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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052328 | Bearing device with sliding bearing A sliding bearing includes a metal part formed by electroforming on an inner periphery of the sliding bearing and an oil feeding mechanism for supplying oil to the bearing gap. As a result, oil retained by the oil feeding mechanism is supplied to the bearing gap, so... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7980765 | Bearing apparatus featuring electrorheological fluid lubrication The present invention, as variously practiced, implements electrorheological fluid (ERF) as a bearing lubricant. Various modes of an inventive rolling element bearing apparatus provide for electrification of inventive electrode components, viz: (first mode) two annu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7322749 | Low-friction sliding mechanism A low-friction sliding mechanism includes first and second sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and a lubricant applied to the sliding surfaces of the first and second sliding members. At least the sliding surface of the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7271135 | Lubricant grease for low and high temperature application and rolling bearing A rolling bearing, for application in electric auxiliaries for a car, durable owing to high resistance to high temperatures and capable of restraining noises from being generated at low temperatures; and lubricant grease, for low and high temperature application, wh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264398 | Truck pivot joint bearing and method of lubricating A bearing assembly is disclosed having a pair of bearing members movable relative to one another. A space is defined between the bearing members, and a relatively thin coating of a greaseless, self-lubricating material is applied to the surface of at least one of th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7220057 | Rotation-slide bearing The invention relates to a rotation-slide bearing (25c) which comprises an inner first bearing element (31) with an outer peripheral surface (31a) and an outer second bearing element (32) with an inner peripheral surface ( | 05/22/2007 |
| 7090476 | Rotary fluid machine A rotary fluid machine is provided in which a rotating shaft (113) fixed to a rotor (41) is rotatably supported on a fixed shaft (102) fixed to a casing (11), sliding surfaces of the fixed shaft (102) and the rotating shaft (113... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066648 | Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement is provided with an area to be supplied with lubricant from a lubricant reservoir via a lubricant line. The lubricant reservoir has a number of individual reservoirs in which a portioned amount of lubricant is contained with closure to the lubr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036991 | High-precision spindle assembly for a davenport automatic screw machine A spindle assembly (20) adapted to be mounted on the rotatable head (21) of a Davenport® multi-spindle automatic screw machine, broadly includes a one-piece outer spindle (38), a seal member (39), a front bearing assembly (40A, | 05/02/2006 |
| 6969198 | Low-friction sliding mechanism A low-friction sliding mechanism includes first and second sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and a lubricant applied to the sliding surfaces of the first and second sliding members. At least the sliding surface of the... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966700 | Hydrodynamic plain bearing and method of lubricating and cooling the bearing A method of lubricating and cooling a hydrodynamic plain bearing for a rotating element comprises the steps of supplying fresh, cold lubricant under pressure from a pressure chamber arranged upstream of a fixed gliding plane to a lubricating gap between the fixed gl... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6912811 | Window regulator A window regulator includes a main arm, a first sub-arm, and a second sub-arm. The main arm has a hole through it. A flange member surrounds the hole. The first sub-arm includes a shaft section which projects through the hole and is secured to the second-sub arm. In... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905316 | Turbine A turbocharger in which a drive shaft supports at one end a turbine driven by exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine. The end of the drive shaft remote from the turbine supports a drive connection which is coupled to an output shaft of the driving engine. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6698934 | Agitator drive A drive for powering an agitator in a chemical process vessel may be located inside a housing attached to the vessel and may have a motor that drives a shaft that is attached to an agitator assembly inside the vessel. The shaft may pass into the vessel th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6674200 | Spindle motor Spindle motor that has high rotational precision and is manufacturable at low cost, and that can be applied even in miniature, low-profile recording-disk drives. The spindle motor includes a shaft having a cone portion, a conic-shaped cavity into which th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6616562 | Planetary gear reduction mechanism having an oilless bearing In a planetary gear speed reduction mechanism includes a drive gear, a driven gear, a sun gear connected to the drive gear, an internal gear disposed around the sun gear, a planetary gear meshed with the sun gear and the internal gear, a bearing for suppo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6554478 | Bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan A bearing assembly for a heat dissipation fan includes a bearing and a cap. The bearing has multiple grooves peripherally defined in the cylindrical body and a room defined in the body to communicate with the through hole in the center of the body. The ca... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6491436 | Plain bearing In order to enhance the fatigue resistance and the anti-seizure property while maintaining the. embeddability, there is provided a plain bearing comprising a bearing alloy layer, an intermediate layer and an overlay layer which are formed on the inner sur... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474870 | Lubricated bearing assembly and method Disclosed is a bearing assembly that includes a bearing insert that engages a bearing housing at an interface. In accordance with the invention, the interface is lubricated with a lubricant that provides sufficient lubrication such that the breaking housi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467961 | Lubricating coating compound, sliding structure combining two sliding members in which lubricating coating compound is applied to one of the sliding members, and slide bearing apparatus using the same A lubricating coating compound used for forming a thermosetting synthetic resin lubricating film, wherein a resin composition composed of an epoxy resin, a curing agent, a reactive silicone oil with an epoxy group, and a triazinethiol is dissolved in an o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6425689 | Bearing arrangement for supporting a movable component, in particular the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine A bearing arrangement for supporting a movable component, in particular the crankshaft, of an internal combustion engine, having at least one bearing for receiving the component and an oil feed line to each bearing, wherein a filter (5) is arranged in the... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416227 | Method and device for disposing of lubricants from a plain bearing The invention relates to a method for disposing of a lubricant, preferably oil, of which a controlled supply is provided to a friction bearing, especially a roll neck bearing of a chock. Said lubricant flows into the bearing box and is disposed of below t... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6354822 | Oil retention in compressor slider block Oil retention recesses are formed in an outer periphery of the slider block of a scroll compressor. The recesses insure that a quantity of oil is captured and maintained during operation and after shutdown of the scroll compressor. If the scroll compresso... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6302667 | Oil-free screw rotor apparatus The invention relates to a rotary screw machine that is completely oil-free. Known rotary screw machines with cooling, sealing, lubrication of the screw rotors and oil-lubrication and oil-cooling of the bearings have been replaced with water-lubricated an... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6250809 | Bearing structures for a motor rotor A bearing structure for a motor rotor includes an engaging portion of a larger diameter formel on an outer periphery of the bearing tightly mounted to an inner periphery of an axle tube. The bearing structure further includes an axle hole for pivotally su... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241393 | Grease-lubricated sliding guiding members having a low coefficient of friction and an improved lifetime In a guiding device for mechanical members, which consists of two parts intended to engage by sliding friction, one of the two parts, called the smooth part, has a smooth, functional, i.e. friction, surface and the other part, called the pierced part, has... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241394 | Lubricating groove pattern for a journal bearing A journal bearing including a generally cylindrical outer surface, and a generally cylindrical inner surface including an inner edge, an outer edge, a midline defined as a circumferential line midway between the inner edge and the outer edge, a least-load... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6186278 | Bearing grease fitting and assembly A bearing grease fitting for directing grease into an interior portion of a wheel hub. The bearing grease fitting is an integral piece having a protrusion with a nippled end. The grease fitting has a first portion, which seats within a wheel hub. Grease i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186666 | Ring spindle and process for lubricating same A ring spindle assembly and process for re-lubricating a ring spindle having a vertically arranged bearing housing with a closed bottom. A step bearing is arranged in an oil-bath of the bearing housing for a rotating shaft. In the bearing housing, at leas... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6120186 | Lighter bearing assembly The invention relates to a lighter bearing assembly, in which the bearing includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve that rotate in relation to each other, the outer sleeve being set in a bearing block and the inner sleeve being set on a shaft, and one ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102675 | Cooling fan with an oil-retaining bushing A cooling fan with an oil-retaining bushing has a rotor, a stator and a housing. A self-lubricating bushing is provided within the sleeve of the housing. The spindle of the rotor is disposed in a the bushing and fixed by a retaining ring. The bushings def... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095287 | Mechanical arrangement for feeding fluid at a minute flow rate A device introduces lubricant to a shaft at a portion held by bushings located at a bearing portion of a pulley. The shaft is provided with a main fluid passage having a relatively large diameter. A packing member having a rod-shaped configuration is inse... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089756 | Plain bearing There are provided a plain bearing which is excellent in oil retaining property and wear-resistant property. The plain bearing has a number of fine grooves which are parallely formed with one another and extending in the circumferential direction on the i... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6059460 | Plain bearing There are provided a plain bearing which is excellent in oil retaining property and wear-resistant property. The plain bearing has a number of fine grooves which are formed in the circumferential direction on each of the inner surfaces of semi-cylindrical... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6000499 | System for lubricating multi-spindle revolving head mechanism A multiple-spindle mechanism employs an arrangement of passages, grooves, and ducts that promotes continuous and simultaneous lubrication of all spindles. The mechanism is especially well suited for use in an automatic screw machine.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5938345 | Structure of motor bush bearing A bush bearing includes at least two sections with different outer diameters. The section with a larger outer diameter has an inner diameter defined by the bore of the bush bearing. The inner diameter is greater than that of the section with a smaller out... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921349 | Oil air lubricating apparatus An oil air distributor is inserted in the inside of a support hole provided in a housing. The oil air distributor is designed so that outer pipes and a spacer fitted onto an inner pipe are held, through seal rings, between a flange portion provided in the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5767586 | Tubular turbine plant having a combined supporting and guide bearing A combined supporting and guide bearing for a tubular turbine plant has an axial guide bearing with two bearing supporting surfaces in an annular groove of the shaft. The bearing segments are each fastened to the radially inner section of a common support... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5645357 | Bi-directional lubricating bushing A shaft bushing provides a internal circumferential or annular surface and an adjacent internal radial surface both of which receive lubricant directly from an aperture in the bushing, in such a manner that outfacing surfaces, radial surfaces and in-facin... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5320431 | Lubrication groove arrangement for a journal bearing The invention is an improvement in a machine having a bushing-type journal bearing and a bearing-supported component relatively rotatable one to the other. The bearing has a surface contacting the component and at least one lubrication groove formed in su... | 06/14/1994 |
