Patents by Inventor Theo Molders

Theo Molders 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).

  • Apparatus for preloading antifriction shaft bearings located in a casing
    Patent number: 5115558
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining shim thicknesses used to position antifriction bearings on shafts located in recesses formed in a casing. The shafts, fitted with the bearings, are installed in the casing and located with compensating discs or shims. An apparatus plate of predetermined thickness is located between the flanges of two casing halves, split perpendicular to the shaft axis. An axial force measuring cell is fitted on the antifriction bearing and the two casing halves are clamped together with a predetermined load. Axial forces produced by the clamping action of the casing on the shafts are measured during operation and correlated with a predetermined, desired axial force by a computer. The optimum thickness of the compensating discs for the individual shafts is calculated from data supplied to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Bodo Bernhardt, Jan Dijkhuis, Theo Molders