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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862241 | Rolling bearing apparatus A rolling bearing apparatus includes inner rings, an outer ring, and sealing devices each having a seal case fixed to the outer ring. The seal case includes a fixing portion press-fitted in the outer ring, and a ring-shaped portion extending radially inwardly from a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7758249 | Wheel support rolling bearing unit with seal ring A structure is realized that can easily identify misassembly of a middle seal lip 18d in a structure that obtains a good seal. A middle seal lip 18d located between an outside seal lip 17d and an inside seal lip 19... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7625127 | Sealing device for bearings having channels for supplying pressurized air to the tire of a vehicle wheel A sealing device for a bearing of the hub of a motor vehicle wheel comprising a stationary race (1) and a rotatable race (2), each defining respective channels (6, 7) for the passage of pressurized air. The sealing device (20) is to be mo... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614795 | Rolling bearing assembly A rolling bearing assembly includes: an outer ring member; an inner ring member; a hub wheel formed with a flange at one axial end thereof; and a seal member for sealing a space between one axial end of the outer ring member and an inside surface of the flange, whic... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7431511 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes: outer and inner rings, at lease one of which is made of a ceramics; a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the outer and inner rings; a seal groove, a sectional shape in an axial direction of which is formed by substantially a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422372 | Bearing and developing apparatus A bearing includes: an outside portion; an inside portion which is rotatably assembled to the outside portion; a rotating body arranged in a space formed when the outside portion and the inside portion are assembled; a first sealing portion which is integrally molde... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416343 | Pulley support double row ball bearing A pulley support double row ball bearing is disclosed, which improves the seal performance of the seal rings and is able to maintain sufficient durability even under severe conditions. The ball bearing includes inner sections of the seal rings which overlap the end ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404675 | Ball bearing A retainer for a ball bearing formed in a generally annular shape and having a plurality of pockets arranged in a circumferential direction, respectively, to rollably hold a plurality of balls along a pitch circle, respectively, the pockets each having an inner peri... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7364364 | Cartridge bearing A bearing assembly including an inner ring, an outer ring, a ball bearing assembly, a needle bearing assembly, and seals. The inner ring defines a ball raceway and a needle bearing raceway. The outer ring defines a ball raceway and a needle bearing raceway. A plural... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350976 | Bearing for a wheel of vehicle A vehicle wheel bearing has a sealing device (12) on an inboard side of the bearing with a first sealing plate (23) mounted on an inner ring (3), and a second sealing plate (24) mounted on an outer member (10), arranged opposite to... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341379 | Pivot assembly for hard disk drive use To supply a pivot assembly for hard disk drive use that can reliably fix a seal member and solve the problem of out gas, thus reducing the expense and time incidental to the pre-load of a ball bearing. Ball bearings have been joined to both ends of a shaft, and on t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334942 | Dual seal assembly for bearing A dual seal assembly for a bearing, the assembly comprising a first seal frame (12) coupled to a tip end of an opening in a space formed between an inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing and press-fitted to the outer ring; a second seal frame (14)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311448 | Bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine A bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine, including a bearing configured to couple a rotatable shaft with a chassis of the harvesting machine, a first element coupled with the shaft so as to be rotatable therewith, and a second element coupled with the chassis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311308 | Seal device for water pump, rotation supporting device for water pump and assembly method for water pump The tip edge of a second seal lip of an elastic member constituting a seal ring is in sliding contact with an outside face of a slinger. The seal ring and the slinger are pre-assembled and then installed between an inner peripheral surface at an end of an outer ring... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296982 | Air supply device An air supply device includes a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting a shaft, a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting an orbital scroll, and a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting each of a plurality of rotation constraint members that p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287910 | Angular ball bearing and rolling bearing A rolling bearing is constructed so that, even though adapted for seals, strength of the bearing rings and reduction of the front width will not occur. Also dimensions equivalent to a non-sealed type bearing can be achieved. Rolling elements are disposed between an ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267486 | Protective cap for wheel support bearing assembly To avoid an adherence of metallic particles from a knuckle to a magnetic encoder during coupling of a wheel support bearing assembly to the knuckle and/or transportation of the wheel support bearing assembly, a protective cap (18) is provided. The wheel suppo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258491 | Bearing seal assembly for agricultural applications A contaminant-resistant bearing assembly includes a multi-lip seal with an extended shroud supported from the outer ring and projecting adjacent a stepped inner ring shoulder. A steel slinger supported from the inner ring is offset outwardly adjacent the shroud and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237961 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes: an inner race; an outer race; rolling elements provided between the inner and outer races; and a seal member provided between end portions of the inner and outer races, which includes a core metal and a rubber seal including a recess and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220058 | Bearing unit for the hub of a vehicle wheel equipped with a tire inflating system A bearing unit comprises a radially outer stationary race (1) and a pair of radially inner rotatable half-races (2a, 2b). An intermediate annular chamber (8) is defined between the outer race (1) and the inner half-ra... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217036 | Sealed ball bearing In a seal-type rolling bearing, between an inner ring and an outer ring, contact-type seal plates are respectively interposed on the counter-water-drenchable side and on the water-drenchable side. On the counter-water-drenchable side, a seal plate including, in the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217090 | Seals A seal for a rotating machine is designed to be operable when set and cured in situ and one seal arrangement includes a washer having a beveled face and a nut having a beveled face axially spaced therefrom and mounted in a housing, the one seal arrangement is mounte... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7147229 | Shaft seal assembly with retaining ring and washer A shaft seal assembly (10) features an annular carrier (14), an annular shaft seal element (16) and an annular felt washer (18) in an integral assembly that can be installed in one step using a simple push-on tool. The washer (18) ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128061 | Supercharger A centrifugal supercharger is provided. One embodiment of the supercharger comprises a two-piece housing wherein a parting area is substantially aligned with a rotational axis of a drive- or impeller shaft. Another embodiment comprises a sleeve, or intermediate memb... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118280 | Sealing device for a rolling contact bearing Sealing device for a rolling contact bearing (2) provide with a first shield (5) and second shield (7) which a re made of metal material and which are respectively coupled to an outer race (4) and an inner race (3) of the rolling c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108427 | Wheel end with rotation sensor A wheel end (A, B, C) for mounting a road wheel (W) of an automotive vehicle includes a knuckle (2) having a bearing cavity (20, 24, 26), a hub having a spindle (40) that projects into the bearing cavity of the knuckle and a flange (42) a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070334 | Ball Bearing A retainer for a ball bearing formed in a generally annular shape and having a plurality of pockets arranged in a circumferential direction, respectively, to rollably hold a plurality of balls along a pitch circle, respectively, the pockets each having an inner peri... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066467 | Sealing device for water pump bearings A sealing device for a water pump bearing employs a seal member without an axial lip, and having only a radial lip. The sealing device includes an annular seal member which is fixed to a shoulder portion of one end in an axial direction of an outer race of a water p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055826 | Seal and bearing assembly A seal and bearing assembly for use in rotating machinery of the type having a rotor which turns within a stationary housing. The rotor and housing define a seal cavity therein in which the seal and bearing assembly is positioned. The assembly comprises a first bear... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045729 | Switch According to the switch of the present invention, a lubricant containing a base oil, a soft resin polymer, and a surface active agent is applied between a fixed tab and a contact strip that undergo sliding operation in response to vertical movement of an operating p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044643 | Rotary bearing with lubricant passage arrangement, and threaded drive with rotary bearing-supported threaded nut A rotary bearing has a first lubricant passage having one end which opens in an inner peripheral surface of a radially outer bearing part and another end which is connectable with a lubricant supply, at least one second lubricant passage which leads from an outer pe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036989 | Roller bearing oil feed device A roller bearing oil feed device includes a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows in the axial direction between an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring being divided for each row of the rolling elements and a ring-shaped spacer being... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031106 | Sealing member, rolling bearing, thin motor, and bearing device The sealing members (14a, 14b) comprise a film member produced by forming an aluminum or alumina deposition film on at least one side surface of a film-like core material. One side surface outer circumferential rim part of the sealing mem... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025506 | Removable mortar mixer bearing and seal assembly A bearing and seal assembly for supporting and sealing end portions of a rotatable paddle shaft in the end walls of a mortar mixer or the like. Each bearing and seal assembly includes a bearing and seal housing removably attached to an end wall of the mixer drum by ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025391 | Non-permeable pipe connector structure A non-permeable pipe connector structure, the design of which effectively prevents external material (such as vapor and miscellaneous substances, etc.) intrusion. To obstruct the intrusion of external matter into the pipe connector, a ball bearing holder is disposed... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021830 | Seal ring and rolling bearing unit with seal ring It is intended that the rotation resistance is decreased while the durability and seal performance are kept in the rolling bearing unit with seal ring. The most thin wall-thickness portion 30 is provided in the vicinity of the base end of the seal lip ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011452 | Rolling bearing unit with shield plate A rolling bearing with shield plate comprises an outer ring having an outer ring raceway and a circumferential anchor groove, the anchor groove provided at an axial end portion separated from the outer ring raceway and having an outside facing side surface, an inner... | 03/14/2006 |
