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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100587 | Bearing arrangement An outer ring for a rolling element bearing has three mounting pads on its outer surface. The inner surface of the ring is arranged to be non-circular, with its effective radius being at a minimum at the three points midway between adjacent pairs of mounting pads. T... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7837393 | Self-aligning roller bearing and method of processing the same A self-aligning roller bearing is provided which includes an inner ring having a double-row raceway, an outer ring having a double-row integral and spherical raceway, a plurality of rollers incorporated between the inner ring raceway and the outer ring raceway on a ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7806598 | Method of protecting roller element bearing assemblies against oil-out conditions and bearing assemblies made thereby A method of enhancing the operating life of roller bearings assemblies (B) subject to oil-out conditions is disclosed. The method comprises applying a tribological metal carbide reinforced amorphous hydrocarbon coating layer (16) over either the sliding surfa... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7682087 | Transmission component, method of manufacturing the same, and tapered roller bearing A transmission component is incorporated into a transmission in which an input shaft, an output shaft, or a gear is rotatably supported by a rolling bearing. The component has a nitriding layer at a surface layer and an austenite grain with a grain size number falli... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7665899 | Outer ring, drawn cup needle roller bearing, drawn cup needle roller bearing structured body, piston pin supporting structure of engine, crankshaft supporting structure of engine, and 2-cycle engine The straightness and parallelism of a track surface on which rollers roll are measured within a range “L2” as a range for measuring the straightness and parallelism. The range “L2” is a range such that L2≧0.8×L when a roller length is... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7517156 | Cradle bearing A cradle bearing comprises a circular arcuate outer race arranged in a circular arcuate recessed part provided in a housing, a plurality of rollers arranged along the inner circumferential surface of the outer race and supporting a swash plate swingably, and a retai... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7435007 | Self-aligning roller bearing A roughness of an outer ring raceway surface 14 formed on an inner peripheral surface of an outer ring 13 is made larger than a roughness of inner ring raceway surfaces 12a, 12b of an inner ring 11. Also, an average r... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419036 | Disc brake for vehicles having an application device with a needle bearing A disc brake for vehicles, in particular to a pneumatically actuated disc brake for utility vehicles, is provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper and an application device for applying the brake. The application device has a first component in the form of a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7371179 | Tripod constant-velocity universal joint A tripod constant-velocity universal joint has three guide grooves extending axially along an outer cup, trunnions projecting from a spider inserted into the outer cup, and rollers rotatably mounted on the trunnions through rolling elements. The rollers rotate and s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357720 | Cross joint A cross joint comprises yokes each formed with a bearing hole and a spider shaft rotatably fitted into the bearing hole through a rolling bearing. The spider shaft is formed with a contact portion with the rolling bearing, the contact portion having its outside diam... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334943 | Differential support structure, differential's component, method of manufacturing differential support structure, and method of manufacturing differential's component A structure supporting a differential rotatably includes an inner ring arranged at the differential, an outer ring arranged at an external peripheral portion formed to surround the differential, and a tapered roller rolling between the inner ring and the outer ring.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311447 | Roller bearing A roller bearing for rotatably supporting a rotating shaft of an internal combustion engine between a main body and a cap of the internal combustion engine. The roller bearing including: a plurality of rollers; a retainer which is cirumferentially splittable and sup... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305916 | Reciprocating-piston machine for motor vehicles A piston compressor has a cylinder including a traveling piston sealed therein. A drive motor acts on a crankshaft, a drive shaft thereof being received by a bore of the crankshaft. A connecting rod provides for articulated connection of a crankshaft-journal of the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7228952 | Conveyor roller shaft support for dampening vibrations A shaft support or mount for supporting a conveyor roller and for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller or conveyor roller assembly in operation, by providing flexible connection structure in the shaft support, which is usually comprised of rubber. A metho... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194805 | Method of manufacturing a post ball bearing with helical arrangement of pocket holes A post bearing and method of manufacture in which bearing balls are loaded into a series of pocket holes arranged along a helical pattern in a sleeve cage. A single groove is swaged into the outside diameter of the sleeve intermediate the ball turns to capture the b... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7147382 | Support structure in crank mechanism and component constituting crank mechanism A component of a crank mechanism is incorporated in the crank mechanism that converts reciprocating motion of a piston to rotary motion by means of a crank pin, a crank arm and a crank shaft via a connecting bar, and has a hydrogen content of no more than 0.5 ppm, a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137741 | Rolling bearing A rolling bearing intended for longer life by improving seizure resistance and wear resistance in the circumstance with slip contact or in the circumstance where lubricant tends to be exhausted, which is manufactured by applying carburization or carbonitridation to ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118484 | Cross joint A cross joint comprises yokes each formed with a bearing hole and a spider shaft rotatably fitted into the bearing hole through a rolling bearing. The spider shaft is formed with a contact portion with the rolling bearing, the contact portion having its outside diam... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104697 | Bearing part and fabrication method therefor In a heat treatment wherein a blank (intermediate material) formed with a lubrication hole is heated and quenched, the quenching of the blank is terminated at the point of time that a temperature at a portion corresponding to a depth from a raceway surface (surface ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104699 | Thrust bearing and method of making same A first race component includes a flat, circular raceway portion, defined about an axis, and an axially extending lip portion. A plurality of needle rollers is arranged radially with respect to the axis for rolling contact with the flat raceway. A bearing cage retai... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103974 | Process for mounting bearing rings A process for mounting an outer bearing ring involves press fitting a stamp into the outer ring so that the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring assumes the shape of the stamp. Using the stamp, the outer ring is then press fitted into the recess of a machine p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090065 | Keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc A keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc is disclosed. The end disc is concentrically centered around a keyless frictional locking device, and the locking device is configured so as to lock around a shaft whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7051611 | Method for producing a shaft and device containing one such a shaft A method for producing a shaft and a device containing such a shaft (22), in particular an armature shaft (22) of an electric motor drive (10), which shaft is held by at least one shaft bearing (43), includes forming a bearing surface ( | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048445 | Cylindrical roller bearing A cylindrical roller bearing suited for higher rotation speeds is provided, which can control heat generation, wearing, and other problems at contact portions between cylindrical rollers and flange portions. A cylindrical roller bearing is composed of an inner ring ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025167 | Shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle One preferred embodiment of the invention is a shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle including a first member having internal splines and a second member having external splines engagable with the internal splines to allow telescopic movement between the first membe... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018107 | Rolling bearing comprising a powder metallurgical component Rolling bearing comprising an inner ring, rolling elements and an outer ring. According to one aspect of the invention the inner ring is produced by M62 steel powder metallurgical technique whilst the outer ring is a conventional stool ring. According to another asp... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997616 | Radial roller bearing A radial roller bearing has: an outer ring; an inner ring; and, a cylindrical roller interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring, the outer and inner rings respectively including flange portions formed in the end portions thereof so as to be opposed to the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997617 | Roller bearing A roller bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of cylindrical rollers each provided between rolling contact surfaces of the inner ring and the outer ring. Each of the cylindrical rollers includes an end face having a peripheral part that is crow... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994474 | Rolling sliding member and rolling apparatus A rolling bearing includes: an inner ring mounted on a shaft to be supported; an outer ring provided around an outer periphery of the inner ring; a plurality of rolling elements rolling while contacting with an inner peripheral face of the outer ring and an outer pe... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993280 | Connection between the flange and the body of a fuser roller A fuser roller for a printing machine that is equipped with internally located heating elements and has a cylindrically shaped body that is closed off at each end by flanges. At least one connecting element, that is moveable in a rolling motion, is provided between ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979131 | Multiple-row radial bearing A multiple-row radial bearing with at least one bearing race and pertaining rolling bodies, with the bearing race having at least one central collar, is characterized in that the central collar of the bearing race is formed by a single-piece ring (11), which ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6978546 | Method for producing ring members involving use of a rotatably driven mandrel A method for producing ring members, such as rings for rolling bearings, through use of a rolling operation involves warming a ring blank, positioning the warmed ring blank over a mandrel which is rotatable about a first axis, and positioning a forming roll rotatabl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966701 | Rolling bearing arrangement for an electromotor The invention relates to a rolling bearing arrangement for an electromotor having a rotationally symmetrical rotor arranged rotatably inside a stator, there being provided for rotationally bearing the rotor. At least one standard rolling bearing that has an outer ra... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918181 | Gear tooth topological modification for reducing noise and vibration in transmission systems A method for improving acoustic and vibrational properties of gears includes determining the transmission errors of intermeshing gears due to stiffness variations in the gear teeth, performing Gear Tooth Topological (GTT) modifications to compensate for the errors, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6893372 | Roller bearing, transmission using the same and differential gear In order to improve a seizure resistance as well as restricting of a dispersion of a rotation torque, surface roughness of a large diameter side end face (4A) of a tapered roller (4) is defined as a value satisfying both the following conditional expre... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886986 | Nitinol ball bearing element and process for making A bearing having bearing elements made of Type 60 Nitinol made by an investment casting process for producing near net shape parts of Nitinol includes making a ceramic mold having a series of spherical cavities, pouring molten Nitinol into the mold cavities, cooling... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874943 | Antifriction bearing and process for producing outer race for use in antifriction bearing An antifriction bearing comprises an inner race, an outer race having an outer peripheral surface to be brought into contact with other member for use as a roll, and a plurality of rolling elements arranged between the inner and outer races. The portion of the outer... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6832971 | Toroidal continuously variable transmission A power roller for a toroidal continuously variable transmission includes: an inner wheel, an outer wheel a power roller bearing for bearing the inner wheel. The power roller bearing includes an inner wheel orbital face formed on the inner wheel, an outer wheel orbi... | 12/21/2004 |
