Abstract: The rolling bearing of a guide roller is held in the bore of a thin wall roller adapted to guide a pulley, by projections radially inwardly extending from the thin wall roller. The projections may be in the form of beads having planar surfaces in a plane normal to the axis of the bearing on the side facing the bearing, or they may be notches having one side thereof separating from the material of the roller to be forced radially inwardly to engage the sides of the bearing. The notches may be resilient, to enable the bearing to be snapped into position.

Abstract: A bearing assembly comprising inner and outer rings having spaced raceways for a plurality of rolling elements, seal means adjacent at least one axial end of the rings completely within the axial confines of the rings comprising a first sealing element and an annular shield of a rigid material secured to one of the race rings spaced axially outwardly of the first sealing element and having an outer edge spaced from an arcuate wall of the other race ring to define a slotshaped opening to form between the first sealing element and the shield a chamber connected via the slot-shaped opening to the environment of the bearing.

Abstract: A swivel pin bearing for rotatably seating a swivel pin in the yoke eye of a yoke arm. The bearing includes a bushing having a base portion and a sleeve portion integrally formed with the periphery of the base portion, this sleeve portion being arranged in the yoke eye with radial seating play, and a support plate releasably secured to the yoke arm. The base portion has a planar outer surface which opposes a planar inner surface of the support plate. An element is provided for coupling the bushing to the support plate such that axial displacement of the bushing relative to the support plate is prevented. The bushing is capable of sliding radial displacement relative to the support plate which is greater than the radial seating play of the bushing in the yoke eye.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a means for facilitating the replacement of plasma generators and for minimizing the heat losses during installation of a plasma generator in a shaft furnace, particularly for plasma generators of the type comprising cylindrical electrodes between which an electric arc is generated, the bases of the arc being caused to rotate by means of electric field coils arranged around said electrodes. To achieve this at least the field coil (7) surrounding the electrode nearest to the nose (12) of the plasma generator, together with its connections for coolant and electricity, is permanently secured in the wall (1) of the shaft furnace in conjunction with the opening (6) for insertion of the plasma generator (11) into the shaft furnace.

Abstract: For a bearing bushing of generally cup-like form for universal joints including a universal joint pin, a check plate disposed between the axial end face of the pin and the bottom wall of the bushing, said check plate having on the side thereof confronting the pin concentric or circumferentially distributed projections with check surfaces and in that, proceeding from the end surface facing away from the pin, it has recesses or the like, which are arranged under the projections in the axial direction.

Abstract: A method for the production of a guide rail for linear guiding and having a hardened rolling body race groove on opposite sides of the guide rail. In order to minimize production costs and avoid cutting of the race grooves, the race grooves are initially spaced at a distance that is greater or smaller than their finally desired value, by an incremental distance. Grooves are provided centrally in the guide rail between the opposed race grooves, and the race rail is then hardened except in the region of the central grooves. Compression rollers in the race grooves or central grooves are then forced into the guide rail to decrease or increase respectively the distance between the race grooves until the desired distance therebetween is obtained. The method can also be employed when only a single race groove is provided on the rail.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of destroying and vaporizing refuse, primarily household waste. The material is fed into a shaft furnace, in which the material is subjected to a vaporization and combustion process in at least three zones, said zones being produced by the supply of blast air at least at three different levels in the shaft furnace which blast gas completely or partly is supplied with controlled quantities of thermal energy by means of electricity, preferably by using at least one plasma generator. The gas produced by the process is withdrawn through an annular drum, arranged about two thirds of the way up the shaft furnace. The gas leaving can be used as combustion gas e.g. for district heating plants and steam power stations with varying thermal requirements.

Abstract: A work tool for the separation of tubes, wherein two deforming rollers rigidly mounted on the tool are moveably arranged tangential to the tube for separating the tube up to a remaining section by deformation without cutting. Thereafter the full separation is effected by a cutting roller movable radially toward the tube and advanced thereto by the work tool.

Abstract: Hydraulic tappet essentially comprising a first cup member sliding in a seat; a second member sliding axially in relation to the first; a third annular member located inside the said first cup member and having a sleeve, inside the inner bore of which the said second member slides axially, and a ring projecting radially from the said sleeve and connected in fluidtight manner to the side wall on the said first cup member in such a manner as to form a first chamber for fluid under pressure; and a fourth annular member made of flexible material and located essentially inside the said first cup member and outside the said sleeve on the said third annular member in such a manner as to form a second activating fluid chamber connected hydraulically to the said first chamber over a duct with an on-off member.

Abstract: A seal for a rolling bearing having an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and rolling elements between the outer and inner rings. A seal extends from one of the bearing rings and has axially extending sealing lips engaging a centrifuge plate extending from the other bearing ring. The free end of the centrifuge plate extends to the region of the bearing ring to which it is not affixed, and is angled axially outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A conveyor roller has end caps forming housings for ball bearing units rotatably mounting the conveyor roller on a spindle, each housing having an end wall forming an abutment for locating the bearing in the housing, and the spindle having circlips abutting the bearing units. Each bearing unit has inboard and outboard seals mounted on the outer bearing ring, and the inboard seal is formed with projections which are compressed axially with permanent deformation between the inboard seal and the end wall of the housing, so as to function as a spacer. The projections are spaced symmetrically around the axis of the bearing unit, and each projection is symmetrical about a radial plane through the center of the projection. The projections are formed integral with the seal or consist of separate V-shaped elements mounted in slots in a side face of the seal. The inboard seal is formed with a recess for each projection, the recess having a depth to accommodate the projection when in a fully collapsed condition.

Abstract: A draw frame for a spinning machine is provided with roving blocking mechanism associated with its inlet rollers actuable on rupture of the remittant thread to arrest movement of the roving and is further provided with a sensor for detecting the continuity of the roving being fed from a source of supply and a roving clamp situated between the sensor and the blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism and the roving clamp are arranged to be simultaneously operated in response to a signal from the sensor or in response to rupture of the thread.

Abstract: A cage for a radial ball bearing comprises an annular body of resilient material formed with pockets for reception of the balls as a snap fit and prongs for guiding the balls into the pockets when the annular body is fitted in the bearing from a side thereof. A retainer ring is mounted on the guide prongs to maintain the same cord distance between the prongs and thereby restrict deformation of the annular body so as to prevent ejection of the annular body under the ball-to-cage contact forces in the operation of the bearing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and means for cooling lump material in which the material in a vertical, gas-tight cooler (1) is subjected in a furst step to a transverse cooling flow (at 9) and in a second step to counter-flow cooling (at 20). Optimal cooling effect is obtained by a distribution of the cooling gas between transverse and counter-flow cooling in such a way that maximum temperature is obtained in the cooling gas leaving through the outlet (13).

Abstract: A pocket cage for a rolling bearing, e.g. a cylindrical roller bearing, made in a mold with single-piece, radially movable sliders, in particular out of plastic material with low deformability, which cage comprises two side rings connected by webs, with at least the circumferential outer surface or the bore being provided with projections which project into the pockets and extend along only part of the web length for retaining the rolling elements in the radial direction. In particular, a retaining projection is provided on a first side of each web and a recess, i.e. free space, is provided on a second side of each web. The angle between the oblique surface of the recess and the second side surface of the web is greater than or equal to the angle between the surface of the retaining projection which faces the rolling element and the first side surface of the web.

Abstract: A ball bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring with respective rolling tracks for a set of balls, the ball bearing being of the so-called "oblique" type in which the rolling tracks, in section, constitute arcs of a curve the normal to which at the mid point of the curve is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis of the rings. Adjacent the rolling track on the inner ring is a groove the minimum diameter of which is less than that of the rolling track and adjacent the rolling track of the outer ring is a cylindrical surface the diameter of which is less than the maximum diameter of the rolling track. The difference in diameters between the cylindrical surface and the minimum diameter of the groove is such that half this difference is equal to the diameter of a ball.

Abstract: Wheel bearing with a built-in homokinetic coupling. The wheel bearing comprises a generally annular inner part, an outer race and two rows of rolling elements located between the outside running surfaces formed on the outer race and the inside running surfaces applied to the inner part. The outer race is equipped with a radially extending flange for the attachment of the bearing. The annular inner part is equipped with a radially extending flange to which the hub of a wheel can be attached. The inner part forms at the same time one unit with the outer ring of the homokinetic coupling. The flange of the inner part is extended with a brake element which forms the part to be braked of a braking mechanism so that the inner part of the bearing, the carrier flange for the wheel, the brake element and the outer ring of the homokinetic coupling form one homogeneous unit.

Abstract: Four-row cylindrical roller bearing for the working or back-up rolls of high-speed roll stands, in which, so that the rollers of all rows can roll evenly at high speeds without slippage, and also so that the bearing can be easily disassembled, the inner ring is provided with flanges on both sides of each row of rollers and, in the installed state, at least the two rows of rollers facing the roll body are each guided in a separate cage.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process and a device for the assembly of universal joints. In order to reduce the defect of center misalignment of the joint parts with respect to each other which characterized the joints after assembly, the center misalignment resulting from different pressing forces on the bearings and from other manufacturing tolerances are measured according to the invention during assembly, whereupon appropriate corrective forces are generated to eliminate the misalignment of the centers.

Abstract: A pillow block housing having partition means dividing the interior of the housing into an outer oil reservoir chamber and an inner chamber for a rolling bearing, said chambers being separated by partition means extending in a generally radial direction with respect to the bearing axis, a lubricator ring which rests in the inner chamber on a shaft member or the like and projects through recesses in the housing partitions into the oil reservoir chamber and supplies lubricant from the reservoir to the inner bearing chamber upon rotation of the shaft, said partition means comprising separate divider sections selectively adjustable in various axial positions in the housing bore in a form-locking manner.