Abstract: A fastening device for the rollers of a roller bushing, such as a universal joint bushing. The roller bushing includes a pin, an outer bushing around and spaced from the pin and rollers between the pin and the outer bushing. A groove in the outer bushing receives a holding ring which is generally U shaped. The groove in the outer bushing is shaped for receiving the radially outer leg of the holding ring under tension. The radially inner leg of the holding ring has projections which cooperate with projections on an outer seal for snap-holding the outer seal to close off the space between the pin and the bushing. The radially-directed, axially inwardly facing surface of the transition leg of the holding ring rests against the axially inward surface of the groove. Further, an inner sealing element for the space between the pin and the outer bushing rests against that same surface of the transition leg of the holding ring.

Abstract: A solid window cage for a cylindrical roller bearing is provided. The pockets for the cylindrical rollers are defined between two axially spaced end rings and by circumferentially spaced apart webs which join the end rings. On each web facing into each pocket, a respective roller holding ledge is developed. The ledge extends in the circumferential direction of the cage into the respective pocket for preventing the roller from falling radially from the pocket. The ledge has an axially central section which projects in the circumferential direction of the cage further into the pocket, and the sides of the ledge adjacent the central section gradually decrease in height in the circumferential direction of the cage toward the end rings, giving the ledge an either dome or trapezoidal shape. The cage has undercuts extending radially through the cage at the transitions between the end rings and the webs.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns an anti-friction bearing between a rotating shaft and an external bushing. The bearing includes two axially spaced apart rows of bearing balls. A feed bushing is disposed in the space between the shaft and the external bushing and between the two rows of bearings. The feed bushing is open at the axial ends for dispensing lubricant to the rows of bearings at the axial ends of the feed bushing. The feed bushing holds lubricant, such as grease, in itself for being dispensed at the axial ends of the feed bushing. A porous elastic material may be disposed in the feed bushing for being impregnated with the lubricant. The feed bushing, and also the porous material if used, are elastic and resilient to permit deflection of the shaft with respect to the external bushing. Various shape and configuration feed bushings are disclosed. A lubricant recharging hole passes through the external bushing and communicates to the feed bushing.

Abstract: The friction ring of a rotor or disk for a friction false-twisting device for synthetic threads is disposed on the circumference of the respective rotor. The friction ring is comprised of elastic material and is capable of lifting off the rotor upon high rotor rotation speed. To prevent lift-off, at least one annular element is disposed to the ring. In one embodiment, the annular element is rigid and is disposed in a groove around the periphery of the ring. In another embodiment, rigid annular elements are disposed in respective grooves in one or both side faces of the ring. In still another embodiment, the annular element is disposed inside the ring and may even comprise an initially tensioned spring, rather than a rigid annular element.

Abstract: In a bearing structure in a housing and around a shaft and comprising a pair of bearings, there is a pair of axially spaced inner races on the shaft, and a respective outer ring in the housing defining the outer race of each bearing. A stepped diameter bushing in the housing has a larger and a smaller diameter section. The outer ring for the first of the bearings is supported within the larger diameter section of the stepped bushing. The outer surface of the larger diameter bushing section fits in the housing for the bearing structure. The second of the bearings is contacted by the end of the smaller diameter section of the bushing. The assembled bearing and shaft unit is in the housing with the larger diameter portion of the stepped bushing bearing against the interior of the housing. An intermediate bushing may be provided around the outer ring of the second bearing at the smaller diameter section of the stepped bushing and the intermediate bushing fitting in the housing.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a two-row angular-contact ball bearing with axially spaced apart inner races defined on a shaft and outer rings with outer races disposed around the inner races. The outer rings are held apart by a bushing, and a spring inside the bushing presses one outer ring away from the other. At each outer ring is a respective cage for the bearing balls and the cage has a T-shaped cross section with the leg of the T being the prongs between adjacent balls and the cross bar of the T resting on one radial side on a collar defined on the shaft and at the other radial side which is radially outwardly of the collar, on the end of the respective outer ring, and with the cage resting there, the balls are in the inner race. The cage includes elements surrounding the balls and defining pockets and at least some of the sections of the pockets are resilient to expand as the balls are moved over the shaft toward the race and to return to shape after the balls have entered the inner race.

Abstract: A two-row angular contact ball bearing with two axially spaced inner races arranged in the shaft and outer rings with outer races disposed around the inner races. The outer rings are held apart by a bushing. One end of the bushing rests against one of the outer rings. The other end of the bushing has a radially enlarged end section which extends over the other outer ring and defines a free space between the other outer ring and a shoulder at the beginning of the enlarged section of the bushing. An annular, conical spring is in the free space between the outer ring and the shoulder. A cutout in the bushing enables installation of hardening material in the free space radially outside the annular spring for rigidifying the spacing of the bearings once the shaft carrying the bearings has been installed in a final installation.

Abstract: A four-point contact bearing with the largest possible pressure angles and suitable for rotary and swinging movements is disclosed. The rim gaps on both sides of the balls are extremely narrow and offset radially with respect to each other. The cage is segmented and the segments have guide straps which are also offset with respect to each other and extend into the rim gaps.

Abstract: Two complete friction false-twisting units are disposed within a very narrow space on only a single base plate. Only one pivot mount is provided for the base plate, whereby the drive whorls of each of the two units can be pivoted toward and away from the drive belt. The capacity of a thread texturing machine can be doubled thereby.

Abstract: In a bushing around a pin, where the bushing is separated from the pin by a series of rollers, as in the pin of a cardan joint, the free space between the bushing and the pin is closed by an axially short packing. An annular protective cap disposed over the packing extends around the pin. The cap has a radially extending section that extends over the axial end of the packing and has an axially extending section covering the packing and extending toward the bushing. A rib inside the radially extending section of the cap extends into a cooperatingly shaped groove in the adjacent radially extending surface of the packing so that the protective cap is elastically held to the packing. The outer end of the rib is thickened and the bottom of the groove is correspondingly widened for holding the cap to the packing.

Abstract: A bottom plate for emplacement in a bushing having an opening defined by an internal peripheral side wall and a bottom of the bushing. A pin, like the pin of a universal joint cross piece, is received in the opening of the bushing with rollers around the periphery of the pin for permitting rotation of the pin in the opening of the bushing. The bottom plate is disposed between the bottom end of the pin and the bottom of the bushing. Radially extending lubricant distribution grooves are defined in the bottom plate. First ones of the grooves extend over the region beneath the bottom end of the pin along the side of the bottom plate opening toward the pin. Second ones of the grooves extend over the region of the bottom plate beneath the rollers along the side of the plate and opening toward the bottom of the bushing. A step-like transition is defined between the first and the second ones of the grooves in the bottom plate.

Abstract: A disk combination which permits a thread false-twisting device to be operated at a high withdrawal speed is disclosed. The false-twisting device has three parallel rotatable shafts. On a first shaft is a first inlet guide disk for guiding entering thread into a thread path. A second inlet guide disk on a second shaft guides the thread along the path. After the second inlet guide disk, a first working disk on the first shaft begins false-twisting the thread. The first working disk may be one of five working disks, each of which is positioned in the rotational direction from the preceding disk. After the last of the working disks the exiting thread contacts an outlet guide disk, also positioned in the rotational direction from the preceding disk. The disks may be made of a soft material, such as polyurethane, or may be rigid disks coated with a hard material such as nickel containing diamond particles. The thread can be drawn through the device at a speed in excess of 600 meters per minute.