high reliability is provided for use in information and video-acoustic equipments. In the case of an oil-impregnated sintered bearing (1) in which an inner surface (2) sliding together wi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6095690 | Sliding bearing element with lubricating oil pockets Plain bearing elements comprise at least one single-layer metallic bearing material (4) having a sliding surface (6) with lubricating oil pockets (10). The depth (T) of the open oil pockets (10) is 0.03 mm to 0.3 mm, and the ratio of the pocket area to th... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5462362 | Wear resisting slide member In the slide member, a recessed and projected pattern is formed in a slide surface of a mother member of the slide member allowed to slide in contact with a mating member, recessed portions of the recessed and projected pattern are filled with a lubricant... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5322372 | Bearing with embedded solid lubricant Disclosed is a bearing including a perforated annular body and a solid lubricant filled in holes on the perforated annular body, wherein the perforated annular body is made from a steel plate covered with a layer of copper of 1 mm in thickness and shape f... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5267798 | Bearing assembly Strips of polytetrafluoroethylene (i.e., Teflon) are interposed, equally spaced apart, between the journal and sleeve, and journal and collar of a bearing assembly to provide lubrication thereat. The Teflon strips are fibrous and porous, and compressibly ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5263778 | Elastic sliding bearing The elastic sliding bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles has a rigid inner bushing, an outer bushing, and an elastomeric body surrounding them. The inner bushing and the outer bushing are provided at both ends with axial bearing surfaces on radiall... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4553857 | Reversible journal bearing uniflow lubrication system A reversible vertical journal bearing with a self contained closed circuit lubrication system, directed toward ceiling fan applications, is disclosed. Lubricant pumping, from a reservoir, is accomplished by an array of throttled, high pressure, triangular... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4528079 | Method of mitigating boundary friction and wear in metal surfaces in sliding contacts A method of treating the surface of a metal sliding contact which involves the immersion of the metal contact in an acid bath, in the presence of an electrolytic current to produce pockets bounded by crystalline projections. A lubricant is applied to the ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4291927 | Integral foamed plastic sliding bearings Sliding bearings of all types, including axial, radial, and linear bearings and combinations thereof, are described which are composed of integral foamed molded plastic by processes known in the art per se to provide unitary bearing structures having surf... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4262760 | Reamer-stabilizer A drilling fluid roller reamer-stabilizer includes a tubular body having threaded pin and box connectors at each end adapted to be connected in a drill string and providing a fluid passage connecting the upper part of the drill string with the lower part.... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4181322 | Wheel suspension arrangement for motor vehicles A wheel suspension arrangement is provided for supporting and guiding a rear wheel and wheel carrier of a motor vehicle. More specifically, a lower wheel guide linkage is provided which includes a rear guide rod arm formed as a leaf spring which extends t... | 01/01/1980 |
| 3976342 | Method and apparatus for reducing fretting wear between relatively moving parts Machine parts subject to relative vibration motion, in particular a metal spindle fitting with some play in the socket of another member as in the case of an ignition distributor arm joint, are provided, on at least one of the relatively moving surfaces, ... | 08/24/1976 |
