Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Henry M. Feisereisen
  • Needle bearing
    Patent number: 6478470
    Abstract: The invention relates to a needle bearing with an outer ring (1) terminating on both its ends in a collar (2, 3), and with bearing needles (4) guided in a cage in axis parallel disposition, as well as with a lubricant reservoir (9) arranged in the bearing. This bearing is characterized in that the lubricant reservoir (9) is formed by a groove (8), arranged in the outer ring (1), and by a middle part (5) of the bearing needles (4), with the middle part having a reduced diameter in relation to the remaining diameter of the bearing needles (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Ina Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventor: Helmut Bode