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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363794 | Bearing structure and press molding apparatus having the structure While a rotational die and a predetermined position of a lower mold in which the rotational die is provided can be set in a zero contact manner, operation of setting the rotational die in the predetermined position of the lower mold can be easily performed, and occu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 6966700 | Hydrodynamic plain bearing and method of lubricating and cooling the bearing A method of lubricating and cooling a hydrodynamic plain bearing for a rotating element comprises the steps of supplying fresh, cold lubricant under pressure from a pressure chamber arranged upstream of a fixed gliding plane to a lubricating gap between the fixed gl... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6810771 | Overdrive piston retainer A replacement overdrive piston retainer for an automatic transmission that rotationally engages and interconnects the reverse drum within the transmission housing to the overdrive clutch assembly, which is mounted on the exterior of the housing is disclosed. An inte... | 11/02/2004 |
| 5951172 | Sleeve bearing lubrication According to the invention, a lubrication element is located in a sleeve bearing and extends through the central annular surface that mates with a shaft. The lubrication element has a cool lubricating fluid aperture that leads to a cool fluid space define... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5730097 | Lubricating structure of connecting rod and crankshaft A bearing supporting a crankshaft provided in a connecting rod comprises an overlay in contact with a throw, a metal layer on the outside of the overlay and a back metal on the outside of the metal layer. The hardness of the metal layer is lower than that... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5480234 | Journal bearing An improved journal bearing includes a first groove, in the direction of journal rotation, formed in the inner surface of the journal bearing. The first groove extends axially along the length of the bearing and has opposed, open groove ends. A second gro... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5101544 | Apparatus and method for regulating temperature in a flexure-controllable roll A flexure-controllable roll includes a hollow roll, a stationary crosshead extending lengthwise therethrough and hydrostatic support elements arranged in the clearance space between the hollow roll and crosshead. The support elements are formed with conta... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4964740 | Bearing apparatus for a rotary machine having a horizontal rotating shaft A bearing apparatus for a rotary machine having a horizontal rotating shaft comprises a bearing for supporting the horizontal rotating shaft, a bearing box for supporting the bearing therein, a lubricating oil tank disposed in a lower portion of the beari... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4768888 | Unitary bearing member and motor incorporating the same A bearing system for a motor (10) having a housing (20) and a rotor shaft (25). The bearing system includes a first unitary bearing member (31) located proximate to a first end (17) of the motor (10), and rotatably receiving the rotor shaft (25). The firs... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4474483 | Hydrostatic bearing apparatus with a cooling function In a hydrostatic bearing apparatus, a bearing bushing is formed at its internal surface with a plurality of circumferentially separate fluid pockets, into which pressurized fluid is conducted via respective throttle elements for rotatably supporting a spi... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4465383 | Hydrodynamic bearing The invention relates to a hydrodynamic bearing in which a pressure limiting valve is connected to the oil supply to a groove provided at the inlet zone of the bearing element. The oil pump thus can be of considerably smaller dimensions than heretofore, t... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4294494 | Sliding-type bearing The invention is concerned with a sliding-type bearing suitable for use in high-speed rotary machines. The sliding-type bearing has a bearing surface provided with a lubricating oil groove at each of two portions thereof substantially 90° spaced from the... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4085982 | Seal free liquid bearing A liquid bearing having general utility but beneficial use in a gyroscope comprising Peltier elements which remove heat from a holder and from the thrust and journal bearing, and a low viscosity lubricant such as n-heptane or a fluorocarbon is introduced ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4046223 | Bearing sump cooling arrangement A journal bearing for rotatably supporting a turbomachinery shaft is supported by a housing which defines a sump chamber around the bearing. Means are provided to deliver a flow of lubricating fluid to the journal bearing and to sequentially or serially s... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3965974 | Continuous casting plant Continuous casting plant rollers or rolls of small diameter are provided great longitudinal extension, which longitudinal extension exceeds the width of the continuously cast strand. The rollers or rolls have annular recesses distributed over their longit... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3934953 | Shaft bearing and method of assembling the same A shaft bearing including a bearing insert and a housing constructed of plastic and having a body and a retainer for the bearing insert, the plastic housing body and the retainer being integrally joined by an ultrasonic vibration method to fuse the interf... | 01/27/1976 |
