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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186061 | Manufacturing method of bearing, bearing unit, rotary apparatus, and manufacturing method of sliding member A manufacturing method of a bearing according to the present invention includes a bearing forming member preparing step S10 for preparing a bearing forming member W made of AlSi alloy containing 5 weight % to 40 weight % of Si, a pressure sizing step S20 | 05/29/2012 |
| 8151464 | Method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly, and bearing shell assembly for a ball joint A method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint includes the following steps: a) a bearing shell having a plastic extension is produced; b) a spring element is arranged in a region of the plastic extension; and c) the spring element is fastened ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8069567 | Method and device for the production of a split bearing arrangement The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a split bearing arrangement, in which a top bearing part (6) is separated in several machining stations from a basic bearing part (5) that is monolithically joined thereto via a severing brea... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7475479 | Method for anchoring a hollow fence post A mounting assembly that is used to attach an alternate material railing system to an underlying flat surface. The mounting assembly attaches to the underlying flat surface so that the mounting assembly extends vertically upwardly from the flat surface. A hollow pos... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7458158 | Method of making a sliding bearing This invention introduces a new category of engineered surfaces and corresponding production processes for better wear resistance and lower friction loss. The structured surfaces can be applied on many automobile components with frictional surfaces. The composite st... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441958 | Welded collar bearing method for producing welded collar bearings and a device for carrying out said method A collar bearing comprising a bearing shell and at least one thrust washer, whereby the at least one thrust washer is fixed on an outer convex circumferential surface of the bearing shell to define a joint site that extends between the convex outer circumferential s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7343682 | Technique for filling bearing clearance of fluid-dynamic-pressure bearing unit with oil Fluid-dynamic-pressure bearing manufacturing method for more efficient and fail-safe degassing of bearing oil. Method makes it possible to prevent the generation of air bubbles in the course of an oil-charging operation that amounts to a step following degassing, an... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334337 | Method of manufacturing cylindrical bearing member A small-bored cylindrical bearing member which can enhance the maintainability for a lubricating oil therein. The member has blind grooves in a seamless cylindrical central body portion of the interior hollow cylindrical surface of the bearing member. A method of ma... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7222425 | Method of forming engine bearing A journal bearing has a lining of bearing metal applied to a steel backing. The surface of the lining is laser peen hardened to locally increase the hardness and the seizure resistance of the lining. The underlying core of the lining is unaffected and maintains good... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222426 | Method of forming a constant velocity joint The present invention is directed to a constant velocity joint (“CV joint”) and, more particularly, to a Rzeppa CV joint and method of forming the same. The method generally includes the steps of forming a bell shaped outer bearing race and separating the bell s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7174637 | Bearings A plain bearing and method for making the plain bearing are described, the plain bearing having an overlay alloy layer at a sliding surface of the plain bearing, the plain bearing comprising a layer of a strong backing material, a layer of a first bearing alloy bond... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7151334 | Permanent magnet type rotor and method of manufacturing the rotor A permanent magnet type rotor comprises an inner member 2 having an outer ring portion 21; an approximately annular outer member 1 having soft magnetism and an inner circumference contacting with an outer circumference of the outer ring portion;... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7111397 | Method of forming an inside wall of a bearing for supporting a cylindrical element The invention relates to a method of forming the inside wall of a support bearing of given height H and suitable for receiving a cylindrical portion of a cylindrical element for co-operating with the inside wall, said method comprising the steps of estimating a defl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7091640 | Motor with a multifunction bearing cap and method of assembly A motor and method of assembly of a motor having a stator core and at least a first end shield. The method includes selecting a bearing cap from one of a plurality of bearing caps. Each of the plurality of bearing caps has a different bearing cap length and is dimen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7000319 | Method of manufacturing outer races for tripod-type constant velocity universal joints To make a peripheral lip region to be formed with chamfered portions by the use of a plastic working technique, to enable the use of a cup forming punch of a simplified shape so that a mold used therewith can be easily assembled and the punch when worn down can easi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6938342 | Method for reducing seizure in a cageless ball bearing which is exposed to foreign particles A method for reducing seizure when a cageless ball bearing is placed in a hostile environment where foreign particles can enter the bearing, comprises removing at least one ball from a full complement of balls. In so doing, a larger circumferential gap between balls... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938786 | Slackless drawbar assembly using an improved ball and race connection assembly An improved ball and race connection assembly for use in connecting together adjacently disposed ends of railway vehicles is provided. This ball and race connection assembly is particularly useful as a connection member in slackless type drawbar assemblies. The impr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907660 | Method of mounting a camshaft on the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine In an arrangement and method for mounting a camshaft onto a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine by camshaft bearings disposed on the cylinder head of the engine camshaft bearing by support seats which are formed integrally with the cylinder head and beari... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904682 | Dynamic pressure bearing and method of manufacturing the same In a dynamic pressure bearing, when a step portion (1a) is formed on the inner peripheral surface (1b) of a sleeve (1) and radial dynamic pressure grooves (3) are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the step portion, t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886986 | Nitinol ball bearing element and process for making A bearing having bearing elements made of Type 60 Nitinol made by an investment casting process for producing near net shape parts of Nitinol includes making a ceramic mold having a series of spherical cavities, pouring molten Nitinol into the mold cavities, cooling... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6779245 | Bearing reinforcement in light metal housing Bearing reinforcement for a shaft (3) mounted in bearings in a cast light-metal housing (1, 2) such as an engine block or a gearbox housing, in which an insert (5) that forms a bearing seat for the shaft (3) is made of an MMC material, i.... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6684506 | Bearing assembly adjustable spacer and gage part adjustment method One or more force application members (e.g., a force transmission member and/or a hydraulic force application member) may be employed to provide a desired adjustment (e.g., a preload and/or a compression) to an adjustable spacer of a bearing assembly. The... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681735 | Sliding member and method of manufacturing thereof A sliding member (12) is disclosed that has superior slidability and durability at a low cost. A top sliding surface (12a) of the sliding member (12) is formed by a nitriding process that creates a compound layer (14) and a diffusion layer (15) on a base ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681490 | Axle hub re-packing apparatus A method and apparatus for packing wheel bearings with grease. A frame is provided for supporting an axle assembly comprising an axle shaft with a wheel mounted on a wheel bearing at each end. A horizontally mounted ram and cylinder is mounted adjacent ea... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678956 | Method of producing spray deposit on bearing boss Prior to forming a thermal spray coating layer (28) on an end face (23B') of a structural base material (23') to be shaped into a boss, firstly an inner masking member (32) is fitted in an original hole (23A') of the structural base material (23') and the... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6594883 | Apparatus and method for setting bearing gaps in an electric motor An apparatus and method for setting a gap in a hydrodynamic bearing of a disc drive spindle motor. The invention comprises placing an end of the shaft into shaft support apertures in the hub, fitting a thrust bearing counterplate into a recess defined by ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591657 | Method of manufacturing ball joint An intermediate molding (41) is formed so that a cylindrical arm-to-be portion (42) projects from the cylindrical outer surface of a body portion (13) of the arm-to-be portion (42). The arm-to-be portion (42) has a given thickness and a hole (42a) with a ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547442 | Rolling bearing A structure of at least a stationary-side race of a bearing is transformed into a lower bainite structure through an isothermal transformation treatment. Furthermore, the adjustment is made for hardness to HRC=54 to 64, an amount of residual austenite to ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6493939 | Flange bearing having reinforced molded housing A flange includes a housing having a body with a reinforcing member encased within the housing. The flange can be configured to house a bearing. The flange can alternatively be configured to act as a leveler for machinery. The flange is formed by a) prepa... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6446339 | Preloading method for preload-adjustable rolling bearing An assembly method of a preload-adjustable rolling bearing unit comprising the steps of providing a shaft having a first inner raceway, an inner ring being press fitted onto the shaft and having a second inner raceway, such that a pitch of both raceways i... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6435723 | Split bearing arrangement and method of making same For a machine housing with a split bearing arrangement, particularly journal bearing in piston machines, with a bearing cover clampably arranged via corresponding profiles on a bearing block, it is proposed that a bearing cover having a profile in its cla... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431759 | Split bearing arrangement and method of making same A split bearing arrangement in a machine housing, particularly a crankshaft journal bearing for piston machines. The split bearing arrangement including a bearing block and a bearing cover that are made of materials of different hardnesses. In order to pr... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6370772 | Method of forming a track for an axial flow gas turbine A method of forming a stator assembly which adapts the stator assembly to receive a roller assembly in a rotary machine is disclosed. Various details of the method are developed which may be used for the manufacture, the modification, and the repair of th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345915 | Bearing and method for manufacturing the same A bearing comprising a metal base body corresponding to a whole or a part of elements of the bearing with a polycrystallized glass layer located on the metal base body, and a method comprising forming a whole or a part of elements of a bearing with molten... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6233828 | Ball-nut transmission A ball-nut transmission in which each of the balls used for transferring drive between a shaft member and a nut member are encapsulated between a hemispherical cavity formed in one of the members and a helical groove provided in the other of the members.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6148491 | Method for fabricating a reinforced foil-type coating material with a low frictional coefficient A method for fabricating a self-lubricating foil-type material having a low frictional coefficient from a stack of an expanded-metal sheet and at least one polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) strip by compression and heating. The stack is first calendered and ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5772494 | Eccentric orbiting type planetary gear device, and its manufacturing method The invention relates to an eccentric orbiting type planetary gear device which requires no pre-load adjustment for the bearing, and is small in the number of components when compared with the conventional device, and is improved in performance and in ass... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5588210 | Method of manufacturing a unitized seal A simplified method of manufacturing and assembling a unitized seal uses only three basic components, and no steps involving direct molding of elastomer to casings, or gluing or otherwise securing elastomer to the casings. Two simple, inner and outer casi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5579579 | Method for making precision self-contained hydrodynamic bearing assembly A method for forming a precision groove in a cylindrical surface of an article such as a sleeve-shaft hydrodynamic journal bearing system includes the steps of: aligning a groove-forming machine to an axial datum plane of the article defined in a spaced-a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5509198 | Preloading method for preload-adjustable rolling bearing and manufacture of the same An assembly method of a preload-adjustable rolling bearing unit comprising the steps of providing a shaft having a first inner raceway, an inner ring being press fitted onto the shaft and having a second inner raceway, such that a pitch of both raceways i... | 04/23/1996 |
