Patents Assigned to FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KG
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Patent number: 6926446Abstract: Radial self-aligning rolling bearing including an outer ring, an inner ring, and balls which are arranged to roll in the raceways of the rings, and also spherical rollers together as rolling elements, which are all guided in a cage. The balls are larger in diameter than the spherical rollers, so that the balls exclusively take up the entire bearing load when the bearing load is small and both the balls and the rollers take up a larger bearing load.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin Grehn, Rainer Schroder
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Patent number: 6857783Abstract: A wheel bearing having an external, rotating, magnetic encoder which registers rotational speed of the bearing, and a magnetic particle trapping device spaced from the magnetic encoder to protect it against contamination. The trapping device includes a permanent magnet and a cooperating soft iron member which together form an L-shaped configuration relative to each other, with the magnet extending axially relative to the rotation of the wheel and the soft iron member extending radially, or vice versa. Contaminants are collected in a space between the soft iron member and the magnet. A magnetically non-conductive element may be provided to separate the trapping device from the metallic housing of the constant velocity joint on which the trapping device is mounted. A wiping finger may be provided to dislodge accumulated contaminant particles, which may then fall to the roadway.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Roland Langer, Heinrich Hofmann
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Publication number: 20040134720Abstract: Wheel-bearing and brake-disk unit designed such that forces (deformations) when the rim is being screwed on largely avoid resulting axial run-out in the brake disk. The bearing flange to which the rim and pot-shaped part of the brake disk are attached has first fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the first openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent first openings. The pot-shaped part of the brake disk has second fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the second openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent second openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Horst Masuch
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Publication number: 20040096132Abstract: Radial self-aligning rolling bearing including an outer ring, an inner ring, and balls which are arranged to roll in the raceways of the rings, and also spherical rollers together as rolling elements, which are all guided in a cage. The balls are larger in diameter than the spherical rollers, so that the balls exclusively take up the entire bearing load when the bearing load is small and both the balls and the rollers take up a larger bearing load.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin Grehn, Rainer Schroder
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Publication number: 20040032160Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co., KGInventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
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Publication number: 20030223665Abstract: A wheel bearing having an external, rotating, magnetic encoder which registers rotational speed of the bearing, and a magnetic particle trapping device spaced from the magnetic encoder to protect it against contamination. The trapping device includes a permanent magnet and a cooperating soft iron member which together form an L-shaped configuration relative to each other, with the magnet extending axially relative to the rotation of the wheel and the soft iron member extending radially, or vice versa. Contaminants are collected in a space between the soft iron member and the magnet. A magnetically non-conductive element may be provided to separate the trapping device from the metallic housing of the constant velocity joint on which the trapping device is mounted. A wiping finger may be provided to dislodge accumulated contaminant particles, which may then fall to the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Roland Langer, Heinrich Hofmann