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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047719 | Motor shaft support device A support device for a shaft extension of a motor, the motor including a flange facing and a shaft, the shaft not protruding outward beyond the flange facing. The support device includes a retainer and a bearing. The retainer includes a receiving chamber. The retain... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7682085 | Rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine In a rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine having a bearing housing (1) which is supported in a radially resilient manner in a highly stiff bearing stand (2) by means of at least two identically configured and arranged spring elements, the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7314315 | Gearbox for cold metal cutting machine Improved serviceability of cold metal cutting machines is accomplished in a modified gearbox structure enabling several annular components that are conventionally attached by press-fit to be attached instead by slide-fit for easy removal and replacement, eliminating... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7237958 | Bearing stiff plate pedestal A bearing stiff plate pedestal with cylindrical bore and a separate bearing with shimmed saddle blocks that mate to the bore to permit accurate alignment and with self-aligning Babbitted tilting pad bearings to replace existing bearing spring plates arrangements. A ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7090634 | Driving system for a separator having a centrifugal drum and a neck bearing A driving system for a separator having a centrifugal drum with a vertical axis of rotation. The driving system includes a vertically aligned driving spindle configured to accommodate a centrifugal drum. The driving spindle is arranged by a neck bearing and a footst... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066416 | Garden refuse shredding apparatus This invention provides garden refuse shredding apparatus (10) which has a chipping rotor (20) supported for rotation about a vertical shaft (31) in a chamber (11) which has a hopper (14) which feeds refuse to radially disposed elo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6936943 | Member for reducing leakage current through a bearing of an electric motor An electric motor including a sleeve with an open end, a shoulder of the sleeve positioned adjacent to the open end, and a frontplate covering the open end of the sleeve. The motor also includes a member positioned between the sleeve and the frontplate, the member b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6623169 | Bearing housing incorporating antimicrobial agent A molded polymeric bearing housing is formed of a moldable polymer base material in combination with a glass fiber reinforcing component. A foaming agent is added to the base material to create a fine structural foam within interior regions of the housing... | 09/23/2003 |
| 5971618 | Flange bearing having reinforced molded housing A flange bearing comprises a housing having a body with a reinforcing member encased therein. The housing provides strength and resistance to stress fracturing without the use of heavy materials, such as cast iron, or the use of ribs and recesses which ca... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944959 | Integral outboard bearing support for doctor oscillator An integral outboard bearing support for a gear reducer on a papermaking machine oscillating doctor. The bearing support rotatably supports a distal end of the gear reducer's drive shaft to reduce deflection and fatigue. The outboard support also aligns i... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5803615 | Split bearing A rotatable shaft (12) is supported by a split bearing mounted between the shaft and a fixed object (14). In a preferred embodiment, the split bearing includes a first bearing section (16a), an identical second bearing section (16b), and a removable retai... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5480003 | Passive lubrication delivery system and integral bearing housing A bearing lubrication system in which a shaft is journaled for rotation in an integral bearing in a gear box, the bearing being primarily loaded through less than its full circumference, leaving an unloaded reach of the bearing, the bearing being interrup... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5271607 | Bearing structure for hoist/traction apparatus A hoist/traction apparatus including a gear cover for covering a gear reduction mechanism. The gear cover includes swollen portions protruding outwardly and having blind holding portions open inwardly so as to receive axial ends of intermediate shafts and... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5129737 | Motor bearing and bracket therefor A plastic bracket and bearing assembly for a shaft of a fractional horsepower electric motor which includes a molded heat insulating plastic article having two or more feet attachable to the motor and spaced outwardly from a central hub having a recess fo... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5007235 | Tine tube bearing assembly for a harvesting reel The bearing assembly includes a synthetic resinous collar which circumscribes the tube and oscillates therewith against the inside of a metal bushing wedged within a metal housing that is bolted to the adjacent tine tube carrier arm of the reel. The bushi... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4822256 | Bearing support for spherical pumps In a spherical pump, having a separation wall separating the wet part from the dry part of the pump, the column for the ball of the spherical bearing is made from the same material as the separation wall and is clamped in a cylindrical protrusion of the s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4739358 | Film processor apparatus A plurality of processing tanks each charged therein with a processing liquid includes plural sets of a pair of feed rollers for continuously passing an exposed film through the processing liquid, and gears are fixed to one shaft ends of the upper rollers... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4730134 | Portable power tool with combination bearing plate, nut plate and auxiliary handle mount A portable power tool including a power unit housing having first and second housing segments joined together in clam shell fashion includes a tool head which is mounted to extend forwardly from the power unit housing by means of a bearing plate provided ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4474146 | Cylinder block A cylinder block comprises bearing sections for supporting a rotatable shaft disposed within a crankcase inner chamber, the bearing sections being spaced from each other and from main bearing sections for supporting a crankshaft; and generally cylindrical... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4432659 | Fuel pump armature shaft bearing A cylindrical Teflon bearing insert for a rotating shaft is molded into a fuel pump end housing with a hexagonal inside diameter and outside diameter recess to provide flat bearing surfaces for a shaft and a mechanical interlock in the end housing. A long... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426163 | Bearing support arrangement for electrical machines A bearing support arrangement for electrical machines is made double-walled and box-like and has, between the two walls, reinforcements and supports for the bearings, the bearing support arrangement extending approximately up to the axial center plane of ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4380401 | Bearing support A stiff bearing support for the guide bearing of a drive shaft of a hydro-turbine machine which effectively isolates the radial movement of a grounded head cover from that of the bearing surface while it solidly transfers the lateral bearing reaction load... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4240677 | Bearing mounting device and bearing A bearing mounting device and bearing for economical replacement of worn and damaged bearings in a machine housing is disclosed. The bearing mounting device comprises a radially expandable sleeve having radially movable segments along the periphery thereo... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4225198 | Bearing mount Accurate torque loading of a bearing (28) mounted in a cavity (34) of a housing (30) is achieved by rotation of an adjusting bolt (50). The bearing (28) is retained within the cavity (34) by means of a bearing race (32) that has one element (32a) engaging... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4032261 | Bearing strap and cooler A motor driven household mixer has a housing around a rotary motor in a plastic frame, the motor having front and rear bronze bearing assemblies with a fan adjacent the rear assembly and a beater gear box adjacent the front assembly. This is provided with... | 06/28/1977 |
