Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699525 | Support arrangement for a machine portal and method for manufacture of such a support arrangement A support arrangement for a machine portal includes a lightweight support structure and a row of base segments supporting at least one guide rail of a linear drive on the support structure. Both the base segments and the guide rail exhibit different thermal expansio... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7306372 | Table device A table apparatus with a linear guide device according to the present invention comprises a plurality of members constituting the linear guide device, other members to which the linear guide device is attached and screws for joining a predetermined combination of th... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7182515 | Precision mounting structure for industrial equipment parts A mounting structure is provided for mounting a member to be fixed, on a stationary member, while always accomplishing high position precision even in such cases of fastening of members that a tightening work of bolt is carried out several times, that the members ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7059770 | Guide rail for a linear bearing A guide rail for a linear bearing has at least one rail element with a guideway for rolling bodies. The rail element is connected to a plastic body or borders the plastic body, with the plastic body forming the base body of the guide rail. To increase the precision ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6971797 | Linear motion guide unit with means for keeping cage against wobbling A linear motion guide unit where there is provided a tiny mechanism to keep a cage retaining therein more than one rolling element against wobbling. The cage retaining rolling elements holds therein a pinion, which mates with racks lying in the raceway grooves. A pi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6495935 | Linear motor drive unit A linear motor drive unit which is connected to a movable body supported movably on a stationary portion such as a head, like a work table and the like of a machine table for instance, and which drives such a movable body in reciprocation while giving a p... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6336744 | Linear drive and process for assembly and dismantling of said linear drive A linear drive, comprising a primary part (3) arranged on a slide block (1), wherein the slide block (1) is movable on a guide-rail system (21,22), as well as comprising a stationary secondary part (4), which operates together with the primary part (3) in... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6327778 | Method for mounting a linear sliding device To provide a method for mounting an outer sleeve onto a housing at low cost and with high precision in a linear sliding apparatus. The linear sliding apparatus has a shaft, and the outer sleeve is fitted around the shaft and slidable in a linear manner re... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6227708 | Guiding frame A guiding frame, with a carrier (10) provided with a fastening groove (11) and carrying at least one guiding rail (12) disposed parallel to said carrier and secured in a fastening groove (11), and on which rests a guiding bearing (13) that guides a slidin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5931584 | Running wheel block A running wheel block, including a housing having at least one connecting surface for connection to a supporting structure, two inwardly directed rotary bearing holding hubs arranged in the housing, rotary bearings mounted on the hubs, a running wheel mou... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5718515 | Rectilinear guide apparatus In a rectilinear guide apparatus wherein a female guide is disposed outside a male guide and four rows, for example, of rollers are interposed between the two guides and the male guide is rectilinearly movable relative to the female guide, rollers in two ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5513916 | Linear motion rolling guide unit having mounting arrangement adapted to eliminate track deformation A linear motion rolling guide unit that obtains high operating accuracy while suppressing sliding resistance to a low level without affecting the mounting state. The bottom surfaces of countersunk portions for insertion of fastening members are formed so ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5328269 | Method of and apparatus for preloading an anti-friction bearing A method of and apparatus for adjusting the preload of an anti-friction bearing is disclosed. A compressive load is applied to the opposite transverse faces of the outer races of a linear bearing by hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. While the bearing asse... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5308168 | Guide rail sideward displacement preventing mechanism In a linear guide device comprising: a guide rail fixedly secured to the mounting surface of a supporting member such as a machine bed; and a slider slidably engaged with the guide rail. Recesses are formed in the mounting surface of the guide rail and in... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5269606 | Shelled linear motion guide unit A finite stroke type linear motion rolling contact guide unit includes a rail, a table, a plurality of rolling members interposed between the rail and the table, a retainer means for retaining the rolling members in position, an upper outer shell block ha... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5022768 | Moulded roller bearings and retainer cage and method of assembling drawer slides A moulded roller bearing cage assembly for use for drawers and cabinets replaces standard metallic bearing cages and balls. The bearing cage, its rollers detachably fixed within the apertures, is loaded between the flanges of the channels on the standard ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5018879 | Cage for rolling bearings with longitudinal movements A cage made of polymeric material for a rolling bearing for longitudinal movements comprising two longish, parallel cage plates disposed at a distance from each other and containing pockets arranged crosswise to their longitudinal extension for the recept... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5013163 | Linear unit for manipulation devices and the like A linear unit for manipulation devices and comprising a housing part having a passage therethrough for receiving a spindle sleeve and a cylindrical bore longitudinally intersecting the passage and for receiving the two bearing elements that support the sp... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4834557 | Mount for guide roller at a carrier part In a mount for guide roller adjustable in axial direction relative to a carrier part, the mount comprising a bolt secured at one side to the carrier part and carrying the guide roller, the axial adjustability of the running roller or track roller is enabl... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4800619 | Wear insert for a door channel A wear resistant track for the rollers of an overhead door to roll against includes a pair of uniform longitudinally extruded members such as an insert and a channel and locking means for releasably interlocking the members together whereby a planar surfa... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4753540 | Mounting structure of a linear motion rolling contact bearing assembly A mounting structure for mounting a linear motion rolling contact bearing assembly using a bolt extending through a mounting hole provided in a guide rail and/or a slider member of the bearing assembly includes a mounting area which is defined by a slit, ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4737039 | Drawer rail carrier roller mount A drawer rail assembly having a roller mounting and retainer member that connects with a snap fit to the intermediate rail, specifically into a window opening in the intermediate rail, to mount and retain a roller between the upper and lower rails. The re... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4699521 | Sandwich type attachment mounting structure of a rolling contact bearing assembly A structure for mounting an attachment member to a linear motion rolling contact bearing assembly including a bed, a table and a plurality of rolling members interposed between the bed and the table thereby providing a relative motion between the table an... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4300271 | Clamping device for a sliding mount A clamping device for a sliding mount, particularly a dove-tail mount, in which a guide projecting from a slide clock is slidably mounted in a guide groove of a guide body. The clamping device includes a slot in the guide body extending parallel to the gu... | 11/17/1981 |
| 3980356 | Roller assembly A roller assembly including fixing means for securing the roller assembly to a bottom rail of a window sash or a door. The roller assembly has a hollow outer frame in which is provided a pair of vertical legs each having a ledge disposed in a slot formed ... | 09/14/1976 |
