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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393141 | Bearing arrangement for a vehicle differential A vehicle differential includes a housing having bearing seats and a carrier provided with stub shafts which project into the bearing seats. The carrier is supported in the housing on two single row tapered roller bearings which allow the carrier to rotate, but conf... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389579 | Apparatus for providing a load on a bearing, the bearing having an inner race mounted to a shaft and the bearing retained by a nut Methods and apparatus for preloading a bearing are provided. These methods and apparatus include preload monitoring devices whereby the mechanic can accurately monitor and regulate the preload on a bearing or bearing assembly. Aspects of the invention may also be us... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344313 | Taper lock bearing assembly A bearing assembly lockable onto a shaft. The bearing assembly comprises a first tapered adapter defining a first axial bore for the receipt of the shaft which has an outer, annular tapered surface. There is a second tapered adapter defining a second axial bore for ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300210 | Bearing locking collar with laminated plates A locking collar comprising an annular collar having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a first end positioned opposite a second end defining a gap therebetween, and a locking component extending from the first end of the annular collar and into engagement with... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270340 | Strut with an elastic wheel carrier mount In an independent wheel suspension including a wheel-guiding strut which is mounted on a vehicle body, a wheel carrier is so supported on the strut by several elastic pivoting bearings, that a high degree of driving comfort is provided by a controlled accommodation ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7186030 | Expandable shaft assembly An expandable shaft assembly including an axially extending shaft with an axial axis, an extending shaft with an axial axis, an external dimension, at least one shaft end and a bore extending generally axially from the at least one shaft end. The shaft assembly also... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7128529 | Perfected device for securing an engine shaft on a bearing support A device (D) is dedicated to securing a machine shaft (AIP) on a bearing support (SP). This device (D) comprises i) a locknut (19) provided with a stop, comprising a front face (23), a thread (20) intended to interact with a thread (7) of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7001293 | Continuously variable transmission (CVT) assembly and method of axially positioning pulley members of a CVT A continuously variable transmission (CVT) assembly includes first and second pulley pairs having a drive belt extended therebetween. A transmission case cover includes a threaded aperture. A threaded sleeve and bearing assembly is positioned on a stationary pulley ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976791 | Bearing apparatus for a bicycle hub A bearing apparatus for a bicycle hub comprises a bearing member and a lock member. The bearing member comprises an inner peripheral surface for receiving a hub spindle therein, a bearing surface for engaging a bearing, and an interlock portion. The first lock membe... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966702 | Bearing insert and service tools A threaded bearing insert is removably installable within a correspondingly threaded bearing housing of a machine component, rather than pressing the bearings directly into the housing as is the conventional practice. Bearings are pressed into the insert of the pres... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957918 | Axle shaft assembly An axle shaft assembly for a motor vehicle has a bearing unit, an axle shaft, and a bearing retainer. The axle shaft is supported within the wheel bearing unit. The axle shaft has an outer diameter. The bearing retainer is mounted on the axle shaft and abuts the whe... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939053 | System and method for mounting a shaft within a hollow member A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. A tapered sleeve serves to lock the hollow member about a m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926448 | Bearing unit for wheel drive An inner race 5 is retained by a crimped portion 30, so that a pre-load is applied to rolling elements 6. A bearing unit for wheel support 1 is connected to a constant velocity joint 2 through tightening of a nut 24. By regu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925715 | Method for seating a removable bearing assembly in a rotary actuator assembly for a rotatable media data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can eliminate cumbersome and potentially contaminating methods for connecting a bearing assembly with an actuator assembly. One such assembly comprises a bearing assembly with a threaded base for insertion into a bore... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6893160 | Bearing assembly A wedge-type bearing assembly that is easily dismounted from a shaft includes an adapter sleeve, an inner ring, and a lock nut. The split cylindrical adapter sleeve wraps around a shaft, and has a radially outwardly facing surface including a tapered section. The th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6779925 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for a rotatable shaft, the bearing assembly having a bearing carrier housing, the housing having a fixed first end and a removably securable second end, the first and second ends having an aperture therethrough for passage of the rotatable shaft, ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769809 | Asymmetric double row angular contact ball bearing, and cantilever mounting of gears on such a bearing The bearing is an angular contact ball bearing with two asymmetric rows of balls, with a one-piece outer race and an inner race having two matched inner half-races side by side and able to be axially preloaded against each other when the bearing is mounted on the sh... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6659651 | Driving and locking mechanism for a threaded bearing cup A differential allowing relatively easy alignment and secure positioning of bearings is provided. The differential includes a differential carrier and a differential case disposed within the carrier. A bearing assembly is located between the differential ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651525 | Head set assembly for bicycles A head set assembly for bicycles includes a bearing set with balls received between an upper race and a lower race which is connected to an end of a head tube of a bicycle. The upper race has an annular inclined surface and an annular vertical inside. A p... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6579010 | Retainer nut A retainer nut for use in a bearing assembly disposed between a shaft and another structural element does not trap metallic chips from a failing bearing. The bearing assembly includes a first race mounted to the shaft, a second race mounted to the structu... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6474192 | Bottom bracket bearing axle mounting arrangement A bottom bracket bearing axle mounting arrangement includes a bottom bracket bearing axle inserted through a bottom bracket, two ball races mounted on the bottom bracket bearing axle to support a respective set of steel balls around the bottom bracket bea... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6435726 | Bottom bracket assembly for bicycles A bicycle bottom bracket assembly includes an outer tube connected to a bicycle frame and a first inner threaded section and a second inner threaded section are respectively defined in an inner periphery of two ends of the outer tube. An inner tube is rec... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431826 | Centrifugal pump The invention relates to a centrifugal pump with an impeller which is arranged in a pump housing and can be driven by a shaft which is rotatably held in the pump housing by way of at least one bearing, with the bearing, which is preferably arranged as a r... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425690 | Positive lock for bearing subassembly and adjusting nut kit A bearing subassembly includes an improved arrangement for securing the bearing subassembly to a shaft. An adjusting nut is axially locked to a bearing inner ring by sliding the adjusting nut over the inner ring so that a groove in the adjusting nut and r... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6394658 | Bearing systems having reduced noise and axial preload A bearing system includes a housing with first and second relief cuts, and a bearing assembly that includes an inner race and an outer race. An adjust screw contacts a preload spring positioned adjacent the outer race. The preload spring exerts a force on... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6338578 | Retaining arrangement for a bearing, in particular for a high pressure compressor shaft A retaining arrangement is provided for retaining a bearing around a stub shaft having a machined cavity and which includes a ring forming a stop for the bearing nut and a locking piece.... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6312162 | Adjustable bearing spacer An adjustable bearing spacer (12) includes a cylindrical outer body (42) having a first end (44) for abutment with a bearing cone (28) disposed within one end of a hub (10) and an adjustable ring (46) for abutment with an opposite bearing cone (30). The r... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6273230 | Ball bearing and electromagnetic clutch having the same A ball bearing 36 supports a rotor 35 of an electromagnetic clutch 31 in such a manner that the rotor 35 can be rotated about the axis of the ball bearing 36. The ball bearing 36 includes an outer race 12, an inner race 13, a ball 14, and a retainer 15. T... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6244750 | Crank axle assembly for a bicycle A bicycle crank axle comprises an axle, which is provided with two fitting portions located at both ends thereof. Each of the two fitting portions is fitted into a tapered sleeve, which is in turn fitted into a fixation seat. The fixation seat is provided... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6135642 | Nut with coaxial bearing A nut with a coaxial bearing or dynamically brace-supporting independently-rotating, coaxial first and second cylindrical surfaces to each other. The nut has a fastener portion having a conventional nut configuration, and a bearing portion having a conven... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6123462 | Bearing system having reduced noise and axial preload A bearing system includes a housing with first and second relief cuts, and a bearing assembly that includes an inner race and an outer race. An adjust screw contacts a preload spring positioned adjacent the outer race. The preload spring exerts a force on... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6095691 | Crank axle for bicycle An improved crank axle for bicycle is a hollow hub axle provided with a circle of tooth shape key slot at both ends respectively, arranged with a single roller bearing and the two parallel ball bearings and covered with an aluminum alloy cone-shaped sleev... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6015264 | Preloaded retention assembly for aircraft propeller blade retention A propeller blade retention assembly for use with a propeller having a hub rotatable about a propeller axis, is disclosed. The assembly includes a blade receiver for mounting the blade to the hub and an internal surface of a hub arm for interfacing the re... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5876127 | Mounting assembly including a tapered mounting adapter sleeve A bearing assembly adapted to be mounted on a shaft, the assembly including a sleeve having a frustoconical outer surface and a bore adapted to be placed on the shaft; and an inner ring defining a second bore, the second bore having a first portion which ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5860750 | Assembly including preloaded bearings In an assembly including preloaded bearings, a sleeve is provided and has an exterior surface and an externally threaded section adjacent to an end of the sleeve. At least two bearings, each having an inner bearing race, an outer bearing race, and a plura... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5813769 | Steering bearing assembly for a bicycle A steering bearing assembly includes a lower race disposed to an end of a head tube through which a steerer tube extends, a handlebar stem mounted to the steerer tube, and an upper race disposed to the lower race with a ball bearing set rotatably received... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5800071 | Journal for a head tube of a bicycle A journal for a head tube of a bicycle includes a lower race fitted on an upper end of the head tube through which a steerer tube extends, the lower race having a first annular recess defined therein for receiving a plurality of balls. An upper race is se... | 09/01/1998 |
