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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5209055 | Step bearing for the shaft of a spinning rotor In an open-end spinning device with a spinning rotor whose shaft bears axially upon the ball of a step bearing, said step bearing is designed for the attenuation of axial oscillations and shocks of the spinning rotor. The bearing includes an elongated hou... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5030019 | Bearing for an open-end spinning rotor In the case of a bearing for an open-end spinning rotor, the shaft of which is radially disposed by means of supporting disks and axially, with its end, is supported at a ball, it is provided that the ball is suppported by means of an abutment which has f... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4997291 | Bearing for spindles of spinning or twisting machines In the case of a bearing for spindles of spinning or twisting machines having a spindle bearing housing which contains a collar bearing and a step bearing for a spindle shaft which is provided with a driving wharve reaching over the collar bearing, it is ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4875334 | Spindle construction for mounting arrangements for spinning machine rotors A spindle is provided which is intended especially for use in the mounting arrangement of a spinning rotor within the spinning housing of a textile spinning machine. The spindle comprises an outer sleeve, two rows of balls disposed in cages, and a shaft w... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4502832 | Turbo-molecular pump A turbo-molecular pump has passive magnetic bearings which are radially stable but axially unstable and mechanical thrust bearings acting axially, the magnetic bearings and the stator forming a structural unit movable axially within the pump housing and c... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4022515 | Support means for textile spindles and rotors having anti-friction bearings A rotatable member such as a spindle or rotor of a textile machine having longitudinally spaced anti-friction bearings is supported in a housing by elastic members such as rubber O-rings having a cross-section which provides for progressive dampening. The... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3958843 | Spinning spindle assembly A spinning or plying spindle assembly comprising a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in two bearings mounted in a bearing tube arranged in a bearing housing having a rigid portion so that it can be clamped. First resilient means, e.g. circumferential slots ... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3951484 | Roller assembly in a turn chain assembly The roller assembly is utilized at the end of a turn in a turn chain assembly in a towveyor system. In the towveyor system a tow chain is guided and carried around the turn by a turn chain of the turn chain assembly. The roller assembly includes a non-rot... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3947079 | Temperature compensated spindle A precision machine tool spindle is mounted in a housing and machine frame by means which maintain the working end of the spindle in a fixed axial position while allowing the driven end to shift axially due to thermal expansion. The foregoing abstract is ... | 03/30/1976 |
