Patents Assigned to Aktiebolaget SKF
  • Patent number: 11976691
    Abstract: A bearing unit comprising a stationary radially outer ring with a spherical radially outer surface with a convex shape, a radially inner ring that is rotary about a central rotation axis (X) of the bearing unit and is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft. A diametrical through-hole is formed in a first cylindrical portion that is used to receive an elastic element for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft, a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring to enable the relative rotation of the two rings, and a locking element locking the radially inner ring on the shaft. The radially inner ring is provided with two threaded through-holes from opposite sides with respect to the radially outer ring and to the rolling bodies, for housing respective grub screws for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fausto Baracca, Fabio Cavacece, Pasquale Frezza, Fabio Falaschi
  • Patent number: 11975567
    Abstract: A clamping system for a hub bearing assembly includes a screw element configured to engage with a threaded section formed on a flanged hub of a bearing unit. The screw element includes a flange-shaped head configured to cooperate with an annular element of the bearing unit and axially constrain the flanged hub and the annular element, an elastic ring, and at least one annular seat for the elastic ring. The at least one annular seat is formed radially on the inside of the annular element or on the outside of the flange-shaped head along a radially outer peripheral edge of the flange-shaped head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Marco Falossi, Francesco Lamboglia, Fabio Marchetti, Marco Romanetto
  • Patent number: 11971254
    Abstract: A mechanical system includes a sensor bearing unit and a fixed support part. The sensor bearing unit includes a bearing including a first ring and a second ring centered on an axis, an impulse ring secured to the first ring of the bearing, and a sensor device for detecting rotational parameters of the impulse ring. The sensor device has a sensor housing secured to the second ring of the bearing and a cable output that extends radially and is located circumferentially two spaced protrusions of the fixed support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Maruti Vitthal Khaire, Manoj M Babu
  • Patent number: 11971071
    Abstract: A sensor bearing unit includes a bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring centered on an axis, an impulse ring secured to the inner ring of the bearing, and a sensor device for detecting rotational parameters of the impulse ring including a sensor housing secured to the outer ring of the bearing and at least one sensor element supported by the sensor housing and cooperating with the impulse ring. The impulse ring is provided with an orientation lug extending axially on the side opposite to the inner ring of the bearing and intended to be located into a groove formed on the shaft of an associated apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Maruti Vitthal Khaire, Vignesh Dharmalingam, Sayali Madhav Apte
  • Patent number: 11965908
    Abstract: A device for determining the rotation frequency of at least one wheel of a vehicle provides a first measuring device for measuring an acceleration value of the at least one wheel, a second measuring means for measuring vibrations of the at least one wheel, and a processing unit configured to determine a first rotation frequency of the at least one wheel from the measured acceleration value of the at least one wheel, compare the determined first rotation frequency of the at least one wheel to a first threshold, define a frequency analysis interval from the determined first rotation frequency greater than the first threshold, process a frequency analysis of a signal indicative of vibrations of the at least one wheel for the frequencies inside the frequency analysis interval, and select a second rotation frequency in the frequency analysis interval having the higher amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Damien Joucgnoux, Charlotte Vu
  • Patent number: 11965547
    Abstract: A bearing bush configured to support a journal of a journal cross of a cardan shaft includes a cylindrical circumferential wall that radially delimits an interior for receiving rolling elements and the journal and includes a base axially delimiting the interior. The base has a central holder configured to receive a slip disk for contacting the journal. The base may include a conical portion extending from the cylindrical circumferential wall and a flat central portion, and the holder may be formed as a depression in the flat central portion. Also a journal bearing assembly including the bearing bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Manfred Mattes
  • Patent number: 11965560
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing unit configured to support a rotating component relative to a stationary component and having a first stationary bearing ring configured to be connected to the stationary component in a rotationally fixed manner by a bearing carrier and a second rotatable bearing ring configured to be connected to the rotating component. The bearing carrier includes at least one electrical conductor configured to make electrical contact with the bearing unit and to make electrical contact with the stationary component or to be electrically connected to the stationary component when the bearing carrier is mounted to the stationary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Juergen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck, Stefanie Seufert, Hubert Herbst
  • Patent number: 11958325
    Abstract: A device includes a lower support cap, an upper bearing cap, at least one bearing disposed between the caps and at least one annular seal. The seal provides a claw secured by mechanical connection to the upper support cap, a sealing lip extending obliquely from the claw in the direction of the upper bearing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Benoit Arnault, Baptiste Vidil, Thomas Lepine, Christophe Houdayer
  • Patent number: 11953058
    Abstract: A sealing device for sealing off external contaminants from a bearing unit between a stationary radially outer ring and a rotatable radially inner ring, the sealing device including a first, metallic and rotatable annular screen having a first mounting area for assembly with interference on the radially inner ring, a second, metallic and stationary annular screen having a second mounting area for assembly with interference on the radially outer ring, an annular sealing element made of elastomeric material, integrally supported by the second annular screen, and equipped with at least one contacting annular sealing lip projecting axially and radially from the second screen towards the first screen, and a non-contacting annular lip extending axially and facing a first flange portion of the first annular screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Daniele Duch
  • Patent number: 11940343
    Abstract: A bearing providing a first ring, a second ring and at least one row of rolling elements radially located between raceways disposed on the first and second ring, a single optical sensing fiber mounted in a groove provided on a surface of the first ring radially opposite to the raceway of the first ring, the fiber having at least a sensing part. The groove including a first branch extending from a first frontal surface of the first ring and being at least partially incurved along at least one radius of curvature to extend towards a circumferential groove parallel to the first frontal surface; a second branch extending from a second frontal radial surface of the first ring, axially opposite to the first frontal surface, connected to the first branch, the second branch being at least partially incurved along at least one radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Håkan Båstedt, Alexander Mocnik, Stijn van Eesbeek
  • Patent number: 11940009
    Abstract: A bearing seal including an anchoring portion fixed on an inner ring of the bearing, and a sealing portion capable of forming a sealing fit with an outer ring of the bearing, the seal providing rigid slinger of substantially circular shape, the slinger having a root portion formed at a position corresponding to the anchoring portion for stabilization and support, and a radial portion formed in the section corresponding to the area between the anchoring portion and the sealing portion for radial support, wherein the radial portion is formed with at least one slot with the opening direction facing the radial periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Meng Zhang, Keqiang Cao, Yi Zhang, He Zhu
  • Patent number: 11933361
    Abstract: A bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, a radially inner ring, rotatable with respect to a rotation axis (X) and steadily connected to a rotating shaft, a row of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring, a casing, inside which the rings of the bearing unit are housed, a sealing device, and a protection disk. The protection disk may be mounted in an axially external position to the sealing device and fixed to the radially inner ring. Additionally, the protection disk may have a shaped metallic screen, and an elastomer coating over-molded on part of the screen. The protection disk may further be in contact with an axially external surface of the radially outer ring through the elastomer coating, which is provided with two lips, a first lip, non-contacting or contacting and radially external, and a second lip, contacting and radially internal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Andrea A. Bertolini, Fausto Baracca, Fabio Falaschi
  • Patent number: 11936324
    Abstract: A method for positioning a magnetic device providing an impulse ring forming a coder and at least three magnetic detection cells forming a magnetic sensor. The impulse ring being provided with a target having pairs of magnetic poles. The number of pair of magnetic poles being counted. The magnetic detection cells are positioned around the target of the impulse ring according to the number of pair of magnetic poles and according to the number of detection cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11933695
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for detecting anomalies in industrial machine sensor data, including: computing, based on a received suspected anomalous level value of a sensory input data of each of the a plurality of sensory input data of a plurality of industrial machines that are located within a predetermined proximity, an average anomalous amount that is associated with at least a time interval; and determining that at least one of the plurality of suspected anomalies is an anomaly when a result of a subtraction of the computed average anomalous amount from each suspected anomalous level value of the plurality of sensory input data exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: David Lavid Ben Lulu, Nir Dromi, Aleksandr Tolstov, Ilia Sergeevich Smyshliaev
  • Patent number: 11936254
    Abstract: An electrical machine includes a non-rotating part, a rotating part, at least one bearing that includes a rotating ring and a non-rotating ring and supports the rotating part, a grounding brush fixed and secured to the non-rotating part, and having a free end extending towards the rotating ring of the bearing, and a conductive layer covering a portion of a surface of the rotating ring of the bearing such that the free end of the grounding brush is in contact with the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Mathieu Hubert, Paul Feliciano, Thomas Perrotin, Anthony Simonin
  • Patent number: 11933364
    Abstract: A sensorized rolling element for a bearing having inner and outer races and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer races and includes a rolling element body having an interior surface defining a cavity, the body being disposable between the inner race and the outer race. A wireless transmitter is disposed within the cavity of the rolling element body and a piezoelectric device is disposed within the cavity so as to contact the inner surface of the rolling element body. The piezoelectric device includes a body formed of piezoelectric material and at least two electrodes electrically coupling the piezoelectric body with the wireless transmitter. The piezoelectric device is configured to generate electrical charge for powering the transmitter when the rolling element body deflects under loading applied by the inner race and/or outer race and may also be used to detect loading on the rolling element body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fredrik Häggström, Andreas Clemens van der Ham, Edin Spahic
  • Patent number: 11927227
    Abstract: Sealing device for a wheel hub assembly provided with a rolling bearing, the sealing device being provided with a shield mounted on an outer ring of the bearing and with an annular cylindrical wall having an inner lateral surface mounted on an outer lateral surface of a collar of the outer ring; and with a sealing material fixed to the shield and defined by a pre-formed annular covering of polymer material, preferably but not necessarily rubber or thermoplastic material, formed independently and separately from the shield and mounted on the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Antonia Nastasi, Mickael Sansalone
  • Patent number: 11926173
    Abstract: Sensorised wheel hub unit and a method for detecting, in real time, forces and moments applied to an outer ring of the wheel hub unit in which piezoresistive ceramic plates are made of one piece with welded metal plates housed within respective recesses formed in an outer surface of the outer ring over respective races for rolling elements that there is a gap between the plates and a base wall of each recess; the temperature of the outer ring and the amplitude and frequency of first electrical signals (S1) associated with the sensors relating to the same race are analysed to determine a frequency value equal to the frequency of the first signal having the maximum amplitude and as many amplitude values (D1-Dn) as there are sensors associated with that race and each equal to the maximum amplitude of the first signal from each sensor, corrected according to temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Simone Baliva, Marco Cambiano, Alessandro Ferrero, Alessandro Garrone
  • Patent number: 11920634
    Abstract: Wheel hub assembly for motor vehicles, the group having a radially outer ring with at least one raceway, at least one radially inner ring with a related raceway and at least one ring of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring, for sliding inside the raceways, at least one raceway being provided with superficial micropores having a depth (H) between 0.05 ?m and 1.5 ?m and defining respective micro-tanks for containing a lubricating grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fabio Bogliacino, Giorgio Missiaggia, Fulvio Carlo Nicastri
  • Patent number: 11920635
    Abstract: A bearing unit including a radially outer ring, a radially inner ring, a row of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring, a containment cage for keeping the rolling bodies in position defined by a plurality of arched bridges and a plurality of flattened connecting elements interposed between the bridges, a sealing screen interposed between the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring made of composite material provided with an annular central portion having a toroidal surface, a radially inner lug, and a radially outer deflector projecting towards the cage, and a channel between the cage and the sealing screen, axially defined by the lug, the toroidal surface, and the deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Andrea A. Bertolini, Fausto Baracca, Fabio Cavacece, Fabio Falaschi