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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909516 | Shaft bearing attachment system A mounting system is disclosed for mounting a bearing assembly or other mechanical element to a shaft. The mounting system uses a tapered sleeve mechanism to secure the bearing assembly on the shaft. Specifically, a plurality of screws point load the tapered sleeve ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7637668 | Taper bore bearing assembly A taper bore bearing assembly permits variability in diameter of the rotating shaft. An annular cylinder is mechanically coupled to the rotatable shaft and a bearing element is in turn mechanically coupled to the annular cylinder, which includes a tapered bore so th... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7604415 | Shaft mounting assembly A wedge-type bearing assembly includes a split cylindrical adapter sleeve for wrapping around a shaft. The sleeve has a radially outwardly facing tapered surface. An inner ring encircles the adapter sleeve and has a radially inwardly facing surface engaging the tape... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7503698 | Wedge-type bearing assembly A wedge-type bearing assembly includes a split cylindrical adapter sleeve for wrapping around a shaft. The sleeve has a radially outwardly facing tapered surface. An inner ring encircles the adapter sleeve and has a radially inwardly facing surface engaging the tape... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7441960 | Bearing arrangement for a medical device A bearing arrangement for a medical device in which a rotating component is supported relative to a stationary housing includes a bearing with an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is connected to the component which is to be supported and the outer ring i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429134 | Bearing arrangement for medical device A bearing arrangement used in a medical device in which a rotating component is supported relative to a stationary housing includes a bearing comprising an inner ring and an outer ring, with the inner ring being connected to the component which is to be supported an... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7344313 | Taper lock bearing assembly A bearing assembly lockable onto a shaft. The bearing assembly comprises a first tapered adapter defining a first axial bore for the receipt of the shaft which has an outer, annular tapered surface. There is a second tapered adapter defining a second axial bore for ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7217037 | Eccentric bracket assembly An adjustable eccentric bracket assembly for a bicycle provided with at least two wedge surfaces in a body member designed to co-act with at least one wedge member having a wedge surface, where upon axial displacement of the wedge member relative to the body member,... | 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 |
| 7186030 | Expandable shaft assembly An expandable shaft assembly including an axially extending shaft with an axial axis, an extending shaft with an axial axis, an external dimension, at least one shaft end and a bore extending generally axially from the at least one shaft end. The shaft assembly also... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165471 | Thermally compensated differential A thermally compensated differential comprises a housing, a pinion gear mounted into the housing, a differential case carrying a ring gear with the case being supported by a first roller bearing and a second roller bearing with the bearings being mounted indirectly,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128292 | Device for lifting paper rolls A lifting device for temporarily supporting a trunnion of a paper roll to relieve a bearing and its bearing block of load to facilitate replacement of the bearing. The lifting device includes an arch yoke and a cradle yoke having torque arms which are rigidly interc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090065 | Keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc A keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc is disclosed. The end disc is concentrically centered around a keyless frictional locking device, and the locking device is configured so as to lock around a shaft whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7037026 | Method for mounting a sleeve on a shaft and a sleeve device for such mounting A method for mounting an axially split sleeve provided with an axial slot on a shaft so that a tapering surface on the sleeve cooperates with a tapering bore of a machine member. A flange is axially connected to the sleeve and supports a number of spaced apart tight... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939053 | System and method for mounting a shaft within a hollow member A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. A tapered sleeve serves to lock the hollow member about a m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6893160 | Bearing assembly A wedge-type bearing assembly that is easily dismounted from a shaft includes an adapter sleeve, an inner ring, and a lock nut. The split cylindrical adapter sleeve wraps around a shaft, and has a radially outwardly facing surface including a tapered section. The th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6883818 | Bicycle headset assembly A bicycle headset assembly is mounted to a steering tube extending through a head tube of the bicycle. The headset assembly includes a race connected to a top end of the bicycle head tube and a bearing set is engaged with an inner periphery of the race. A positionin... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6857784 | Adapter mounted bearing assembly A system and method is provided for setting the roller clearance of a multi-row tapered roller bearing assembly via a clearance adjustment assembly and an outer retaining sleeve. The bearing assembly has multiple rows of tapered rollers disposed circumferentially be... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6707198 | Armature shaft retainer An armature shaft for a motor of a power tool has a shaft with two ends. A commutator is on the shaft. At least one bearing is on the shaft adjacent the commutator end of the shaft. The bearing has a central bore sized to balance the shaft during rotation. Also, a c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6497425 | Head bowl set of bicycle and the like A head bowl set of a bicycle and the like comprises a head tube, a front fork tube put through the head tube for connecting a handlebar support tube with the top end, a locking device disposed at the top end of the front fork tube to press against the han... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6450693 | Bearing arrangement for a shaft supporting a rotating tool A bearing arrangement for a shaft supporting a rotating tool is provided, with the shaft being rotatable on both sides of the tool at least indirectly in roller bearings, one of which can be removed for purposes of tool replacement together with an associ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6425690 | Positive lock for bearing subassembly and adjusting nut kit A bearing subassembly includes an improved arrangement for securing the bearing subassembly to a shaft. An adjusting nut is axially locked to a bearing inner ring by sliding the adjusting nut over the inner ring so that a groove in the adjusting nut and r... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6413008 | Assembly system on a propeller shaft A connecting assembly at a driveshaft between the driveshaft and a wheel hub, having end toothing of an outer joint part of a constant velocity joint of the driveshaft, which outer joint part is at the wheel hub end, and having end toothing of the wheel h... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394692 | Bicycle head lock ring assembly A head lock ring assembly includes a ball bearing mounted on the head tube of a bicycle at a top and holding a set of steel balls outside the head tube, and a cover shell assembly formed of a cover shell, a first split ring, a second split ring, a rubber ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375360 | Ball bearing An angular contact ball bearing of a steering shaft (27) of an automotive vehicle, said bearing comprising an inner bearing ring (11), an outer bearing ring (1) and bearing balls (7) arranged between the inner and outer bearing rings in rolling contact wi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6179473 | Rolling bearing of steering column for motor vehicles A rolling bearing, in particular for motor vehicle steering column comprising an external ring (4) provided with a bearing raceway, an internal ring (6) provided with a bearing raceway, a row of rolling elements (8) arranged between the bearing raceways o... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6152604 | Bearing unit A bearing unit having a sealed single-row deep-groove ball bearing. The sealed single-row deep-groove ball bearing includes an outer race ring with a sphered outer envelope surface, a housing with a sphered bore for accommodating the bearing, an inner rac... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106156 | Device for fastening rolling-contact bearing rings For seating a rolling contact bearing ring in a housing or on a shaft, first and second grooves are formed in the cooperating periphery of either the rolling contact bearing ring or the housing or shaft. The first groove extends axially and is followed by... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6106155 | Bearing plate A bearing plate formed from sheet metal to hold at least two rolling bearings in closely adjoining relation includes a pair of seat surfaces between which is located a ridge. The ridge is positioned in the area of the narrowest point between the outside r... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6086493 | Continuously variable transmission In a continuously variable transmission, a hydraulic actuator for axially moving a movable sheave has an outer cylinder which includes a radial portion extending radially from a boss on the stationary sheave. A bearing is disposed abutting the surface of ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6019017 | Upper headset assembly for a bicycle An upper headset assembly for a bicycle includes a race member having an annular groove defined in the top thereof for receiving a bearing therein. A ring member is mounted to the bearing on the outer periphery thereof and has a first tapered surface defi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5980116 | Crank axle for bicycle An improved crank axle for bicycle in which the tapered sleeve and the tapered bearing is provided with a retaining ring such that the tapered sleeve and the tapered bearing are integrally interconnected. The overall rigidity is enhanced and the service l... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975766 | Arrangement of a shaft in a support A shaft (12) rotatively mounted in a support (14) by rolling elements comprising at least one first rolling bearing (18) providing an oblique contact surface axially biased in one direction by an elastic return force and in a direction opposed to the prec... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947613 | Bearing and wheel hub retention system for wheel end assembly A bearing and wheel hub retention system adapted for use in a wheel end assembly includes a spindle, a wheel hub adapted to be supported and connected to the spindle for rotation therewith, a bearing assembly adapted to rotatably support the spindle and t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896971 | Rotational control apparatus with enhanced cooling and power transfer characteristics An apparatus (10) for controlling the transmission of rotational forces between first (14) and second (66) members through an axially shiftable friction element (56) that rotates in unison with the first member (14) and can be selectively brought into eng... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897214 | Method and apparatus for securing a rotary member to a stationary shaft A structure for mounting a rotating machine element, such as a drum pulley, idler, roller or the like includes first and second bearing sets secured to first and second end disks of the rotating member. The first bearing set is secured to a stationary sha... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5876127 | Mounting assembly including a tapered mounting adapter sleeve A bearing assembly adapted to be mounted on a shaft, the assembly including a sleeve having a frustoconical outer surface and a bore adapted to be placed on the shaft; and an inner ring defining a second bore, the second bore having a first portion which ... | 03/02/1999 |
