Patents Assigned to SKF
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Patent number: 10197093Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing arrangement having a first and a second support structure for supporting a rotating member, a first rolling bearing supporting the first support structure in relation to the second support structure at a first support location, a second rolling bearing supporting the first support structure in relation to the second support structure at a second support location. The first and second rolling bearings are arranged in a coaxial configuration in relation to each other. Furthermore, the first rolling bearing forms a radially outer bearing, and the second rolling bearing is arranged radially inside the first rolling bearing by a bearing radial distance, and the first support location and second support location are axially aligned. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a bearing arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Arne Lars Jonas Kullin, Hans Wendeberg
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Patent number: 10197163Abstract: A dynamic seal having a contact surface providing poly(norbornene) or a derivative thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Stellario Barbera, Warrick Allen
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Patent number: 10197103Abstract: A sealing arrangement for sealing a first chamber against a second chamber, the sealing arrangement being located between a first machine element and a second machine element. A relative movement occurs between the two machine elements. The sealing arrangement comprises a sealing element which is equipped with at least one sealing lip. The sealing lip(s) is/are held by the sealing element and is/are fixed by the sealing element at one of the machine elements. The sealing lip(s) is/are in sliding contact with the other machine element. The sealing arrangement comprises a lip element that is fixed with one of the machine elements and is in sliding contact with the other machine element. The lip element comprises a conductive element for establishing electrical conductivity of the lip element, so that electrical conductivity is established between the two machine elements by the lip element in an effective an economical manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Alain Gezault, Juergen Kurth
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Automatic lubrication system for a bearing, and method for operating an automatic lubrication system
Patent number: 10197044Abstract: An automatic lubrication system for automatic and demand-driven charging of a bearing with a lubricant includes an automatic lubrication device configured to automatically charge the bearing with the lubricant, a detecting device configured to detect at least one operating parameter of the bearing, and a data-transmission device that is configured to transmit data from the detecting device to the lubrication device. The automatic lubrication device is configured to charge the bearing with the lubricant based on the operating parameters detected by the detecting device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Dino Czichowski, Johannes Cornelis Theodorus Blom, Harry Timmerman, Henricus van Genuchten -
Patent number: 10195694Abstract: A method for manufacturing at least one synchronizing ring includes providing a rough-turned blank made from a hardenable material that is in a not-hardened state and laser-cutting the rough-turned blank to form the at least one synchronizing ring, the laser cutting being performed with an energy chosen to be sufficient to selectively harden at least a portion of the material in a region along which the laser cutting occurs.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Thomas Fetzer, Norbert Huhn, Ulrich Lang, Patrice Ribault
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Patent number: 10197097Abstract: A clutch rolling bearing centered on a central axis. The clutch rolling bearing includes a rotatable ring provided with a toroidal portion defining a first concave raceway and an engagement portion dedicated to cooperate with a diaphragm, a stationary ring mounted coaxially with the rotatable ring, provided with a toroidal portion defining a second concave raceway and dedicated to cooperate with a translating piston, and balls arranged between the first and second concave raceways of the rotatable and stationary rings. The engagement portion of rotatable ring extends from the toroidal portion on the diaphragm side, the engagement portion being folded against the toroidal portion on a surface radially opposite to the first raceway.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Benoit Arnault, Philippe Walter
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Patent number: 10190639Abstract: A sensor unit for a bearing includes a main body, a sensor holder and a mounting bracket. The sensor holder has a measurement surface in a first plane on which at least one sensor is provided for measuring an operating parameter of the bearing. Each mounting bracket has an attachment portion having an attachment surface. The sensor unit is configured to contact the bearing ring that forms part of an assembly in which the bearing is mounted. The sensor holder has one or more extendable legs that are extendable in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the first plane, such that the measurement surface is adjustable in longitudinal direction relative to the main body. The mounting brackets are linearly movable and pivotable relative to the main body. The sensor unit has a first attachment position and a second attachment position.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventor: Andrew Campbell
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Patent number: 10190624Abstract: A spacer device for roller elements of a toroidal roller bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The toroidal roller bearing allows for axial and angular displacement between the inner and outer rings. The spacer device comprises a first roller element-contacting surface and a second roller element-contacting surface on opposite sides thereof. First and second roller-contacting surfaces are arranged to separate two adjacent roller elements in a tangential direction of the toroidal roller bearing when the spacer device is in use. Each of the first and second roller element-contacting surfaces has a concave shape adapted to conform to respective convex contacting surfaces of the roller elements. The spacer device comprises end members that have projections that extend outwards from first and second roller-contacting surfaces and which are arranged to extend at least partly over the ends of two adjacent roller elements when the spacer device is in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventor: Arne Lars Jonas Kullin
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Patent number: 10190636Abstract: A support assembly for movable shafts including a bearing for receiving the movable shaft, a bearing housing having an annular housing, in an internal seat that is mounted to the bearing, and a lid to close fluid tight an opening of the seat for the bearing, the cover is made in one piece in a polymeric material and has a portion that is coupled on a radially outer lateral surface for housing the annular element and that is provided with an annular sealing lip which extends frontally projecting from a front edge of the coupling portion, which is made of the same polymeric material of the cover and which is elastically deformable in the radial direction from the inside towards the outside. The annular sealing lip being coupled with interference with a portion of the radially outer conical lateral surface housing the annular element.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Fabio Falaschi, Davide Zanghi
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Patent number: 10190444Abstract: The cam follower roller device providing a tappet body extending along an axis, an insert mounted in the tappet body, a pin mounted at least on the insert and a roller mounted on the pin. The device further provides a retaining washer mounted into a bore of the tappet body so as to axially retain the insert inside the tappet body. The tappet body provides retention means, cooperating with the washer to axially retain the washer relative to the tappet body. The retaining washer is axially interposed between the insert and the retention means.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Samuel Viault, Benoit Hauvespre, Thomas Perrotin
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Patent number: 10185706Abstract: A system and method for generating a web browser view of a desktop application. The system and method can include obtaining source code for the desktop application, where the source code includes various properties, determining annotations associated with the one or more properties, where the annotations describe display properties for the one or more properties, and generating the web browser view with the display properties based on the annotations. The system and method can also include receiving input from a user via the web browser view, performing backend logic based on the input and the source code where the backend logic results in a change in a view, and updating the web browser view based on the change in the view.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventor: Dicky Suryadi
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Patent number: 10180162Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first ring having two raceways and at least one second ring having two raceways and rolling elements between the rings, and a ring raceway width is defined as an axial distance between the axially outer ends of the first ring raceways. A radially extending integral mounting flange extends from the first ring at a location between first and second sides of the first ring, and the flange has an axial abutment surface. A first shoulder extends from the first side toward the axial abutment surface. The first axial abutment surface is located an axial distance from the first side of the first ring, the axial distance being 10% to 50% of the ring raceway width, and a ratio of an outer diameter of the mounting flange to the width of the first ring raceways is from 5 to 25.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Peter Scheibner, Jonas Kristensen, Mats Persson, Jesko-Henning Tanke
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Patent number: 10166829Abstract: A strut mount and bearing assembly includes a strut mount having upper and lower ends, a central bore for receiving a shock absorber end and an annular upper race surface between the upper and lower ends and extending circumferentially about the bore. The upper end is fixedly connectable with a vehicle body and has a flat attachment surface disposeable against a vehicle surface of the vehicle body. A first bearing race is disposed on the mount and a spring seat having a second bearing race is movably coupled with the strut mount. The seat also has a lower end with spring engagement surface and a second bearing race is disposed on the seat spaced axially from the first bearing race. Rolling elements are disposed between the first and second bearing races to form a bearing. The various components are formed and sized to make an axially compact assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Mathieu Hubert, Thomas Lepine, Massimo De Francisco
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Patent number: 10168379Abstract: Described herein is a system. The system comprises an output cabling comprising an output wire and a return wire. The system also comprises a surge generator configured to provide a voltage pulse at a first rise time down the output cabling to a device under test. The output wire causes a ring at an initiation of the voltage pulse being provided by the surge generator to the device under test. The return wire is a return leg of the output cabling that is in a parallel path to the output wire and is configured to reduce or eliminate the ring.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventor: Robert Pray
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Patent number: 10161540Abstract: A valve actuated device for a valve having a valve body and a valve translating member; a housing; a rotary and non-translating sleeve mounted in the housing and connected to an input rotary means; an axial shaft means positioned coaxially to the sleeve and adapted to be connected to the valve translating member; screw connecting means provided between the axial shaft means and the sleeve for convert applied rotation of the sleeve into axial translation of the axial shaft means; anti-rotation and axial guidance means installed between the housing and the shaft means; the anti-rotation and axial guidance means providing a linear ball bearing including a sleeve mounted to the housing and at least one rolling element recirculation system, the rolling elements thereof engaging axial groove of the shaft means.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Christian Boch, Jerome Dubus
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Patent number: 10161449Abstract: A split bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing assembly includes a first bearing cage segment and a second bearing cage segment each having two side ring sections axially spaced apart by a plurality of bridges. Adjacent pairs of the bridges define rolling-element receiving pockets for receiving rolling elements of the rolling-element bearing assembly and for holding the rolling elements spaced apart from each other and for guiding the rolling elements. The first bearing cage segment is connected to the second bearing cage segment via a swivel joint that may be formed of a bolt element on a first end of the first bearing cage segment and an at least partial eyelet on the first end of the second bearing cage segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Juergen Weiglein, Franziska Meyer
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Patent number: 10161453Abstract: A supporting assembly including a bearing, a bearing housing having an annular element housing and a base for fixing, and a cover for close fluid tight an opening of the housing element; the cover being cup-shaped and including an annular coupling portion to a radially outer lateral surface for housing the annular element. The coupling portion provided radially on the inside with at least a pair of teeth projecting radially towards the inside of the lid; the lateral surface of the annular element housing provided with an annular seat for the teeth of the lid, including: an annular groove disposed axially spaced with respect to a front edge of the housing element; axial grooves equal to the number of teeth present and that radially interrupt the front edge; and a bottom wall provided with a plurality of alternating troughs and projections arranged offset circumferentially with respect to the axial grooves.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Fabio Falaschi, Fausto Baracca
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Patent number: 10160041Abstract: A device for selectively moving a first or second tool relative to a workpiece on a lathe, the device including a first and a second tool providing system, each of the tool providing systems including a guide rail having a length direction, a slide slidably mounted on the guide rail, the slide being shiftable from a waiting position to a work position, a tool retainer on the slide, a block fixed relative to the guide rail, a first lever pivotably mounted to the block, a second lever having a first end pivotably mounted to the block and a second end pivotably mounted to the slide, and a linear actuator having a rod pivotably connected to the first lever, the rod extending in a direction not parallel to the length direction of the guide rail and being shiftable from a first position to a second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Erich Pfandl, Egon Werner Kern
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Patent number: 10161451Abstract: A cage segment for a bearing rotatable around an axis of symmetry that defines an axial direction and able to receive a plurality of rolling elements and having an inner and outer walls that extend circumferentially in the form of a of cylinder. A plurality of radial beams extend globally radially with respect to the axis and connecting the inner and outer walls. Each axial radial beam having a central portion and two end portions that are opposite with respect to the central portion. The central portion being symmetrical with respect to a plane of symmetry. The plane of symmetry of the at least one end portion cooperating with a rolling element to center the segment, forms with the plane of symmetry of the central portion an angle which is not equal to zero.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Bruno Capoldi, Vincent Bredoire
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Publication number: 20180347624Abstract: A device for injecting a fluid into a mechanical system that may undergo heating, comprising at least one body containing a thermally triggered charge generating combustion gas, ignition of the charge being able to be triggered under the action of an ignition command and/or under the effect of a heat contribution, from a heating area of the body toward the charge, a reservoir containing the fluid, means for fastening the device to the mechanical system, the fastening means adapted to put the reservoir in fluid communication with the mechanical system, and means for delivering pressurized fluid outside the reservoir through the action, directly or through intermediate means, of the combustion gases. Within the device, the fastening means comprise at least one injection sleeve provided with an outer thread coated with an anti-loosening adhesive film. The invention also relates to a mechanical system equipped with at least one such device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: SKF AEROENGINE FRANCEInventor: Hervé CARREROT