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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789568 | Mounting piece for admitting a roll pin A mounting piece (1) for receiving a roll neck of a roll used in steel and non-ferrous metal processing has at least one lubricant-receiving chamber (7) on a roll body side (3) and at least one lubricant-receiving chamber (8) on a dischar... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7371058 | Oil feeding propeller of scroll compressor An oil feeding propeller of a scroll compressor for preventing deterioration of oil feeding generated when a rotation shaft is rotated in reverse is disclosed. The propeller is tightly fitted into the lower side of the oil passage of the rotation shaft, sucks oil in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7124473 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook includes an L-shaped seat with a barrel. A pintle has a shaft extending in the barrel of the seat. A first tube, a sleeve and a second tube are in turn mounted on the shaft. The first tube and second tube are securely received in the barrel an... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090476 | Rotary fluid machine A rotary fluid machine is provided in which a rotating shaft (113) fixed to a rotor (41) is rotatably supported on a fixed shaft (102) fixed to a casing (11), sliding surfaces of the fixed shaft (102) and the rotating shaft (113... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6767461 | Separator A separator for separating particles entrained in a fluid is disclosed. The separator includes a sleeve adapted to be mounted over a rotatable shaft for forming a cavity therebetween, an inlet to the cavity, an outlet to the cavity and means for imparting a centrifu... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6267204 | Device for the supply of liquid under pressure to an element at a rotating axis A device for the supply of a liquid under pressure to a flow passage (13) in a member in a shaft suspension unit (1) of a centrifugal separator, which has a stationary casing (3) and a unit, which is resiliently and oscillation dampingly suspended in the ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6220759 | Positioning pivot A positioning pivot including a shaft having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, a sleeve and a hinge butt and is able to prolong its life span by inserting the third portion into the sleeve and the second portion into a first collar of... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5954434 | Device and process for discharging a liquid lubricant from a bearing configuration A device for discharging a liquid lubricant from a bearing configuration for a shaft which rotates around an axis, in particular for a steam turbine. The bearing configuration has a bearing, upon which the lubricant acts and which mounts the shaft, at lea... | 09/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5720559 | Combined bearing and fluid supply unit A combined bearing and fluid supply unit is disclosed primarily for use in a power transmission system for marine vessels. The unit has a housing having a circular opening. The circular opening is delimited by an inner surface of the housing, and the inne... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5671825 | Shielded bearing lubrication Precise quantities of lubricant from separate reservoirs under automatic trol are injected into chambers of housings of shielded rolling element bearings. Separate feed line conduits directly deliver the lubricant to the shielded critical surfaces of suc... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5645355 | Bearing unit A bearing unit in which two oil sintered slide bearings are fitted in a bearing space of non-magnetic bearing housings to be spaced away from each other and a magnetic fluid is interposed between a rotary shaft and the oil sintered slide bearings to rotat... | 07/08/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5456535 | 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... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5343788 | Hydrodynamic support pump Apparatus for an automatic bar feeder is given which provides fluid to the space between the barstock and guide tube having a pump integral to the piston pusher to control pressure on the barstock being fed to the machine tool.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5325826 | Journal bearing oil diverter A mechanism for providing a continuous supply of oil on camshaft lobes used in an overhead cam internal combustion engine. The mechanism includes camshaft bearing caps affixed to the engine about the camshaft journals. Protruding from the side surface of ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5220231 | Integral motor propulsor unit for water vehicles The submersible propulsor unit of the invention comprises a cylindrical shroud having a water inlet and a water outlet, a propeller having a hub rotatably mounted within the shroud on a shaft, and an electric motor for driving the propeller that includes ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5020635 | Rotary shaft and lubricating system therefor A tool shaft is supported for rotation about a vertical axis by means of upper and lower bearings. A motor drives the shaft at least at 500 rpm. A gap is formed radially between the shaft and an adjacent stationary member, the gap extending from one beari... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4960202 | Friction control for bearing surface of roller A roller element for a powered-roller tarnsfer system has a plurality of lubricant pressure relief areas about or in the bearing surface to increase and provide consistent rotary drive power transmitted from a powered axle to the roller.... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4958940 | Electric motor lubrication An electric motor lubrication system and a method of making the same are disclosed. The motor is a unit bearing motor with an oil reservoir at the bottom of a vertically disposed shaft. The motor rotor has a shaft journaled in a bearing post on the frame,... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4902144 | Turbocharger bearing assembly An improved bearing assembly is provided for axially retaining journal bearings in a turbocharger. The turbocharger includes a center housing having an elongated bearing bore for receiving an axially spaced pair of journal bearings which in turn support a... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4815761 | Amphibious scuba assist devices A device for use in making beach entry scuba dives by assisting the diver to transport scuba tanks and other diving gear across a beach or like land area and then serve as an off-shore floating work platform and dive flag holder has a quadrilateral frame,... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4796419 | Bearing support for a twisting or spinning machine A bearing assembly for a spinning or twisting spindle shaft is provided which includes at least one support bearing device for supporting a shaft. A lubricant feeding and discharging duct member is provided for feeding and discharging lubricant to and fro... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4770601 | Pump shaft bearing protection system A protection system for pump shaft bearings which are exposed to water or water combined with various particulate material when the pump and the shaft or a portion thereof are immersed in the water or combined water and particulate material which is being... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4765760 | Bearing assembly An improved modular bearing assembly capable of operation for radial and thrust loads under starved and flooded lubricant conditions with low power losses. A journal bearing alone may be employed or journal and thrust bearings. Thrust bearings per se are ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4710111 | Rotary compressor with oil groove between journal and journal bearing A rotary compressor which essentially includes a journal, a compression mechanism including a cylinder and a rolling piston provided on the journal to suck, compress and discharge refrigerant gas by rotating the rolling piston eccentrically in the interio... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4629405 | Gear pump having an automatic lubricator In gear pumps having an automatic lubricator, channels are provided for the delivery to and the discharge from the pump bearings, of lubricant, which consists of and is withdrawn from the medium to be conveyed. The conveying means for conveying the lubric... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4577747 | Conveyor roller and bearing assembly A conveyor roller and bearing arrangement rotatable about a fixed axle lying between spaced side frame rails includes a pair of self-aligning bearing assemblies in each end of the roller. Each bearing assembly includes an inner bearing race fixed to the a... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4558960 | Radial friction bearing assembly The invention provides a radial friction bearing assembly, particularly for rotatably mounting the rolls of a paper or textile material processing machine, which will give a stable rotational movement without any vibrations and ensures that always an unin... | 12/17/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4501534 | Method and apparatus for prolonging sleeve bearing life in a multiple speed rotational device Apparatus and a method are disclosed for providing a lubricant film within a sleeve bearing for prolonging bearing life. A rotating shaft is supported by a sleeve bearing and power is supplied to the rotating shaft. That the shaft is operated at a minimum... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4465427 | Air and oil cooled bearing package A combination air and oil cooled seal housing is provided which also utilizes trapped stagnant air as an insulator. The combination prevents coking of the oil supplied as a lubricant to the bearings and seals in the hot section of a turbine engine. Pressu... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4451200 | Air and oil cooled bearing package A combination air and oil cooled seal housing is provided which also utilizes trapped stagnant air as an insulator. The combination prevents coking of the oil supplied as a lubricant to the bearings and seals in the hot section of a turbine engine. Pressu... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4427308 | Hydrokinetic spindle assembly A hydrokinetic spindle including a housing having a bearing in which the journal portion of a shaft is mounted. The shaft has a helical groove having a progressively decreasing cross-section formed on the journal surface thereof and extending from one end... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4427309 | Turbocharger shaft bearing A bearing for supporting a turbocharger shaft comprises a one-piece cylindrical bearing sleeve for rotational floating between a turbocharger housing and shaft. The bearing includes an inner diameter configured to define a plurality of axially extending a... | 01/24/1984 |
