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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364403 | Lubricating system for a fan A lubricating system for a fan (10) includes a lubricant storage space (17) formed at an end portion of the fan for receiving lubricant therein. A lubricant temporary retaining space (145) is defined at the other end portion of the fan for tempo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7008196 | Electrically motorized pump having a submersible sleeve bearing The electrically motorized pump has a low energy loss because it uses of the shaft and the sleeve made from synthetic resin composition obtained by uniformly dispersing fine powder of RBC or CRBC in a resin. The typical process for the production of a synthetic resi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6746216 | Scroll compressor with vented oil pump An oil pump for a scroll compressor has a bearing hub with a vent disposed between at least one fluid inlet in the bearing hub and a thrust washer. The vent provides an additional fluid flow path to equalize fluid pressure underneath the thrust washer. By minimizing... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715921 | Shaft bearing structure of spindle motor A shaft bearing structure of spindle motor, which holds a rotor rotationally by a shaft bearing and a bearing holder fixed on a motor base of a stator, the rotor is fixed with a spindle shaft and confronted with the stator, an oil cycle material retains and re-flows... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698934 | Agitator drive A drive for powering an agitator in a chemical process vessel may be located inside a housing attached to the vessel and may have a motor that drives a shaft that is attached to an agitator assembly inside the vessel. The shaft may pass into the vessel th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6138320 | Wiper pivot shaft and wiper apparatus In a wiper apparatus of a vehicle, an intermediate support portion 14 of a wiper pivot shaft (10) is inserted into a pivot holder (12) fixed on a vehicle body and is thus supported. One side surface (23) of a flange portion (24), which is located between ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 4993979 | Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device comprising a gear housing adapted to be mounted on a transom of a boat, a first gear rotatably supported by the gear housing and adapted to be driven by an engine, a second gear which is rotatably supported by the gear housing, ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4940341 | Oil-metering cover for shaft bearings A shaft (3) having a central channel (8) supplies shaft bearings (5, 6, 7) with oil. The central channel leads to an oil exit opening (9) situated in the region of a shaft bearing (2). In order to be able to supply the shaft bearing (2) with oil in metere... | 07/10/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4494882 | Self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines A self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines having a vertical shaft is disclosed in which the oil is circulated via radially-extending bores which suck hot oil from an oil space adjacent to the vertical shaft and conduct it to at least one cooler ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4455098 | Self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines A self-pumping thrust bearing for electric machines having a vertical shaft is disclosed in which oil circulates through radially-extending bores in a rotating thrust ring to suck hot oil from an oil space and transfer it to a ring canal disposed in a sta... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4427310 | Lubricated bearing A lubricated bearing has a rotatable structure which includes a housing with an opening at one end, a bearing cup and a retaining member. The retaining member grips the exterior of the bearing cup and the interior of the housing to secure the bearing cup ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4416555 | Bearing system for vertical type rotary machine A bearing system for a vertical type rotary machine including a vertically extending rotor shaft including a guide bearing immersed in oil in an oil tank disposed around the rotor shaft. The guide bearing has a cylindrical bearing surface juxtaposed again... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4293039 | Non-rotating stabilizer for drill string A stabilizer for attachment to drill string in large diameter earth boring or shaft drilling to center the drill string and maintain alignment of the drill bit. The stabilizer has an inner hub that is rigidly secured to the drill string above the bit. A r... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4173375 | Remote lubrication system for vertical motor shafts A rotatable shaft has an extended vertical length radially supported by a lubricant impervious bearing. Lubricant is transferred upward to the shaft bearing surface by capillary attraction from an absorbent washer surrounding the bottom of the bearing. A ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4085983 | Swivel thrust bearing A "centerless" swivel bearing for chairs and the like in which the two facing, relatively rotatable members are each in sliding contact with an interposed lubricating liner on a ring of substantial diameter defining a central opening in the bearing. One o... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4037890 | Vertical type antifriction bearing device A vertical type antifriction bearing device which includes an antifriction bearing using balls or rollers as rolling members. This bearing device features that, during operation, the level of lubricating oil is maintained below the antifriction bearing al... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3977738 | Supporting bearing A supporting bearing for a rotary vertical shaft includes a supporting bearing member attached to the shaft and arranged coaxially therewith. The supporting bearing member has an inner cylindrical surface arranged with a radial clearance with respect to t... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3955860 | Journal bearing 1. An improved journal bearing comprising in combination a non-rotatable cylindrical bearing member having a first bearing surface, a rotatable cylindrical bearing member having a confronting second bearing surface having a plurality of bearing elements, ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3947153 | Lubricated thrust bearings for pump and motor units A glandless pump and wet motor unit for circulating water in a boiler has an axially movable shaft which is rotatable in a liquid-filled housing of the motor and carries a disk disposed between electromagnets which are energizable to produce an electromag... | 03/30/1976 |
