Patents Assigned to Dowty Aerospace
  • Bearing and method of disassembling such a bearing
    Patent number: 6138948
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement is provided in which bearings (60) are held captive between opposing bearing surfaces of laces (24, 62). A closeable delivery hole (64) provides a route through which bearings can be inserted into or removed from the space between the races (24, 62). A ball rake (54) is moveable into engagement with the bearings (60) and is rotatable so as to sweep the bearings towards the delivery hole for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Dowty Aerospace
    Inventor: Terence John Dix