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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726884 | Support structure for rotation body A differential device includes a differential case which is supported in a housing so as to be rotatable around an axis of the housing by a conical roller bearing including plural conical rollers provided between an outer race and an inner race. In the differential ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7367714 | Instrumented rolling bearing Instrumented rolling bearing device of the type including a non-rotating race, a rotating race, at least one row of rolling elements arranged between two raceways of the rotating and non-rotating races, and an assembly for detecting rotation parameters including a n... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346985 | Bearing assembly spacer adjustment system and method for adjusting spacer A system for adjusting at least one spacer of a bearing assembly includes a force-transmitting member and a preload regulator. The force-transmitting member is configured to operatively receive a force and to transmit the force to an adjustable spacer. The preload r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7282808 | Power generating wind turbine A power generating wind turbine includes parts and components installed in or on a nacelle which are made smaller and lighter, thus facilitating maintenance. A main shaft 11, a gear-box for speeding up rotation of the main shaft 11 and a generator 1... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258646 | Differential gear for vehicles Differential gearing for vehicles, having a gearing input and two gearing output shafts which exit on mutually opposite sides of a differential gearing housing from the differential gearing housing, having a differential holder which is arranged in the differential ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255483 | Thrust rollers A thrust roller bearing system comprising an inner rotating member, an outer rotating member and multiple rollers coupling the inner rotating member with outer rotating member. The inner and outer rotating members include thrust lips to enable the rollers to act as ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7192255 | Device for mounting blades on a propeller hub with preloading of the bearings This device for mounting a propeller blade in a hub, of the type in which a blade base is mounted in rotation in a hub housing by means of at least two bearings and where a preloading device permitting axially preloading the two bearings comprises a holding ring mou... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165471 | Thermally compensated differential A thermally compensated differential comprises a housing, a pinion gear mounted into the housing, a differential case carrying a ring gear with the case being supported by a first roller bearing and a second roller bearing with the bearings being mounted indirectly,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155826 | Motor spindle with improved machining precision and method for operating one such motor spindle A motor spindle includes a spindle shaft for receiving a tool. The spindle shaft is accommodated in the housing of the motor spindle in a fixed bearing and a loose bearing. The received tool enters into contact with the machined workpiece in a tool interface when th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153031 | Bearing assembly with anti-slip spring A bearing system which inhibits fretting to extend the life of a bearing. The system is usable in a machine, such as an electric motor, and includes an elastomeric spring positioned between the bearing and a bottom surface of a bore in which the bearing is received.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108428 | Axle assembly with bearing adjustment mechanism The present invention provides an axle assembly for a motor vehicle including an axle housing, a differential assembly supported in the axle housing with a differential bearing, a bearing insert, an adjuster sleeve and a lock ring. The bearing insert is coupled to t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7082801 | Tightening and untightening device for bearings of rolling mills A tightening and untightening tool for a roll bearing assembly of a rolling mill has a box-shaped body of toroidal shape with a central hole fitting around the cylindrical end part of a back-up roll. It has drive keys that slide into corresponding drive splines on t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070336 | Bearing positioning member for a spindle motor A conic bearing positioning member for a spindle motor includes a small diameter portion abutting against an inner race of a ball bearing of the spindle motor, a large diameter portion abutting against a rotor of the spindle motor, and at least one resilient connect... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7017381 | Fastening apparatus and method A fastening apparatus adapted for use with chock and a roll which locates within the chock such that a first end of the roll projects through and beyond a first end of the chock and a second end of the chock is located relative to the roll. The apparatus comprises a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971800 | Rollers for a zero clearance bearing A shaft and bearing assembly comprising a soft shaft having an outer contact surface having a hardness less than 30 HRC and a bearing assembly having a plurality of rollers. The bearing assembly is configured to be positioned about the shaft with the rollers in roll... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6868749 | Bearing configuration and method for reducing noise in a bearing A bearing configuration in which a shaft is supported by a first and second bearings, the second bearing being spaced from the first bearing. The first bearing and said second bearing are supported by a corresponding first bore and second bore in a shaft housing, a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6793398 | Low spring rate multi-convoluted collapsible spacer A low spring rate multi-convoluted collapsible spacer adapted for use as a bearing preloading element. The collapsible spacer comprises a substantially tubular body compressible in an axial direction thereof from a predetermined free length to a substantially shorte... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6745471 | Bevel gear bearing support arrangement manufacturing method A method of manufacturing involves providing a sub-unit including a shaft and a bevel gear associated with the shaft, and also providing a first support member and a second support member. A first bearing is positioned between the sub-unit and first support member. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688838 | Cleanroom lift having an articulated arm A cleanroom lift for maneuvering large objects such as turbomolecular pumps utilized in semiconductor processing applications is provided. In one embodiment, the lift includes a vertically movable carriage coupled to a linkage assembly. The linkage assemb... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685359 | Method and apparatus for preloading the outer race of a tapered roller bearing in a vehicle axle differential A pair of threadably engaged sleeves are supported around a shaft, and engage the outer races of a pair of shaft mounted tapered roller bearings to apply a tensile preload on the outer races.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682226 | Cylindrical roller bearing with preload capability A cylindrical roller bearing having preloading capability is disclosed. A preloading mechanism having an annular groove having a deformable raceway and which is configured to accept a segmented support ring is incorporated into either the outer race of th... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6474873 | Adjustable preload shim for tapered bearings An assembly by which to effect incremental adjustments to the end play, or preloading, to a bearing set. Relatively rotatable first and second thrust rings have contiguously juxtaposed and interacting ramp surfaces. Interposed between the first and second... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6357927 | End play preload adjusting assembly for bearings An assembly to effect adjustments to the end play, or preloading, of a bearing set. The adjusting assembly utilizes a threaded bearing cup body and a correspondingly threaded adjusting ring. The bearing cup body abuts the outer race of the bearing and the... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6318201 | Motor vehicle differential bearing pre-load mechanism A motor vehicle differential bearing pre-load mechanism which provides for the simultaneous use of a collapsible spacer which plastically deforms and has a close to linear load to deflection band on one side of a motor vehicle differential assembly and a ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6244751 | Adjustable spacer having a generally axially curved bearing interface portion A bearing assembly adjustable spacer may include an end portion, a deformable portion, a transversely inward face portion, and a transversely outward face portion. The end portion may be configured for generally axial abutment (e.g., with a shoulder porti... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6170991 | Propellor thrust bearing A propeller thrust bearing assembly includes a spherical rolling bearing provided on a shaft and abutting against a shoulder, and a spherical thrust bearing, incorporating a shaft washer fitted on the shaft, a housing washer provided in a housing surround... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6082907 | Pre-loading device for a radical-bearing unit Axially spaced radial bearing units (30, 50) for a shaft assembly are pre-loaded by hydraulic pressure. Each of the bearing units is mounted to an axially displaceable seat (40, 60). The pre-loading pressure between the two bearing units (30, 50) is maint... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6062737 | Wheel hub retention apparatus A bearing assembly for securing a wheel to a vehicle includes a spindle having a shaft portion defining a longitudinal bore. A flange, adapted for connection to the wheel, projects radially outward from the shaft portion. A threaded region is positioned a... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6042273 | Adjustable preload spindle A machine tool spindle is associated with an adjustable preload mechanism for varying the preload on a bearing set for the spindle the mechanism comprising an annular piston that is selectively pressurized for loading spring(s) carried by a spring retaine... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033122 | Method for clearance adjustment in a rolling bearing The present invention refers to a method for clearance adjustment in a rolling bearing having an angle of contact close to 0°, and of the type incorporating a number of rollers provided between and in contact with two race tracks, said rollers and race t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5996770 | Plug screw feeder Screw feeders are disclosed including a conical feed screw rotatably disposed in a conical screw tube, and a drive shaft mounted at one end of the conical feed screw with a pair of bearings mounting the drive shaft, a fixed ring mounted on the drive shaft... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5947613 | Bearing and wheel hub retention system for wheel end assembly A bearing and wheel hub retention system adapted for use in a wheel end assembly includes a spindle, a wheel hub adapted to be supported and connected to the spindle for rotation therewith, a bearing assembly adapted to rotatably support the spindle and t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5887984 | Bearing assembly with spring-biased seals A double row tapered roller bearing for transferring axial loads includes an inner race having two tapered raceways, an outer race in the form of two rings, each having a tapered raceway presented toward a tapered raceways of the inner race, and tapered r... | 03/30/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5803619 | Antifriction bearing pre-loading device and shaft bearing structure A piston is displaced in a cylinder to pre-load an antifriction bearing. This displacement of the piston is effected according to the amount of working oil confined in a working oil chamber. This oil pressure generating device is equipped with a working o... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800122 | Bearing clearance adjustment device An improved device for adjusting the bearing clearance of a pump is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, an annular piston is provided adjacent to a bearing assembly, and an elastomeric member is provided adjacent to the piston. The elastomeric... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785434 | Adjustable bearing assembly and adapter sleeve therefor An adjustable spacer of the type shaped as a ring for mounting between a pair of tapered bearings mounted on an axle or spindle to allow a load to be axially placed on the bearings is disclosed. The adjustable spacer may include an extension located at a ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779369 | Preload control apparatus for bearings A preload control apparatus comprising a bearing 16-19 and at least one coned disc spring 26 for exerting a preload on the bearing, one or some or all of the coned disc spring(s) being at least partly made of a shape memory alloy so that the preload on th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5743016 | Method for mounting preloaded bearings A method for mounting on a shaft extending through a housing a preloaded rolling bearing assembly incorporating first and second rolling bearings capable of supporting axial load, involves mounting the outer race rings of both bearings in axially fixed po... | 04/28/1998 |
