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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329048 | Self contained squeeze film damping system A fluid damping system for damping a shaft within a gas turbine engine component. The fluid damping system including a damping liquid and a pressurized gas in a closed self contained system. In one aspect the damping liquid is cooled by being disposed in a heat tran... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314313 | Balancing machine In a balancing machine for the measurement of, and compensation for, any unbalance of rotors, with a sliding bearing for rotatably mounting a rotor to be balanced and a supply device for supplying the sliding bearing with a fluid, the sliding bearing includes a bear... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305765 | Bearing unit for wheel and method of manufacturing the bearing unit Respective constituent members of a wheel bearing unit 5 are assembled and also a cover 74 is fixed to an inner end portion of an outer ring 6. The wheel bearing unit 5 is fitted to a turning machine 38 in a state that a space in w... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296929 | Linear guide unit The invention proposes a linear guide unit comprising a guide carriage (1) that is mounted through rollers (3) for sliding on a guide rail (2), and further comprising a roller chain (8) comprising a cage (8a) for receiving t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296931 | Fluid lubricated bearing device An inner space of a housing sealed with a seal member as well as internal pores of a bearing member (pores in a porous structure) are filled with a lubricating oil without the presence of air, so that the oil surface of the lubricating oil is within a seal space. Un... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293920 | Self-aligning bearing assembly capable of reacting radial and axial loads A self-aligning bearing assembly is disclosed which is capable of reacting both radial and axial loads. An inner bearing race is connected to a rotatable shaft that is subjected to such loads. An outer bearing race is installed within a housing and is capable of mov... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290933 | Hydrodynamic bearing, spindle motor and hard disk drive The invention relates to a hydrodynamic bearing, particularly for a spindle motor, comprising a shaft, a thrust plate connected to the shaft and a bearing sleeve closed at one end by a cover plate, the bearing sleeve enclosing the shaft and the thrust plate with a s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290937 | Slide bearing for cooling water circulation pump in fuel cell A slide bearing is proposed which rotatably supports a rotary shaft of an impeller in a cooling water circulation pump mounted to a fuel cell. The slide bearing is formed of a synthetic resin containing no metal ions such as polyetherketone resin. This prevents impu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290931 | Vacuum pre-loaded pneumatic bearing with onboard vacuum generator A pneumatic bearing for supporting a payload is disclosed. The pneumatic bearing comprises a bearing body having an active surface divided into a lift portion and a pre-load portion. A plurality of gas distribution channels are formed in the bearing body, wherein a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290936 | Slide member, manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of the same In a slide member such as a slide bearing, the invention can make a height of a bank portion around an oil keeping concave portion small, whereby it is possible to improve an initial conformability and improve an anti-seizure performance. A plurality of holes are fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290932 | Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly A bearing stave for use in a water-lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287909 | Wheel supporting rolling bearing unit In a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, an inner end opening out of both end openings of a space in which balls 14, 14 are provided is sealed with a cap 17a. An outer end opening is sealed with a seal ring 16c having three seal... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287911 | Bearing device for supporting pinion shaft The present invention relates to a bearing device for supporting a pinion shaft so as to freely rotate with respect to a case. The bearing device comprises a first tilt-contact rolling bearing provided on the connecting-flange-side outer peripheral surface of the pi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287908 | Arrangement of a sensor on a wheel bearing unit An arrangement of a sensor on a wheel bearing unit, the sensor is fixed to an outer wheel bearing ring of the wheel bearing unit, and at the sensor is located opposite an encoder of the wheel bearing unit which encoder can rotate with respect to the sensor about an ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284906 | Exhaust apparatus and control method for same, and vacuum-use hydrostatic bearing An exhaust apparatus for a differential exhaust mechanism having a labyrinth seal and a plurality of vacuum pockets includes a differential exhaust system for evacuating the vacuum pockets and an exhaust system for evacuating a chamber of exhaust gas. The differenti... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284909 | Hybrid orbital fluid dynamic bearing motor Hybrid orbital fluid dynamic bearing motors are disclosed. The motors achieve improved efficiency advantages observed in fluid dynamic bearing motors containing an orbital ring. In addition, the hybrid orbital FDB motor has serial thrust bearings and traditional sty... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273317 | Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) having an annular surface (2); an annular lower casing (5) which is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis (0) of the upper casing ( | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270484 | Split outer race, split rolling bearing using same, and manufacturing method for split outer race The present invention provides a split outer race for use in a rolling bearing. The split outer race is formed by bending a strip-shaped metallic plate into a substantially semicircle shape. At least one end of the split outer race in a circumferential direction has... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267488 | Rolling bearing and spindle device for machine tools A grease-lubricated rolling bearing has an outer ring having an outer ring race in an inner peripheral surface thereof, an inner ring having an inner ring race on an outer peripheral surface thereof, rolling elements rollably provided between the outer ring race and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267489 | Sealing arrangement for rolling bearing and spindle of machine tool A bearing assembly includes a double-row cylindrical roller bearing having no seals and having a grease sealed in its internal space. A double-row angular ball bearing having seals is provided in juxtaposition with one end face of the double-row cylindrical roller b... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267487 | Bearing unit for wheel There is disclosed a bearing unit (5, 5a) for a wheel comprising a stationary race (6) having stationary race track surfaces (11a, 11b) on a peripheral surface on the stationary side thereof to be supported and fixed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267484 | Fluid bearing device The preset invention aims to improve the assembly accuracy and rotation accuracy of a fluid bearing device, and to further reduce the cost thereof. A bearing sleeve is fixed on the inner periphery of a housing. An axial member is supported in a non-contact manner in... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267490 | Bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of vehicle A bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of vehicle where the weight and size of the apparatus can be reduced and the durability can be improved with adopting plastic deformed connection between essential parts forming the apparatus. The bearing apparatus for a drivi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267485 | Annular disk for a sliding bearing The invention is directed to an annular disk for sliding bearing, with a first annular element 12 and a seal 23 arranged on the first end face 17 of the first annular element 12. A second annular element is attached to the second end face... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263774 | Plain bearing shell and method for producing a holding projection on a plain bearing shell The invention relates to a plain bearing shell for supporting an engine crankshaft or camshaft, or as a connecting rod bearing shell of an engine, the plain bearing shell comprises a radially outward protruding holding projection in the region of the separating surf... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264399 | Rolling element bearing having starved lubrication conditions A rolling element bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring which are each provided with a raceway, and a series of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways of each ring. A lubricant film is provided in the contacts between the rolling element... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258489 | Thrust washer and method of manufacture A thrust bearing assembly includes upper and lower bearing halves for journaling a shaft therebetween. At least one thrust washer is arranged on the outer surface of at least one of the bearing halves and has ends which extend beyond and confront the ends of the bea... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258490 | Gasket unit for a bearing bushing The invention relates to a gasket unit (1) for a journal bearing (2), sealing an annular gap (6) between the bearing bushing (3) and the journal (4). The gasket unit (1) comprises a main seal (8) provided with a front... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258486 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed, in which a slider fitting over a guide rail for movement is comprised of three components save rolling elements. The three components are joined together in the slider with using no fastener such as threaded fasteners, but ju... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255480 | Diamond bearing with cooling/lubrication channels A diamond bearing assembly comprises a support ring having at least one diamond bearing segment attached thereto. A plurality of bearing pads are disposed on the diamond bearing segment. The plurality of bearing pads have a plurality of flow micro-channels between t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255478 | Transporting apparatus A transporting apparatus which can horizontally transport a carrier using an air bearing of which a rotational degree of freedom is kept relative to a surface of a base. The transporting apparatus is movable along a surface of a base and includes an air bearing plac... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252436 | Roller bearing cage and method of producing the same A roller bearing cage is disclosed, which is provided inexpensively from basic minimum quantity of row material. The roller bearing cage is made with a production method using rolling operations, which is the absence of the formation of chips, while ensuring the str... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251891 | Production method for sintered bearing member, fluid dynamic pressure bearing device, and spindle motor A production method for sintered bearing member comprises: compacting a metal powder into a green compact, sintering the green compact into a sintered compact; impregnating a resin solvent into the sintered compact, and removing the resin solvent adhering to a surfa... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249892 | Rolling bearing When a minimum thickness of a part where an outer ring raceway is provided on a middle portion in the axial direction of an outer ring is h, and a diameter of each rolling element is Da, the relationship 0.4 Da≦h 0.8 Da is satisfied. As a result, even when the out... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246945 | Oil dynamic bearing, motor supported on oil dynamic bearing and disk drive carrying the motor An oil dynamic bearing, a motor and a disk drive adapted to be reduced in both size and thickness are disclosed. The oil dynamic bearing (B) includes at least two bearing portions (B1, B2), each having a bearing near end nearer to the rotational axis o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246946 | Rolling bearing unit for supporting wheel Rotation torque of the hub rotating together with the road wheel is reduced to improve the driving performance of the vehicle such as acceleration performance, fuel consumption. The opening at both ends of the space where balls 14, 14 are provided is c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246947 | Concentric radii ball bearing stack A ball bearing stack which includes more than one bearing arranged in face to face relation and sharing a common rotational axis. Each bearing has an inner ring and a concentric outer ring. The inner ring defines an inner race. The outer ring defines an outer race. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241052 | Monitored roller bearing The invention relates to a monitored roller bearing device, comprising a non-rotating race (10), a rotating race (12), at least one row of rolling elements (14) arranged between two rolling tracks (11, 13) on the rotating race (12)... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241053 | Rolling bearing unit with sensor A four-row cylindrical roller bearing is incorporated into between the inner peripheral surface of a housing and the outer peripheral surface of a backup roller. A sensor unit 7 is held in a portion of a collar disposed in the axial-direction end portion of t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241049 | Micropore engagement surfaces for earth boring bit An earth boring bit has sliding engaging surfaces between a cone assembly and a bearing pin. Micropores are formed in at least one of the engaging surfaces. Each of the micropores has a leading portion and a trailing portion. The leading portion is at a more gradual... | 07/10/2007 |
