Patents by Inventor Francesco Lamboglia
Francesco Lamboglia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11975567Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Marco Falossi, Francesco Lamboglia, Fabio Marchetti, Marco Romanetto
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Patent number: 11780496Abstract: A steering suspension of a vehicle includes a suspension upright and a mechanical component consisting of a radially outer ring of a wheel hub unit or of a rolling bearing forming part of a wheel hub unit. The outer ring is provided integral in one piece with a flange and a steering arm, extending radially cantilevered from the outer ring and the flange, with which it is also integral in one piece. On the side opposite to the steering arm the flange is integral in one piece with a pair of axially drilled radial lugs, configured to support, in use, a brake caliper.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, FCA ITALY S.p.A.Inventors: Renato Badino, Marco Falossi, Francesco Lamboglia, Carlo Pavesio
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Publication number: 20220290717Abstract: A bearing unit for a wheel hub assembly for motor vehicles, the bearing unit having an axis of rotation (X) and having two radially outer raceways, two radially inner raceways, two rows of rolling bodies, the bearing unit having tribological parameters whose values affect the magnitude of the frictional forces between the respective raceways and rolling bodies of the rows of rolling bodies, wherein at least one value of a tribological parameter is minimized or maximized to reduce the magnitude of the frictional forces as a function of the relative position along the axis (X) of a line of action (W) of loads acting on the bearing unit and of the plane of axial symmetry (Z).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Francesco Lamboglia, Marco Gemello, Steffen Krines
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Publication number: 20220266904Abstract: A steering suspension of a vehicle includes a suspension upright and a mechanical component consisting of a radially outer ring of a wheel hub unit or of a rolling bearing forming part of a wheel hub unit; wherein the outer ring is provided integral in one piece with a flange and a steering arm, extending radially cantilevered from the outer ring and the flange, with which it is also integral in one piece; on the side opposite to the steering arm the flange is provided integral in one piece with a pair of axially drilled radial lugs, configured to support, in use, a brake caliper.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Renato BADINO, Marco FALOSSI, Francesco LAMBOGLIA, Carlo PAVESIO
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Publication number: 20220266645Abstract: Steering suspension module including a shock absorber strut, a suspension upright, an outer ring of a wheel hub unit attached integrally to a front face of the suspension upright, and a ball joint for articulation with a control arm; wherein the suspension strut consists of a cup-shaped body made entirely of continuous, sheared and bent metal sheet, and the outer ring is provided integral in one piece with, and radially cantilevered from, a steering arm extending transversely cantilevered from the cup-shaped body, on the side of the cup-shaped body; the shock absorber strut is constrained within a first seat of the cup-shaped body and the ball joint is made as an independent unit constrained integrally with a second seat of the cup-shaped body in a position facing the first seat, the ball joint projecting inferiorly cantilevered from the cup-shaped body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Renato BADINO, Marco FALOSSI, Francesco LAMBOGLIA, Carlo PAVESIO
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Patent number: 11365761Abstract: Bearing unit provided with at least one ring of rolling bodies and, for retaining the rolling bodies, at least one retaining cage which has a cage bar, a plurality of circumferentially spaced cage arms that extend from one side of the cage bar, and a plurality of partially spherical cavities for retaining the rolling bodies; contact points between the rolling bodies and the cage being positioned in the vicinity of a polar region of each rolling body. The minimum number of contact surfaces for containing the rolling bodies in the direction of rotation of the bearing and ensuring contact only in the polar region is equal to two for each rolling body, namely one upper contact surface and one lower contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventors: Philip Engelen, Marco Gemello, Francesco Lamboglia, Giorgio Missiaggia
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Patent number: 11230143Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a motor vehicle wheel on a suspension strut having a wheel hub to support the wheel of the vehicle and having an axial shoulder, a bearing unit providing a radially outer stationary ring constrained to the strut; a first radially inner rotating ring mounted on the hub, and a second radially inner rotating ring defined by the hub, two rows of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer stationary ring and the two radially inner rotating rings inside a first raceway and a second raceway formed, respectively, the first inner ring providing a substantially non-deformable Hertzian portion, on which is formed the second raceway, and an accumulation portion integral with the Hertzian portion and interposed between the Hertzian portion and the axial shoulder for accumulating elastic energy during cold deformation to obtain the rolled edge.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Inventors: Francesco Lamboglia, Daniele Brogna, Fausto Morello, Fulvio Nicastri
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Patent number: 11078960Abstract: A rolling contact bearing, wherein the surface of the raceways of an outer member and/or an inner member are randomly formed with an innumerable number of microconcavelike pits, the surfaces are provided with said pits having a surface roughness value smaller than 0.25 microns and a skewness Rsk value such that ?3.5<Rsk<?1.0.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Inventors: Victor Brizmer, Francesco Lamboglia, Ralph Meeuwenoord, Hubertus Laurentius Maria Peek
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Patent number: 11060556Abstract: A rolling bearing of a wheel hub group for motor vehicles, equipped with a stationary radially outer ring and with respective radially outer raceways, a pair of rotatable radially inner rings equipped with respective radially inner raceways, and two rows of rolling bodies positioned between the corresponding inner and outer raceways. The rolling bearing is also equipped with a piezoelectric actuator housed in a seat of the radially outer ring, in a symmetrical position relative to the raceways, and capable of varying the strain behavior of the radially outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Francesco Lamboglia
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Patent number: 11035409Abstract: A bearing unit having at least one row of rolling bodies; and at least one cage for retaining a respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The at least one cage comprising at least one base bar, a plurality of arms circumferentially spaced apart and extending from one side of the base bar, and a plurality of partially spherical cavities for retaining the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The respective row of rolling bodies and the at least one cage are in contact with each other along contact points positioned near a polar region of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies, so that an angular distance (?) of the contact points with respect to an equator of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies is between 40° and 75°.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Inventors: Philip Engelen, William Finetti, Francesco Lamboglia, Giorgio Missiaggia
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Publication number: 20210170788Abstract: Hub bearing constant velocity joint in which a radially outer, annular, element of the joint is engaged with an annular hub of a hub bearing unit with a flange at a first end thereof by means of a clamping system including a screw element assembled inside the annular joint element and able to be operated on the outer side through the annular hub so as to screw it inside a second end of the hub until it prestresses the rolling bodies of the hub bearing unit, while the transmission of torque is ensured by a splined coupling between the joint element and the second end of the hub; the screw element is axially locked against an annular shoulder formed on the inside of the joint element, on the opposite side to the annular hub, by means of an elastic ring engaged with at least one annular seat formed on the inside of the joint element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Marco Falossi, Francesco Lamboglia, Fabio Marchetti, Marco Romanetto
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Publication number: 20210033147Abstract: Bearing unit provided with at least one ring of rolling bodies and, for retaining the rolling bodies, at least one retaining cage which has a cage bar, a plurality of circumferentially spaced cage arms that extend from one side of the cage bar, and a plurality of partially spherical cavities for retaining the rolling bodies; contact points between the rolling bodies and the cage being positioned in the vicinity of a polar region of each rolling body. The minimum number of contact surfaces for containing the rolling bodies in the direction of rotation of the bearing and ensuring contact only in the polar region is equal to two for each rolling body, namely one upper contact surface and one lower contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Philip Engelen, Marco Gemello, Francesco Lamboglia, Giorgio Missiaggia
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Publication number: 20200217365Abstract: A rolling contact bearing, wherein the surface of the raceways of an outer member and/or an inner member are randomly formed with an innumerable number of microconcavelike pits, the surfaces are provided with said pits having a surface roughness value smaller than 0.25 microns and a skewness Rsk value such that ?3.5<Rsk<?1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Victor Brizmer, Francesco Lamboglia, Ralph Meeuwenoord, Hubertus Laurentius Maria Peek
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Publication number: 20200132119Abstract: A bearing unit having at least one row of rolling bodies; and at least one cage for retaining a respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The at least one cage comprising at least one base bar, a plurality of arms circumferentially spaced apart and extending from one side of the base bar, and a plurality of partially spherical cavities for retaining the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The respective row of rolling bodies and the at least one cage are in contact with each other along contact points positioned near a polar region of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies, so that an angular distance (?) of the contact points with respect to an equator of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies is between 40° and 75°.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Philip Engelen, William Finetti, Francesco Lamboglia, Girogio Missiaggia
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Publication number: 20190322133Abstract: A rolling bearing of a wheel hub group for motor vehicles, equipped with a stationary radially outer ring and with respective radially outer raceways, a pair of rotatable radially inner rings equipped with respective radially inner raceways, and two rows of rolling bodies positioned between the corresponding inner and outer raceways. The rolling bearing is also equipped with a piezoelectric actuator housed in a seat of the radially outer ring, in a symmetrical position relative to the raceways, and capable of varying the strain behavior of the radially outer ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventor: Francesco Lamboglia
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Publication number: 20190023068Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a motor vehicle wheel on a suspension strut having a wheel hub to support the wheel of the vehicle and having an axial shoulder, a bearing unit providing a radially outer stationary ring constrained to the strut; a first radially inner rotating ring mounted on the hub, and a second radially inner rotating ring defined by the hub, two rows of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer stationary ring and the two radially inner rotating rings inside a first raceway and a second raceway formed, respectively, the first inner ring providing a substantially non-deformable Hertzian portion, on which is formed the second raceway, and an accumulation portion integral with the Hertzian portion and interposed between the Hertzian portion and the axial shoulder for accumulating elastic energy during cold deformation to obtain the rolled edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Francesco Lamboglia, Daniele Brogna, Fausto Morello, Fulvio Nicastri
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Patent number: 9926974Abstract: A roller bearing including an outer ring, at least one inner ring and a plurality of rolling bodies inserted between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring presents an osculation of between 0.51 and 0.56 and the inner ring presents an annular race having a bottom surface delimited by an annular relief (16) including a cylindrical section (18) with a greater diameter than that of the bottom surface (12), a first convex curved section (19) having a pre-established radius of curvature (R1) and which connects with continuity the annular bottom surface (12) of the first annular race with the cylindrical section (18), a second convex curved section (20) which connects with continuity with the cylindrical section (18) and a third concave curved section (21) that connects with continuity with the second section (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Luca Ciulla, William Finetti, Francesco Lamboglia, Gerardo Rainone, Laura Sguotti
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Publication number: 20160369841Abstract: A roller bearing including an outer ring, at least one inner ring and a plurality of rolling bodies inserted between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring presents an osculation of between 0.51 and 0.56 and the inner ring presents an annular race having a bottom surface delimited by an annular relief (16) including a cylindrical section (18) with a greater diameter than that of the bottom surface (12), a first convex curved section (19) having a pre-established radius of curvature (R1) and which connects with continuity the annular bottom surface (12) of the first annular race with the cylindrical section (18), a second convex curved section (20) which connects with continuity with the cylindrical section (18) and a third concave curved section (21) that connects with continuity with the second section (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Luca Ciulla, William Finetti, Francesco Lamboglia, Gerardo Rainone, Laura Sguotti