Ball Bearing Patents (Class 475/247)
  • Patent number: 10001201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Martin, Brian D. Hayes
  • Patent number: 9267593
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Biermann, Harald Martini
  • Patent number: 9243705
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hubert Leibold, Roland Denefleh, Joachim Sander, Andreas Sigmund, Martin Gantner
  • Patent number: 9162567
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Valente, James P. Downs
  • Publication number: 20120220416
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Publication number: 20080300085
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromi Hirase
  • Patent number: 7374507
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Rex Randall Corless, Gerald Stephen Szczepanski, William Riley
  • Patent number: 7258646
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschafy
    Inventors: Hans Rastel, Stefan Schinagl, Frank Gielisch, Wolfgang Steinberger
  • Patent number: 6824489
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Werner Jacob, Erich Kröber
  • Patent number: 6743138
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Krzesicki, Timothy James Johnson, Gerald Stephen Szczepanski, Norman Szalony
  • Patent number: 6425840
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Scania CV Aktiebolag (publ)
    Inventor: Alf Johansson
  • Patent number: 6361467
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Sen-Jung Chen