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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594758 | Rolling bearing unit A rolling bearing unit includes a resin-made cover attached at the opening of the vehicle inward side edge section of an outer ring. The cover includes a cylindrical portion which is fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the vehicle inward side ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7448807 | Seal A seal for a pulley on a roller bearing includes a sealing cap which covers the front face of the roller bearing and is connected to a hub for externally enclosing the roller bearing. On the opposite side, the roller bearing has a sealing plate, which is likewise fi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7386281 | Mobile wireless terminal There is provided a mobile wireless terminal permitting the distance between the antenna and the human head can be kept relatively constant even if the angle formed by the case of the apparatus is varied, making it possible to ensure stable antenna performance. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| RE39948 | Seal bearing assembly for use in a solid waste comminutor A solid waste material comminuting system having a an electric motor for providing rotary motion, a pair of cutter stacks with cutter elements of one stack interleaved with cutter elements of the other, and gear means to transmit the rotary motion of the electric m... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287909 | Wheel supporting rolling bearing unit In a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, an inner end opening out of both end openings of a space in which balls 14, 14 are provided is sealed with a cap 17a. An outer end opening is sealed with a seal ring 16c having three seal... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7255481 | Roller bearing with air passage in a bore provided with flutes A roller bearing for the rotational guidance of a motor vehicle wheel, the bearing comprising a rotating inner member, a fixed outer member and rolling bodies allowing their relative rotation about an axis. The inner member includes a bore on the periphery of which ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226133 | Environment protector air compressor pressurized wheel hub A pressurized wheel hub formed from an air-tight sealing arrangement located on each end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. The closed air system fluidly coupled to a DC power air compressor for receiving pressurized air. A ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7153029 | Sealing device for a wheel hub unit Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub unit (2) which is connected to a differential (3) of a vehicle, and which is provided with a contact rolling bearing (9), the sealing device (1) being mounted in order to protect the bearing (9... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134667 | Arrangement comprising a slinger associated with a shaft bearing and a gasket associated with a sealing gap A sealing arrangement for turbomachines with a shaft bearing, a throw-off ring and a shaft seal which is assigned to a sealing gap and has a seal housing wherein opposing faces of the throw-off ring and the seal housing form an annular gap for centrifuging out dirt ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125084 | Environment protector-pressurized wheel hub A hub cap for a wheel hub having a cylindrical housing with a closed first end and an open second end adapted for attachment in an air-tight sealing arrangement to the outer end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. An air pres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073949 | Disk blade bearing hub assembly A maintenance free repetitive sealing system for a disk blade bearing hub utilizing an integrated system of components to seal and protect the primary bearing seal. The blade side of the spindle includes a hub overlap portion which deflects dirt, keeps large debris ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075291 | Tone wheel testing apparatus and its test method Tone wheel testing apparatus and the test method using the apparatus are disclosed. Tone wheel testing apparatus comprising a surface adjusting means for holding in the horizontal position an annular object to be tested to which a tone wheel is attached, the means c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021612 | Roller bearing A swivel mounting is made as a double-row roller bearing and has an outer ring with a first outer track and a second outer track, a first inner ring with a first inner track, and a second inner ring with a second inner track which is located axially next to the firs... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001078 | Rolling bearing unit A rolling bearing unit includes a shaft body, an inner ring mounted on the shaft body, an outer ring concentric with the inner ring, and a plurality of balls between the inner ring and the outer ring. A caulking portion to be caulked onto the outer end face of the i... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979132 | Cylindrical roller bearing and process for its assembly A cylindrical roller bearing includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and cylindrical rollers located between the outer and inner bearing rings. One of the rings has side rims forming an axial stop for the cylindrical rollers. The bearing ring on which ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6939052 | Bearing with integrated mounting features A bearing with integrated mounting features is provided with a groove in at least one of the races thereof. The groove is of a shallow depth and provides a mounting location for a mounting ring of slightly different diameter than the race so as to permit the mountin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6872005 | Snap-in bearing end cap A bearing assembly including a housing and a radial groove formed in the housing. An end cap having at least three radially extending tabs which engage the groove to fix the end cap relative to the housing. Preferably, the end cap and tabs are formed from a flexible... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6726210 | Sealing device for a gear box A sealing device for a gear box includes a box having a hole defined through a wall thereof and a shaft having a first end rotatably engaged with an inside of the box. A second end of the shaft is supported by a bearing which is received in a frame engaged with the ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6702472 | Wheel bearing device and method of crimping the same A wheel bearing device having an outer ring with an attachment flange and two rows of raceway surfaces in the inner periphery, a hub ring having a wheel-attaching flange and one raceway surface in the outer periphery, an inner ring fitted on a stepped por... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6581939 | Bearing end cap with integrated seal A bearing end cap having a circular mounting surface, a sidewall adjacent to the mounting surface, a seal groove positioned in the mounting surface, and an integrated seal positioned in the seal groove.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6428213 | Vented bearing end cap A bearing end cap having a circular mounting surface, a sidewall adjacent to the mounting surface, a vent positioned on the sidewall, and a shroud extending outwardly from the side wall and at least partially encircling the vent.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6283635 | Bearing housing and cover assembly A bearing housing includes a mounting for securing a bearing housing to a support surface and a bore adapted for receiving a bearing. An intermediate ring having a mechanical interlock and configured to mount over the bearing housing is positioned adjacen... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280095 | Bearing device The present invention provides a bearing device reliable of shielding any material or fluid from moving between a fluid passage within a fluid system housing and an outside of the housing. In the above bearing device, a roller bearing (12) equipped with s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6241257 | Fastening device for belt pulleys The combination comprising, a bearing housed in a belt pulley, a sealing disk covering the bearing clamped between the head of a screw and the inner ring of the roller bearing, means attaching said sealing disk 4 directly to the inner ring axially and rad... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6217220 | Rolling bearing unit for road wheel A hub (4) for supporting a non-driven road wheel has a hole section formed to have an opening in the central portion at either end of the hub. A tone wheel (19) is fitted onto the shoulder portion of an inner ring (5) fixed to the axially inner end of the... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203206 | Sealing device for bearing arrangements and arrangement for sealing of a bearing device Apparatus for sealing bearing assemblies includes a first bearing with a first inner race, a second bearing with a second inner race, a shaft, the first and second inner races being juxtaposed on the shaft with their inner surfaces facing the shaft, thus ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193418 | Safety end cap for rotary bearing A bearing housing carries a bearing in which an end of a rotary shaft is to be mounted. A safety end cap is mounted to the housing to cover the shaft end. The end cap includes a cupshaped plastic body which has a circular front rim, and a pair of metal br... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6126322 | Vehicle wheel supporting structure A muddy-water-proofed vehicle wheel supporting structure for mounting a wheel through a double-row tapered roller bearing on an end of an axle comprises a seal member interposed between a shoulder of the axle and a part constituting a sealing device, for ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5947612 | Bearing retention for a rotating machine A rotating machine comprises a housing defining a generally cylindrical bearing pocket and defining an interior and exterior. The machine also includes a bearing retainer having a generally cylindrical sleeve portion retained in the bearing pocket and a b... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5857781 | Bearing apparatus having improved end cover A bearing apparatus is provided including an improved end cover. The end cover has a cup element for receipt over the end of a shaft supported by the bearing apparatus. An arm element extends from the cup element and may define a slot for receipt of a sui... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5833372 | Auxiliary seal for a bearing and bearing incorporating such a seal An auxiliary seal for a bearing includes a seal housing supported by the bearing housing, and a seal ring interference fitting around a mechanical element such as a shaft or sleeve supported for rotation by the bearing. The housing and sleeve include a se... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5816711 | Package bearing with retainer A package bearing includes two cones that fit over a spindle on a wheel hub, a double cup that surrounds the cones and is configured to bolt against the suspension system of a vehicle, and tapered rollers that are located between opposed raceways on the c... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5711393 | Drive axle assembly with screw cap A drive axle assembly has a gear housing, axle tubes extending outwardly of the gear housing, and an axle shaft disposed in each axle tube with an external wheel hub at a protruding end of the axle shaft. Each axle shaft is rotatably supported in a flange... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711616 | Bearing seal for providing static and dynamic barriers A bearing seal (10) has a casing 11 with a dynamic sealing element (18) such as an EHD at an inner edge. At the outer edge of the casing (11) a static sealing element (14) is provided on an axially extending flange (13). The static sealing element (14) in... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711617 | Dustcap for bearing assembly A dustcap (10) for a bearing assembly (12) includes a sidewall (50) having a first end (52) and a second end (54). An endwall (56) extends from the second end (54) of the sidewall (50) to form a cup. A lip (60) extends radially outward from the first end ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711618 | Bearing assembly with end cap A rolling element bearing is mounted in the bore of a housing, and a hollow end cap is mounted over the bearing. Circumferentially spaced grooves in the bore extend axially partially through the housing from one axial end to facilitate insertion of the be... | 01/27/1998 |
