Patents Assigned to FAG Kugelfischer AG
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Patent number: 7600614Abstract: An assembly comprised of a brake disk with a hub. Webs which are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction extend between and are anchored to the brake disk and are attached to the hub. At least two of the webs which are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction are formed together in one piece, either from a bent section joining the webs or because adjacent segments having respective adjacent webs are attached. The webs absorb stresses between the brake disk and the hub.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Horst Doppling, Jochen Burgdorf, Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 7599804Abstract: A method for detecting structure-borne noise events in a roller bearing, wherein a measuring signal M of a pressure or dilatation sensor arranged on a roller bearing is fed to a frequency filter for filtering out undesired signal parts. A first variance value is calculated from digital values of the frequency filter output signal and at least one second variance value is calculated from other digital values of the frequency filter output signal and a weighted arithmetic average of the at least two variance values is calculated with the aid of a recursive calculation of the variance value. If the weighted arithmetic variance average value exceeds a pre-selected variance threshold value, then it is assessed that a structure-borne noise event provoked by mechanical damage to the roller bearing has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventor: Alfred Pecher
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Patent number: 7572062Abstract: A axial tapered roller bearing comprising an upper pressure disk, a lower pressure disk and tapered rollers between the pressure disks which are kept at uniform intervals from one another in the circumferential direction by a disk cage. The inner surface of the one pressure disk is a circulation path running radially obliquely outward for the tapered rollers and a circumferential outer rim which, with its annular surface facing the tapered rollers, is in radial supporting contact with the outer end faces of the tapered rollers, while the inner surface of the other pressure disk is formed as a flat mating circulation path for the tapered rollers. The annular surface of the outer rim of the one pressure disk has a concave curvature, and the outer end faces of the tapered rollers have a convex curvature and both in the vertical and in circumferential directions, a lubricating wedge with a constant geometry is formed which is suitable for hydrodynamic pressure development by a lubricant.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Diethmar Morawski, Erwin Treu
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Patent number: 7547147Abstract: A wheel bearing unit (1) is embodied in a four-rowed angular contact ball bearing form.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Jens Heim, David Ilgert
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Patent number: 7537390Abstract: A rolling bearing arrangement comprising at least two annular rows of bearing rolling bodies, a first inner ring and a second inner ring next to and coaxial with the first inner ring and a snap ring connecting the inner rings to one another. The snap ring has a radially inwardly projecting first engagement element at the first inner ring and a radially outwardly projecting second engagement element at the second inner ring. Radial depressions in the first and second inner rings receive respective engagement elements. The first engagement element engages into the first depression radially in the direction toward the axis of rotation of the rolling bearing arrangement. The second engagement element engages into the second radial depression radially away from the axis of rotation. Free inner spacing inside each inner ring, with one inner spacing nearer to the axis of rotation than the other inner spacing.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Johannes De Boer, Bernhard Wilm
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Patent number: 7422200Abstract: A MacPherson strut tube having an upper spring seat, a spring, a strut tube, and a ring bearing disposed for engaging the spring seat, the spring and the strut tube. The ring bearing comprises an upper casing, a lower casing, and a plastic ring engaged between the upper and lower casings, thereby forming said ring bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: David Kellam, Alex Teng, Michael Claassen
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Patent number: 7413349Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling elements between the outer part and the inner part, on the outer part at least one inner raceway, and on the inner part at least one outer raceway for the rolling elements of a row.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Patent number: 7407045Abstract: A wheel bearing having fixed part accommodating the brake caliper. The fixed part of the wheel bearing is connected to the wheel carrier by connecting elements. At least one projection is integrated with the fixed part, the wheel carrier or the connecting element. The projection transmits to the wheel carrier at least the torque acting in the fixed part during braking.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
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Patent number: 7380334Abstract: A clamping device (1) for receiving and for the clearance-free prestressing of a wheel bearing comprises a clamping mechanism (3) which radially prestresses the wheel bearing (8) from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Lothar Ulmann, Karl Bywalez
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Patent number: 7374345Abstract: System (1, 8, 20, 25, 30) for the securing of a roller bearing (2) in axial directions relative to a cylindrical seat (3), the system (1, 8, 20, 25, 30) with at least one first circumferential groove (4) of the seat (3) and with at least one securing ring (7, 19, 21, 22, 23), in which the securing ring (7, 19, 21, 22, 23) adjoins with a disk-form section (26, 27, 28, 29, 31) an axially outer side of a first bearing ring (10) of the roller bearing (2) and in which the securing ring (7, 19, 21, 22, 23) comprises elastically flexible first securing clips (11), projecting from the securing ring (7, 19, 21, 22, 23), which engage the circumferential groove (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Dorin Ilie, David Ilgert, Michael Claassen
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Patent number: 7362200Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for sealing off at least one radial interspace between at least one bearing ring which can rotate and at least one rotationally fixed bearing ring. The seal arrangement is provided with at least a first carrier, the first carrier carrying at least one resilient seal and being fixed to a rotationally fixed bearing ring, and a second carrier, the second carrier being fixed to the bearing ring that can rotate and carrying at least one encoder. The encoder has an outwardly oriented circumferential surface in the shape of a truncated circular cone.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
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Patent number: 7338213Abstract: A barrel-shaped bearing which comprises an external ring and an internal ring, at least one row of barrel-shaped rolling bodies arranged therebetween, the cage in the form of a disk which turns together with the rolling bodies, engages inside a peripheral groove around each rolling body and is provided with recesses corresponding to the number of the rolling bodies of the one row arranged on the external periphery of the cage. The total rolling surface of the internal ring is embodied such that the cross section thereof is concave along the entire axial length of the rolling body. The smallest distance between both sides of the cavity of the disk-shaped cage in the area of the external periphery thereof is less than the diameter of a rolling body in the area of the peripheral groove thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Rainer Schröder, Martin Grehn
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Patent number: 7316168Abstract: The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising curved running paths, in addition to roller bodies and strain gauge sensors which are arranged between said running paths, said sensors being located in a groove on the outer diameter of the outer ring and/or on the inner diameter of the inner ring. The length of two adjacent strip conductor sections of the strain gauge sensor varies in such a way as to measure the angular position of the roller bodies between the strip conductors.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Henri van der Knokke, Rainer Wunderlich, Karin Hauser, Roman Hollweck
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Patent number: 7287908Abstract: An arrangement of a sensor on a wheel bearing unit, the sensor is fixed to an outer wheel bearing ring of the wheel bearing unit, and at the sensor is located opposite an encoder of the wheel bearing unit which encoder can rotate with respect to the sensor about an axis of rotation of the wheel bearing unit. The wheel bearing unit has at least a first row of roller bodies and has a second row of roller bodies which is adjacent to the first row in the axial direction of the axis of rotation. The bearing ring engages at the same time around at least one of the rows.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
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Patent number: 7263901Abstract: A measuring arrangement in a roller bearing, which determines the direction of displacement of a displaceable bearing component in relation to a stationary bearing component. Four pressure-dependent resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4) of a bridge circuit are arranged successively in a line, in a measuring area on a bearing component and in a parallel manner in relation to the direction of displacement of the rolling body or the displaceable rolling component. The distance (R1-R2) is exactly the same as the distance (R3-R4) and the distance (R2-R3) is greater than the other distances. The positions of the resistors and the bridge circuit are selected in such a manner that a single output signal with an asymmetrical form is created. The rotational direction is, for example, determined by the evaluation of the deviation of a maximum of the mean position between two adjacent minima.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Alfred Pecher, Henry Van Der Knokke
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Patent number: 7220059Abstract: A double-row angular-contact antifriction bearing including an outer bearing ring, and an inner bearing ring and rolling elements between the bearing rings in two rows next to one another on raceways of the bearing rings. A bearing cage for the rolling elements. The inner bearing ring is axially split and is of two individual rings which are connected and between which a distance ring defines axial prestress between the rolling elements of the both rows. The distance ring between the individual rings of the axially split inner ring is a connecting element of the individual rings.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Dieter Göbel, Bernd Röhner, Günter Herles, Stefan Scharting, Milos Grujic
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Patent number: 7213973Abstract: A single-row or multi-row rolling bearing comprising thin-walled bearing races which are made of a martensitic, through hardened steel and have the following characteristics: a surface hardness of ?613 HV (56 HRC) in the area of the bearing face; a core hardness of ?285 HV (28 HRC); a difference of ?150 HV (9 HRc) between the surface hardness and the core hardness. The core hardness is reached at a depth ranging between 8 percent of the diameter of the rolling elements and 90 percent of the wall thickness on the bottom of the track. There is a ratio of ?20 between the diameter of a pitch circle Tk and the diameter of a rolling element DW.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Gerhard Kreiselmeier, Wilhelm Sebald, Franz Josef Ebert
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Patent number: 7178413Abstract: Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking force by measuring the change in length in the material of the stationary flange in the flow of force between first fastening openings for receiving the brake caliper and a form-locking connecting element for connecting to a wheel carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
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Patent number: 7140228Abstract: An antifriction bearing equipped with sensors for measuring the length change in the rolling contact between antifriction elements and the outer ring, region vectors are formed and pass via an interface to an evaluation unit disposed outside the antifriction bearing which add region vectors from the sensors in at least three regions and determines magnitude and direction of force on the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventor: Jens Heim
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Patent number: 7140781Abstract: A sealing unit for a wheel bearing, including a cover cap of sheet metal on a rotationally fixed bearing ring. An elastic seal on the cover cap. A baffle plate which protrudes in a radial direction, displaced on a bearing ring which can rotate with respect to the rotationally fixed bearing ring. The cover cap has a rotationally symmetrical hollow shoulder which extends axially in the direction of roller bodies of the bearing. The seal is fixed with respect to the shoulder of the cover cap and at the same time the seal bears with at least one sealing lip, at least once in a radially sealing fashion against a hollow cylindrical section which is fixed with respect to the rotatable bearing ring and protrudes axially from the baffle plate in the direction of the bearing roller bodies.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer