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Class 384/499 - Split race


Subclass of Class 384 - Bearings
Definition: Subject matter wherein a race is split circumferentially,
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 03/22/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7909514Bearing arrangement for a rotating shaft, and turbine engine equipped with such an arrangement
A bearing arrangement with rolling elements is arranged between an outer bearing race and an inner bearing race. The inner bearing race includes a first half-race fastened to the rotating shaft and a second half-race. The bearing arrangement includes a maintaining u...
03/22/2011
7537389Bearing assembly for security and storm shutter
A roll-up shutter ball bearing assembly that does not rust, corrode, jam or stick is provided. The bearing assembly and method for assembly include the machining of a cylindrical metal insert with a peripherally grooved side wall for holding ball bearings that fit i...
05/26/2009
7341379Pivot assembly for hard disk drive use
To supply a pivot assembly for hard disk drive use that can reliably fix a seal member and solve the problem of out gas, thus reducing the expense and time incidental to the pre-load of a ball bearing. Ball bearings have been joined to both ends of a shaft, and on t...
03/11/2008
6995955Pivot assembly for hard disk drive use
An apparatus for a pivot assembly that can strongly and reliably fix a sleeve to an outer ring, and in addition, that can also solve the problem of out gas. Ball bearing 2 are mated to both ends of a shaft 1, and to the outer circumference of these bal...
02/07/2006
6669374Wheel-support rolling bearing unit and method of manufacturing the same
An inner ring 3 is fit to a stepped part 8 formed on the inner end of a hub 2b. A desired pre-load is applied to rolling elements 5 in a state that an outer end face 28 of the inner ring 3 is butted against a step surface 12 formed on the hub 2b. The inne...
12/30/2003
6485186Split bearing ring and method for manufacturing same
A strip of metal is wrapped into a ring configuration such that ends of the strip are positioned in a predetermined relationship to each other. The ends of the strip are attached together by a temporary weld joining the two ends of the strip, thereby form...
11/26/2002
6371654Actuator bearing cartridge for disc storage system
A pivot bearing cartridge for an actuator in a disc storage system includes a shaft, a first outer sleeve and a second outer sleeve. The first and second outer sleeves are coupled together. Raceways are formed in the sleeves and the shaft. The raceways ca...
04/16/2002
6309109Bearing assembly
A bearing assembly with at least one row of balls is disclosed. The bearing assembly has a shaft tube, at least one pair of bearing covers pressed onto the shaft tube, a concave surface formed in facing sides of each of the bearing covers, a row of balls ...
10/30/2001
6113277Actuator pivot bearing with reduced hysteresis
An improved pivot mechanism for an actuator assembly of a disc drive having an E-block that supports plurality of read/write heads in data reading and writing relationship to an array of spinning data discs. The pivot mechanism has a bearing cartridge tha...
09/05/2000
6100809Bearing wear detection system
A bearing detection system for an electrical generator (10) includes auxiliary bearings (29) for supporting a rotating shaft (39) upon failure of main bearings (62). The auxiliary bearings (29) are mounted on the shaft and have a slight gap (64) between t...
08/08/2000
5944429Bearing assembly and split bearing race for use in the same
A bearing assembly supports a shaft. The bearing assembly comprises an outer bearing race and an inner bearing race. Each bearing race has a race track in which a plurality of rolling elements are located. The inner bearing race is split into two halves. ...
08/31/1999
5775819Roller bearing assembly and method for making the same
A roller bearing assembly is disclosed which has a single-piece outer race ring having a central, circumferential depression and a pair of raceway surfaces on opposite sides thereof. An inner race ring, sized and shaped to fit within the outer race ring, ...
07/07/1998
5641239Device for connecting bearing rings
The device for connecting bearing rings with ring-shaped grooves is machined into the peripheral surfaces. An essentially sleeve-shaped connecting element engages in these grooves, where flange-shaped retaining projections on the connecting element cooper...
06/24/1997
5577323Method of manufactoring a race ring for a rolling bearing
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of manufacturing an inner ring for a rolling bearing in which the directions of the metal flows of the inner ring can be made substantially parallel to the shape of the race surface of the inner ring to...
11/26/1996
5470165Retaining bushing for joining bearing rings
Retaining bushing for securing bearing rings comprising a strip of sheet metal bent to form a cylinder having radially projecting retaining projections engaging in a positively locking fashion in grooves in the bearing rings, the retaining projections bei...
11/28/1995
5458352Combined vehicle suspension and wheel bearing with improved manufacture
A combined steering knuckle and wheel ball bearing assembly has a double row, externally convergent design with a pair of separate, outer bearing races and inner pathways integrally ground into a rotating spindle. The outer races are assembled to the stee...
10/17/1995
5439298Suspension strut bearing
A bearing (1) for the wheel suspension strut of a motor vehicle has an inner and an outer bearing ring (2, 3). The inner bearing ring (2) radially encloses a clearance ring (5) concentrically arranged in its bore (4). A bearing housing (8) made of deep-dr...
08/08/1995
5435651Backlash free rotationally adjustable mount in the nature of a transmission
A mount according to this invention includes a base and a rotor rotatably mounted to the base. The mount has a central axis. The rotor has an axis of rotation which is coincident with the central axis. A base race is fixed to the base, and a rotor race is...
07/25/1995
5403100Ball race slew bearing
Ball race slewing gear, for example, for open-cast mining equipment, are oil-lubricated ball race lower parts made up of segments and receiving the supporting balls supporting the superstructure, which can be rotated in relation to the lower frame. To inp...
04/04/1995
5340221Bearing ring with parallel flow internal structure
A bearing ring manufactured by the method includes the steps of forming recesses in both ends of an outer peripheral surface of a material ring having fiber flows extending substantially parallel to the outer peripheral surface and cutting into two ring h...
08/23/1994
5261159Method of manufacturing bearing ring
A method of manufacturing a bearing ring of a bearing. This method includes the steps of forming recesses in both ends of an outer peripheral surface of a material ring having fiber flows extending substantially parallel to the outer peripheral surface an...
11/16/1993
5102241Radial ball bearing
A radial ball bearing comprising two race rings bent round from sheet strip, in which rings, ball raceways are formed and balls preferably arranged spaced apart in a cage roll, characterized in that in continuation of the ball raceways in both axial direc...
04/07/1992
5066145Solid-lubricated bearing assembly
A solid-lubricated bearing assembly comprising an outer bearing member having a generally radially inwardly facing race surface formed therein adapted to receive rotatable bearing elements for rotating motion of said rotatable bearing elements respecting ...
11/19/1991
5039230Roller bearing
A two piece split bearing assembly is provided and consists of an outer race ring, an inner race ring and a plurality of antifriction elements all split in half. A male V-groove is formed on each end of one half of the outer race ring and the inner race r...
08/13/1991
4881829Submersible bearing assembly
A submersible bearing assembly for a shaft includes a stationary housing that is horizontally split and a roller bearing mounted within the housing and which is also horizontally split. One end of the housing is closed and the other is open. A labyrinth s...
11/21/1989
4569602Device comprising an angular contact bearing
In a device with a double-row angular contact bearing the outer raceways are arranged in elements (4,5) which are axially displaceable in relation to each other. Prestressing or play of the bearing is determined by an elastic ring (7) situated in a space ...
02/11/1986
4362344Sealed ball bearing with stamped races
A unitized seal bearing includes stamped inner and outer races radially spaced by ball bearings and having a circumferential gap on each side thereof between circular edges of the inner and outer races. A rubber sealing ring fits within each gap, with the...
12/07/1982
 
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