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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686515 | Radially mobile bearing for a shaft pertaining to a steering system A radially movable bearing for a shaft of a gear in a steering system includes a bush or outer ring that is supported in a receiving element of a mount or housing for the gear. In order to create a radially flexible bearing for the shaft of the gear, which movable b... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7367551 | Elastomeric bush bearing with improved torsion characteristic The invention is directed to an elastomeric bush bearing. A bearing of this type is substantially unaffected by torsional loads and has a simple design. The proposed bush bearing includes, in a conventional manner, an inner sleeve formed as a hollow cylinder, a slee... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341245 | Sway bar bushing and system A bushing member includes a hinge portion enabling improved assembly and, in some embodiments, an optional flange and a seal design that limits moisture entry also ensures an improved fit when secured with a matching bracket compressing the bushing in a beneficial m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311446 | Swivel bearing and a steering axle equipped therewith The invention relates to a swivel bearing that is characterized by at least one elastic, radially prestressed bearing element, which closely encircles a rotation axis completely or at least in areas, is inserted into a bearing opening of a first bearing part, prefer... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306211 | Coupling A coupling for resilient interconnection of two objects, especially a wheel axle housing and a chassis of a vehicle. The coupling comprises an elongated supporting piece (50), which extends in a longitudinal direction and two end attachment portions (52, 5... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275738 | Cylindrical fluid-filled vibration damping device A cylindrical fluid-filled vibration-damping device including a rubber elastic body elastically connecting an inner and intermediate cylindrical sleeve having an opening portion defined by ring portions and a connecting portion, and an outer cylindrical sleeve dispo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272989 | Steering shaft bearing assembly A steering shaft bearing assembly (100) for a vehicle having a steering shaft (102). The steering shaft bearing assembly includes a bearing (108) having a bore (112) adapted to receive the steering shaft and a support body (120) ha... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220056 | Sliding bearing and bearing mechanism having the same A sliding bearing for a steering column includes: a cylindrical bearing body; flat surfaces formed integrally on an inner peripheral surface of the bearing body; first slits extending from one end face of the bearing body to this side of the other end face of the be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207583 | Spacer apparatus for suspension beam bushing assemblies A spacer apparatus for insulating a beam bushing assembly of an axle/suspension system from direct metal-to-metal contact with the vehicle frame hanger on which the assembly is pivotally mounted. In one embodiment, an integrally-formed one-piece apparatus includes a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7108254 | Rubber mount for supporting a profile rod The invention is directed to a rubber mount for supporting a profile rod, and more particularly to a rubber mount for supporting a stabilizer of an automobile. It is the object of the invention to provide a mount of the aforedescribed type that can be installed on t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7065875 | Bushing support ring for stabilizer bar A stabilizer bar assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar, a bushing mounted to the stabilizer bar, and a support ring mounted onto the stabilizer bar adjacent the bushing to provide a stop to prevent the bushing from moving axially along the sta... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7025344 | Rubber bearing, preferably a stabilizing bearing, and method for mounting this bearing A rubber mount, preferably a stabilizer mount, and a process are provided for mounting the mount, which is used to mount sectional bars used preferably as stabilizers. The mount is of a simplified mounting type. For this purpose, the elastomeric mount body (2... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6998746 | Electric motor sleeve bearing assembly with acoustic/vibration decoupling and endplay adjustment An electric motor includes an armature structure 12 having a shaft 14, a lamination stack 11 coupled with the shaft, a commutator 16 coupled with the shaft, and windings 13 carried by the lamination stack and connected to the commu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962358 | Connection device for mutual connection of two objects A coupling device for elastic interconnection of, e.g., arms (66) which are linked to a frame (60) of the vehicle. The coupling device (92) substantially comprises two annular, conical portions (112, 114) of a rubber elastic material and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6752534 | 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 can harbor co... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6663288 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a pivot shaft and an elastomer for connecting to a pivot device formed from a first and a second connection member. The pivot shaft includes a connecting portion pivotally connected to the first connection member, an eccentric... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6416226 | Preloaded cushioned bearing assembly In a bearing assembly for a steering column assembly for example, the bearing assembly comprising an axially split bearing and elastomeric crown, the crown acting to close the split, there is disclosed an improved elastomeric crown. The crown includes a p... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6247676 | High resolution rotary positioning apparatus A rotary positioning device useful for positioning optical devices such as polarizing prisms, or any similar optical device through which light is transmitted and which requires precise rotation thereof. The device is particularly designed to rotate throu... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6224264 | Guide bush and adjustable length column with guide bush A guide bush for an adjustable length column for chairs, tables or the like is provided, in its inner portion, with a slide bush concentric of a central longitudinal axis for the guidance of a cylindrical housing of a gas spring. The outside wall of the s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5975760 | Central bearing for a motor vehicle rear axle A central bearing for a bow-shaped rear axle of a motor vehicle is formed of three elastic elements. One central elastic element is arranged directly on a bearing axis support and is pressed by a bearing sleeve. Two additional exterior elastic elements ar... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5961219 | Split taper bushing A split taper bushing assembly includes a bearing member, an inner sleeve received in a hollow center defined by the bearing and an optional outer sleeve which receives the bearing member in an open center defined therein. The bearing member also includes... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5902050 | Spherical elastomeric bearing assembly A spherical bearing used in a rod end housing is modified with an elastomeric member equally precompressed in an amount of about 30% of an unstressed thickness of the elastomeric member to isolate the transmission of vibrations and sound. Such spherical e... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5803336 | Pinch roller type tape drive assembly A pinch roller type tape drive assembly which is one of the elements composing a tape driving system of a VCR and ensures stable running of a tape. The pinch roller type tape drive assembly has a capstan for rotating at a constant velocity and a pinch rol... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5768974 | Swash plate type compressor A swash plate type compressor includes an improved thrust bearing for axially supporting the swash plate. The bearing is of a composite type, and includes at least two elastically deformable slide bearing elements. The swash plate and the cylinder block e... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5711185 | Door drive with a chain The invention relates to apparatus for driving a door or the like guided in t least two guides using a drive (1) located in a channel formed as a guide track (2) and which consists of at least one turn-around pinion (5), a chain extending over drive pinion... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5669718 | Steering column bearing A steering column bearing is comprised of an outer bush and an inner bush held in the outer bush. The outer bush includes: an inner ring having a lip portion and a retaining protrusion formed projectingly along the circumferential direction at a predeterm... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5612583 | Electric motor and apparatus comprising the electric motor An electric motor (1) has a stator (3) and a rotor (5) having a rotor shaft (7), which rotor shaft is supported relative to the stator by means of ball-bearings (9). The ball-bearings are connected directly to suspension elements (11 ) for the suspension ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611628 | Self-adjusting bearing A resilient annular bearing positionable around a rotating shaft which self-adjustingly stabilizes the shaft with respect to a sleeve in which the shaft rotates. The bearing has opposite undulating surfaces, made up of a series of alternating peaks and va... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5567138 | Method and apparatus for limiting eccentric deviations of a rotating polished rod in rotary pumping applications A method for limiting eccentric deviations of a rotating polished rod which extends through a stuffing box in a downhole rotary pumping application. The method includes the step of positioning below the stuffing box at least two centralizing members havin... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5531524 | Self-adjusting bearing A resilient annular bearing positionable around a rotating shaft which self-adjustingly stabilizes the shaft with respect to a sleeve in which the shaft rotates. The bearing has opposite undulating surfaces, made up of a series of alternating peaks and va... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520465 | Plastic bearing for stabilizers in motor vehicles A plastic bearing for stabilizers in motor vehicles, which includes two half shells, which are connected to one another in one piece on a longitudinal side by a web, and whose longitudinal edges touch each other in the assembled state. The two half shells... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5356226 | Bearing device Bearing sleeves of dynamic pressure bearings are adjustably supported on mounting sleeves by flexible connecting portions. The center axes of the bearing sleeves are thus finely adjusted so as to coincide with the center axis of the shaft 3. The concentri... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5330273 | Support member for holding up rotating rod in soccer table frame A support member for use in a soccer table comprises a male retainer and a female retainer. The male retainer has a first columnar portion and a first disk portion attached to one end of the first columnar portion which is provided thereon with an arresti... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5288152 | Bearing for an electrophotographic apparatus A replacement bearing is provided for use in rebuilding the nominally disposable toner cartridges that are commonly used in popularly priced electrostatic printers and copiers. When the bearing is rotated into its final position about the shaft of a toner... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5263681 | Motor-to-spool coupling for rotary-to-linear direct drive valve A coupling between the motor of a direct drive valve and a spool for converting rotary-to-linear motion. The coupling includes a split bushing with spring means encircling the same and urging it together. The end of a shaft carried by the rotor of the mot... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261658 | Bearing and mechanism for rotative support of rotating member A rotator mechanism has a frame, a rotating member and a bearing. The rotating member has a center rod and is rotatable along its axis. The bearing has a bearing portion for supporting the center rod, and a clasping portion for elastically clasping onto t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5209577 | Downhole rotating machine having compliant radial bearings The invention provides a downhole rotating machine having a compliant radial bearing system. The compliant radial bearings in accordance with the present invention utilize a variable dimension fluid chamber between adjacent components in the bearing syste... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5090820 | Wheel for rolling drawer guides A wheel for guides for drawers and the like, having a wheel body journaled on an axle and made of a material of stable shape, in which at least one recess is provided, in which there is disposed a material, preferably an elastomeric plastic, that is softe... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5033871 | Extrudable multi-rigidity hydrodynamic bearing and method of making the same A hydrodynamic bearing constructed entirely of non-newtonian fluidic materials such as rubber, plastic and the like. The bearing is extrudable and includes a bearing pad support structure and a plurality of bearing pads formed with bearing pad support str... | 07/23/1991 |
