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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033736 | Swashplate bearing assembly with enhanced alloys An improved swashplate assembly of the main rotor of an AH-64 Apache helicopter includes a stationary swashplate and a rotating swashplate and a ball bearing between the swashplates, the ball bearing having an outer ring, an inner ring, two sets of balls between the... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7309165 | Ball bearing retention apparatus An improved hybrid transmission including two electric motor/generator modules and a plurality of planetary gear sets operatively connectable to the motor/generators and to an engine is provided. Novel structural and packaging schemes enhance the function and effici... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6957919 | Double-row angular contact ball bearing In a double-row angular contact ball bearing comprising an outer ring (1), an inner ring (2) and two ball crown rings (3, 4) formed by bearing balls (3.1, 4.1) guided in two separate cages (3.2, 4.2) and supported on shoulders (... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6481897 | Bearing assembly An annular casing partially encloses the outer race of a pair of the angular contact bearings. The casing is split along a radial plane into two casing halves, each casing half being molded of a polymer. The two casing halves are retained axially such tha... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6428214 | Wheel bearing unit A wheel bearing unit is with an outer race member having two rows of raceway surfaces formed in its inner peripheral surface. In the vicinity of the groove bottom portion of the raceway surface of an inner race member is provided a projection having a dia... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422656 | Molded wheel and bearing assembly A molded wheel and bearing assembly includes two bearings in a molded housing forming a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is molded into the hub of a caster wheel. The caster wheel is made by molding a hub around the bearing assembly, then molding a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6367885 | Molded wheel and bearing assembly A molded wheel and bearing assembly includes two butt-out bearings in a molded housing forming a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is molded into the hub of a caster wheel. The caster wheel is made by molding a hub around the bearing assembly, then m... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367980 | Ultra thin type rolling bearing and cage therefor The bearing according to the invention is an ultra thin type rolling bearing in which the ratio of a ball diameter/a pitch circle diameter is 0.03 or less, and includes an outer member, an inner member, and balls inserted between these members. A double r... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6315457 | Bearing assembly for a vehicle hub A bearing assembly for a vehicle hub comprises rolling elements (9, 10) which are in rolling contact with at least one inner raceway (2) and outer raceway (1), of respectively an inner ring member and an outer ring member, one of which ring members compri... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309109 | Bearing 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 |
| 6158896 | Play-free radial ball bearing A play-free radial ball bearing in which the inner bearing ring is constructed in two parts, whereby at least one of the two bearing ring elements (4, 5) is axially and radially movable and the bearing outer ring (6, 23, 25) has a race (2) with a radius t... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5944429 | Bearing 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 |
| 5797686 | Wheel bearing device A wheel bearing device is provided in which the cutting amounts of end faces in a simultaneous process substantially balance with each other, so that a polishing process is facilitated and the tightening axial force of a nut can be stabilized. A wheel bea... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775819 | Roller 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 |
| 5641239 | Device 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 |
| 5566623 | Wheel and bearing system for a load transporting overhead trolley assembly An improved wheel and bearing assembly for a load transporting overhead trolley with a load support bracket having opposed stems mounting laterally offset wheels in rolling engagement with an overhead track has wheel-incorporated radially inner and outer ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5499832 | Wheel support structure and method of installing wheels in motor vehicle A wheel support structure of a motor vehicle wherein a double angular bearing 11 is constituted of an outer race 12 integrally installed in one of such members as a hub 9 on which a wheel is mounted and a knuckle 3 to which a suspension arm is installed, ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5209701 | Hub unit bearing apparatus with improved pre-loading arrangement A hub unit bearing apparatus for a vehicle, adapted to rotatably support a constant velocity joint and a wheel on a vehicle body and to connect them to each other, comprises an outer race attached to a vehicle body, a shaft extending from a constant veloc... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5207515 | Ball bearing with spherical segment inner ring and divided outer ring To produce an inexpensive small size ball bearing, the inner ring races are formed of spherical segments which are connected to each other at flattened connection places. A row of balls is guided by a respective inner ring race contact point on each of th... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5199801 | Two row angular-contact roller bearing A two row angular-contact roller bearing having on undivided bearing ring and one axially divided bearing ring with a respective row of rolling elements rolling over each of the axial sections of the divided ring. The respective comb separator for each of... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5183342 | Lubricated bearing assembly A bearing assembly includes a split inner race disposed on a distal end of an output shaft disposed coaxially about an input shaft. A plurality of bearing elements are disposed around the inner race, with a stationary outer race surrounding the elements. ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5150973 | Mounting sleeve for anti-friction bearing A mounting sleeve particularly for the loose annular parts of a multi-row anti-friction bearing wherein the rows of rolling bodies are toward the axial ends of the outer ring. The mounting sleeve is approximately U-shaped with a slit opening of about 90°... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5118206 | Cone bore seal A multirow bearing assembly for the roll neck of a working rolling mill in which the bearing is composed of rolling elements between outer and inner members in which the inner members are positioned in axial endwise abutment and are formed with undercut c... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5106209 | Multi-plane lubricated bearing assembly A bearing assembly includes a split inner race having first and second inner race halves joined together at a split line. A plurality of center feed passages are provided at the split line, and at least one radial pilot passage is provided in one of the i... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5096310 | Rolling bearing with separated bearing ring A rolling bearing having separated bearing ring having held together by a dimensionally stable holding ring tightly fit over the ends of the ring halves. The axial holding of the ring halves is effected by a row of snap elements distributed about the circ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5028150 | Anti-friction bearing for heat resistance An anti-friction bearing unit, particularly for use in an exhaust gas turbo charger. The unit includes two anti-friction bearings axially spaced apart from each other on a shaft. High temperature occurs on one end of the shaft. A precise mounting is provi... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4986607 | Wheel mount for driven wheels A wheel mount for driven wheels including an axially inner hub and an axially outward outer part. A first row of rolling elements rolling about the periphery of the hub and a second row of rolling elements rolling about the periphery of a pivot journal pr... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4969753 | Wheel bearing assembly for automotive wheel A wheel bearing assembly for an automotive wheel equipped with a detector for the number of revolutions of a wheel hub. It has an outer member and two inner members mounted in the outer member through rolling elements. A pulse ring in the form of a multip... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4943171 | Welded connection for wheel bearing unit for motor vehicles A wheel bearing unit for motor vehicles, and the like, having an outer ring and two rows of anti-friction rolling elements in the outer ring. An axially inward hub has one race for one row of rolling elements. An axially outer part of the of the bearing u... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4865472 | Double row roller bearing A double row roller bearing, especially a tapered seat ball bearing, has an outer ring 1 containing two tracks 8, 9 and is formed in one piece. The inner ring 3 is first produced in one part and after having been machined to its finish-dimensions it is br... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4865468 | Wheel bearing assembly for automotive wheel A wheel bearing assembly for an automotive wheel equipped with a detector for the number of revolutions of a wheel hub. It has an outer member and two inner members mounted in the outer member through rolling elements. A pulse ring in the form of a multip... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4859090 | Rotating conductive heat transfer device A rotating, conductive, heat transfer device is provided. The device includes an outer race having an axis, an inner race coaxial with the outer race, and a plurality of bearing balls disposed in a radial direction between the inner race and the outer rac... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4797014 | High-speed anti-friction bearing particularly for airplane power plants A high-spped anti-friction bearing particularly useful for airplane power plants, the bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring. The inner ring is axially split at the rolling elements into two axial sections. The axial sections are each generally L-... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4765688 | Anti-friction bearing for wheels of automotive vehicles In order to keep at least part of the axial and tilting forces that act on a bearing away from the stub shaft supporting the bearing rollers, the inner ring of the bearing is constructed of two sections (2) (3) that support individual sets of ball bearing... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764153 | Bearing assembly for the driven wheels of a motor vehicle having a split inner bearing ring A wheel bearing assembly, wherein a wheel bearing including an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring is arranged in driving connection with a universal joint, is formed with the inner bearing ring consisting of a piece which has been initially form... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4730946 | Precision bearing assembly and method A bearing assembly comprising inner and outer rings provided with cooperating axially outwardly and inwardly facing bearing races in which the ring having axially inwardly facing races is split into two portions which are secured to one another to retain ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4723851 | Double-row angular-contact ball bearing A double-row, angular-contact ball bearing unit includes double sided cage, a plurality of balls maintained in first and second circular arrays by the cage and disposed between a one piece outer ring having two races and an inner ring formed of two side b... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4682901 | Ball bearing apparatus having snap fit feature A ball bearing structure comprising an outer ring and an inner ring defining a ball race. The inner ring is composed of two sections which when assembled trap the outer ring against axial separation of the rings. The inner ring sections are provided with ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4517482 | Vehicular-type alternator with speed-responsive fan coupling To limit the maximum speed of the fan blade of an automotive-type alternator, the fan blade (21) is secured to the outer race (23) of a ball bearing (22) having a two-part inner race (24, 25), one of the parts being an axially slidable sleeve (25) which i... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4463994 | Split inner race bearing A first half of a split inner race for a bearing includes axial grooves in its inner circumferential surface which carry oil across an axially extending lip to an annular trough disposed radially outwardly thereof in the other half of the bearing race, th... | 08/07/1984 |
