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Class 384/317 - Specified cooling means


Subclass of Class 384 - Bearings
Definition: Subject matter wherein the bearing is cooled by a medium
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 09/11/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7267523Composite shaft
A turbine shaft may be used to remove a heat load from pliant bearings without requiring the use of a process fluid for cooling the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft comprises a heat conductive sleeve disposed between an outer surface of a tie rod shaft and an inner ...
09/11/2007
7261142Heat pipe excellent in reflux characteristic
A heat pipe wherein a condensable liquid phase working fluid is encapsulated in a container sealed in air-tight condition; wherein the wick composed of the porous body for refluxing the liquid phase working fluid by a capillary pressure is provided in the container;...
08/28/2007
7165891Guide roller assembly for a continuous casting plant
A guide roller assembly includes a guide roller and a bearing that supports the roller body of the guide roller and is formed as a ring-shaped, segmented slide bearing. ...
01/23/2007
7118321Air cooled bearing
An air cooled bearing comprising means for imparting a swirl component to the cooling air flowing toward the bearing. By imparting a swirl component to the cooling air the amount of work imparted on the cooling air by the rotating cage and rolling elements of the be...
10/10/2006
7077867Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface
Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for man...
07/18/2006
6886985Auxiliary fan cooling of bearing housings
A temperature controlled bearing includes a bearing element disposed within a temperature conductive housing for receiving and facilitating the rotation of a shaft. An oil sump may be formed within the housing or bearing which contains a supply of lubricant for the ...
05/03/2005
6834997Spindle device using dynamic pressure bearing
Disclosed is a spindle device endowed with a sufficient load capacity for bending moment and capable of reducing power loss and heat generation of the main shaft attributable to the radial dynamic pressure bearing. In this spindle device, the rotation of the spindle...
12/28/2004
6485182Sleeve bearing with bypass cooling
A non-flooded bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a rotating body and selected from tilting pad journal, tilting pad thrust and sleeve bearings, has a body made from Ampcoloyâ„¢ and provided with babbitted bearing and outer surfaces. The bearing ass...
11/26/2002
6210042Isothermal journal bearing
Described herein is an isothermal journal bearing that incorporates heat pipes for temperature reduction and uniformity. The heat pipes can be fabricated by turning and are arranged within the bearing wall circumferentially. Due to the high thermal conduc...
04/03/2001
5979155Shaft arrangement for supporting and driving an open-end spinning rotor
In open-end rotor spinning devices, an axial engagement element, typically a ceramic pin, is inserted as a wear protector in a receptacle at the free end of the rotor shaft which is supported on a ball of an axial bearing. In order to receive the air disp...
11/09/1999
5966920Shaft for supporting and driving an open-end spinning rotor
In open-end rotor spinning devices, an axial engagement element, typically a ceramic pin, is inserted as a wear protector in a receptacle at the free end of the rotor shaft which is supported on a ball of an axial bearing. In order to receive the air disp...
10/19/1999
5743658Lubricated journal bearing
Radial friction bearing (1), in particular for electric motors (engines), comprising a bearing housing (2), at least one fixed lubrication ring (4) which is secured on a shaft (6) coaxially with it, and at least one bearing shell (8) disposed within the b...
04/28/1998
5364192Diamond bearing assembly
The invention concerns a diamond thrust bearing assembly for a downhole motor. The assembly (10) includes at least one set of opposing bearing rings (20, 22), each of which has an annular support element (24, 30) and a plurality of PCD compacts (48, 62) c...
11/15/1994
4969652Cooled shaft seal
A seal between a gas turbine engine casing and a high speed shaft on the casing includes a stationary seal ring bearing on an outside cylindrical wall of an annular flange of a seal runner rotatable with the shaft. The annular flange has an inside cylindr...
11/13/1990
4930404Very high pressure piston pump
The very high pressure piston pump can compress a conveying agent (20) to a pressure of approximately 22 kbar. The high pressure sealing comprises a pressure-compensated ice sealing, which operates free of leakage and with reduced friction. To reduce the ...
06/05/1990
4883369Roll mounting device with a cooled bearing
A mounting device for a roll, particularly a roll for a continuous casting apparatus, comprises a support and a bearing for the roll affixed to the support, the support and the bearing defining channels for the circulation of a cooling fluid therethrough,...
11/28/1989
4789251Cooling networks for PCD bearing surfaces
Polycrystalline diamond wear surfaces in bearing structures are maintained at temperatures that prevent thermal degradation in spite of exceptionally high loads. This temperature control is accomplished by segmenting the diamond wear surface to provide in...
12/06/1988
4728838Assembly for mounting a motor to an insulated wall
A device for mounting a motor to the wall of a refrigerator whereby the motor is supported on the exterior side of the wall and is provided with a long output shaft which extends through the wall and is supported in a bearing assembly carried by a thermal...
03/01/1988
4493206Erosion test apparatus
A test apparatus can test the erosion resistance of a specimen. The apparatus has an enclosure containing in its test chamber an abrasive medium. Also included is a spindle attached to the enclosure. The spindle has an inside end adapted to hold the speci...
01/15/1985
4323286Thrust bearing cooling apparatus
A spring-mounted thrust bearing having pads that are immersed in lubricant and provided with coolant-distributing grooves in the face of each thrust pad is combined with a high pressure pumping means connected to force a flow of coolant between the thrust...
04/06/1982
4261165Bearing arrangement for mounting a rotor of an open-end spinning machine
The shaft on which the rotor is secured is mounted via anti-friction bearings in a sleeve which, in turn, is spaced from the housing by spacer means of low heat conductivity. In addition, at least one heat-conducting means of high heat conductivity connec...
04/14/1981
4222705Bearing mounting with cooling means
A bearing mounting with cooling means is provided which is particularly suited for use in turbine engines. The device comprises a housing coaxially connected to a rotating shaft while a bearing is operatively disposed between a relatively stationary membe...
09/16/1980
4154446High temperature rotary joint
A pressure-tight, rotary pipe joint couples rotating, high temperature gas transmission lines. Pressure seals of the pipe joint are maintained at a temperature lower than that of the transmitted gas by thermally insulating the seals from the gas and by pu...
05/15/1979
4092054Seal arrangement for rolling cutter
A sealing arrangement for a rolling cutter designed to protect the antifriction bearings disposed between a support shaft and a rotatable outer body of the rolling cutter. A sealing arrangement is provided comprising at least two seal means located outwar...
05/30/1978
4027928Cooling and lubrication arrangement for water cooled bearings having self contained lubrication systems
A cooling and lubrication arrangement for a bearing supporting a rotatable shaft wherein the bearing housing includes, a self contained lubrication system for the bearing, and an operatively associated improved cooling fluid flow chamber therein. The bear...
06/07/1977
4019785Drill bit utilizing lubricant thermal expansion and relief valve for pressure control
Disclosed herein is a drill bit for earth boring, including a lubrication system that eliminates necessity for a complex system to accomplish pressure compensation. Since the temperature of the earth generally increases with depth from the surface, a dril...
04/26/1977
3949971Pump construction
An outer tubular member is adapted to be connected at one end with the wall of a pressure vessel, such as a reactor, and an inner tubular member is rigidly connected with and extends coaxially through the outer tubular member. A portion of the inner tubul...
04/13/1976
 
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