Ball Bearing Patents (Class 475/247)
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Patent number: 10001201Abstract: An axle assembly having an interaxle differential unit. The interaxle differential unit may operatively connect an input shaft to a drive pinion and an output shaft. The interaxle differential unit may include a spider that may be rotatable with respect to the output shaft. The spider may be supported by the drive pinion and may be rotatable with respect to the drive pinion.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLCInventors: Robert J. Martin, Brian D. Hayes
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Patent number: 9267593Abstract: A planetary gear (1) with a differential gear, a planet carrier (4) to which at least one planetary gear (7) is rotatably connected with at least one sun wheel (8, 9) that is at least in meshing operative engagement with one planetary gear, whereby the planetary carrier (4) is supported by at least one bearing (11) axially and/or radially in a housing (12), whereby a first raceway (15) of the bearing (11) is formed on a housing-fixed member and a second raceway (17) of the bearing (11) is formed on a planetary carrier-fixed member, whereby a support pot (18) encompasses the said bearing (11) radially at least partially on the outside, wherein the support pot (18) is supported on a radially outer side (24) of the planet carrier (4).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Thorsten Biermann, Harald Martini
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Patent number: 9243705Abstract: A gear housing for a bevel gear having a surface which is made up of sections and attachment faces. The sections are convexly curved along at least one surface curve.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Hubert Leibold, Roland Denefleh, Joachim Sander, Andreas Sigmund, Martin Gantner
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Patent number: 9162567Abstract: A driveline component with a housing, a pinion mounted in the housing for rotation about a first axis, a ring gear and a pair of output members. The ring gear is meshed with the pinion and is rotatable about a second axis. The ring gear is supported for rotation relative to the housing by a pair of tapered roller bearings that are disposed along the second axis on a common lateral side of the ring gear. The output members are drivingly coupled to the ring gear.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Valente, James P. Downs
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Publication number: 20120220416Abstract: An assembly includes first and second components, a shaft supported on the components, a gear wheel transmitting torque between a transmission output and a differential mechanism, and a bearing supporting the gear wheel on the shaft, transmitting axial force in a first direction between the gear wheel and the first component, and axial force in a second axial direction opposite the first direction between the gear wheel and the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
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Publication number: 20080300085Abstract: A final reduction gear device including an orthogonal axis gear and a speed reduction mechanism portion employing a planetary gear is provided. A radial bearing, more specifically a cylindrical roller bearing, having a large radial load capacity is disposed between a bevel ring gear of the orthogonal axis gear and a differential case. A thrust bearing, more specifically a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing, having a large axial load capacity is disposed between an axial end portion of a sun gear, and an inner race side of the radial bearing and the side of a fitting portion of the differential case, to which the inner race is fitted. A thrust bearing, more specifically a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing, having a large axial load capacity is disposed between the bevel ring gear and a planetary carrier of the speed reduction mechanism portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiromi Hirase
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Patent number: 7374507Abstract: A differential assembly includes a housing defining a space containing a volume of hydraulic fluid, the housing including interior surfaces. A gear that rotates in the housing includes surfaces that pass through the fluid as the gear rotates and on which the fluid is carried to the interior surfaces of the housing. A bearing located in the housing is supplied with fluid from a fluid path that hydraulically connects the interior surfaces and the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Rex Randall Corless, Gerald Stephen Szczepanski, William Riley
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Patent number: 7258646Abstract: Differential gearing for vehicles, having a gearing input and two gearing output shafts which exit on mutually opposite sides of a differential gearing housing from the differential gearing housing, having a differential holder which is arranged in the differential gearing housing in the area between the gearing output shafts, the differential holder being rotatably disposed in the differential gearing housing by means of a ball bearing arrangement which has a bearing prestress. At least one disk spring is provided which generates the bearing prestress of the ball bearing arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschafyInventors: Hans Rastel, Stefan Schinagl, Frank Gielisch, Wolfgang Steinberger
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Patent number: 6824489Abstract: A bevel-pinion shaft (5) of a differential of a motor vehicle is supported in a housing (1) by two spaced unilaterally loadable double-row tandem angular-contact ball bearings (16,17) which face each other in an O-arrangement. Compared to the classical support by conical-roller bearings, a substantially lower frictional moment and substantially lower bearing wear are attained by the bearing arrangement of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Werner Jacob, Erich Kröber
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Patent number: 6743138Abstract: A differential axle assembly includes an axle housing having a pair of opposed openings. A differential gear set includes a pair of side gears. Each of the side gears are supported within one of the opposed openings. A plurality of pinion gears engage the side gears. A hypoid ring gear is rotatably supported within the axle housing and a pinion shaft is supported by the hypoid ring gear. The pinion shaft supports the pinion gears in engagement with the side gears. The hypoid ring gear includes a cylindrical inner diameter having a pair of axially spaced inwardly facing annular surfaces and the axle housing includes a pair of axially spaced outwardly facing annular surfaces. The hypoid ring gear is rotatably supported within the axle housing by a pair of roller bearings positioned between the annular surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Richard Michael Krzesicki, Timothy James Johnson, Gerald Stephen Szczepanski, Norman Szalony
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Patent number: 6425840Abstract: A differential gear for distribution of torque between a forward driven wheel shaft and a rear driven wheel shaft on a vehicle in which the rear wheel shaft can be raised has an input shaft (3) which via differential pinions (6) is in engagement with a rear differential wheel (7) connected to an output shaft (4). The input shaft (3) and the rear differential wheel (7) are mutually supported via a bearing (15) which transmits axial forces between them. This bearing is fitted with preloading to eliminate axial play.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Scania CV Aktiebolag (publ)Inventor: Alf Johansson
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Patent number: 6361467Abstract: A differential gear apparatus includes a differential casing having a bearing surface for journalling of a right axle, two cavities at opposite sides of the bearing surface, and two radially extending holes formed in an outer annular wall thereof and communicating with the cavities such that two shafts are fitted therein and extend into the cavities. Two differential pinions are mounted respectively and rotatably on the shafts. A right bevel wheel is mounted on and is rotatable with the right axle, and meshes with the differential pinions. A left bevel wheel is mounted on and is rotatable with the differential casing and meshes with the differential pinions. A ring gear member has an outer toothed rim portion adapted to engage and be driven by a pinion mechanism, and an inner rim portion fittingly sleeved on the differential casing.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2000Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Inventor: Sen-Jung Chen