Patents Examined by James Pilkington
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Patent number: 12117041Abstract: A turbo fluid machine includes a partition wall separating an inside of a housing into a compression space and a bearing space; and a foil bearing. The partition wall includes a support part having an end face raised toward a thrust collar in an axial direction. The support part has a groove formed in the end face and radially extending to an outer peripheral surface of the support part. Top foils of the foil bearing each have one surface facing the thrust collar and the other surface elastically supported by corresponding one of bump foils of the foil bearing. The foil bearing is mounted on the end face such that a position of the groove corresponds to a position of a gap between the bump foils and a position of a gap between the top foils and such that the groove faces the thrust collar in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Fumiya Shinoda, Fumihiro Suzuki, Takahito Kunieda
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Patent number: 12104644Abstract: Provided is a floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing. The floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing may comprise: a bearing housing which is mounted by ring-coupling to the outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft; and a floating sleeve which is mounted between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing so that there is a gap between the floating sleeve and the rotary shaft, and between the floating sleeve and the bearing housing, wherein the rotation of the floating sleeve is constrained by the bearing housing during the rotation of the rotary shaft, and one side of the floating sleeve in the circumferential direction is open in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUSInventors: Keun Ryu, Hyun Sung Jung
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Patent number: 12098746Abstract: A rolling element bearing having inner and outer bearing rings with rolling elements therebetween, and an angle-of-rotation limiting device that limits the relative rotation between the inner and outer bearing rings within an angle-of-rotation range from 0° to greater than 360° and includes a first stop element arranged on the inner bearing ring and a second stop element arranged on the outer bearing ring. The first stop element is formed by a plurality of individual radial base bores arranged in peripheral succession in a row on the outer lateral surface of the inner bearing ring and by a slotted-hole-type radial base groove arranged between first and last radial base bores, and one or two separate angle limiters protruding radially beyond the radial base bores or groove can be inserted into the radial base bores or the radial base groove depending on the size of the angle of rotation to be limited.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Junginger, Meik Kreuzer
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Patent number: 12098745Abstract: A unit includes a thrust washer having a first abutment and a second abutment. The thrust washer is configured to be moved, by rotation, between a first position in which the thrust washer abuts the first abutment and a second position in which the thrust washer abuts the second abutment. The first abutment and the second abutment are formed by at least one pin and at least one recess. The pin is configured to engage in the recesses, and the recess is designed as a groove that extends tangentially around an axis of rotation of a component that is rotatably mounted by way of the thrust washer.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.Inventors: Wim De Laet, Andy Maes, Jan Aerts
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Patent number: 12091126Abstract: A bearing seat suitable for receiving a bearing includes an annular body, a first outer-radial flange and a second outer-radial flange. The annular body includes a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a first end, a second end, an inner matching surface and an outer surface. A thickness difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the peripheral wall is within 30%. A portion of the inner matching surface is suitable for contacting and matching with an outer matching surface of the bearing. The first outer-radial flange protrudes from the outer surface adjacent to the first end and extends to the first end. The second outer-radial flange protrudes from the outer surface adjacent to the second end and extends to the second end. The overall structure of the bearing seat is uniform, which can reduce warpage and deformation caused by uneven shrinkage during the injection process.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TIEN HSIN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Wei-Chih Wei
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Patent number: 12092154Abstract: A bearing structure (100) of the present disclosure includes: a rotating shaft (11); a dynamic bearing (12) including a foil (22) and a foil holder (21), the foil (22) being disposed around the rotating shaft (11) to constitute a bearing surface, the foil holder (21) holding the foil (22); a bearing support member (13) disposed around the dynamic bearing (12) to support the dynamic bearing (12); and at least one elastic body (14) disposed between the bearing support member (13) and the foil holder (21).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Taguchi, Takumi Hikichi
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Patent number: 12092161Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a shaft, a first bearing, and a nut. The nut has a thread, which is screwed onto a threaded region formed on the shaft, and a bearing seat formed on the shaft adjoins the threaded region. The inner ring of the first bearing contacts the bearing seat, and the nut contacts the inner ring of the first bearing. The inner ring of the first bearing is arranged spaced apart from the threaded region of the shaft. A runout region of a thread cut into the threaded region of the shaft is arranged in a subsection of the bearing seat adjoining the threaded region.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ermalt Lamaj, Jens Blömeke, Norbert Schneider, Thomas Huber, Markus Lutz, Sven Wurzer
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Patent number: 12082693Abstract: A roller carriage for displaceable linear guidance in a longitudinal direction on a rail element is disclosed. The roller carriage includes a carrier and a first, second, and third roller. The first, second, and third rollers are each mounted on the carrier such that each can rotate about a rotating axle. The rotating axles are substantially parallel to one another and the first, second, and third rollers are disposed on the roller carriage such that the first roller can be brought into engagement with a first track of the rail element and the second and third rollers can be brought into engagement with a second track of the rail element. The first roller is mounted such that it can move in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the carrier and is resiliently pretensioned in transverse direction by a first spring element.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Accuride International GmbHInventors: Christoph Neuhaus, Thomas Quirein
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Patent number: 12078203Abstract: Systems and methods related to hydrodynamic bearings for use in X-ray sources are provided. In one aspect, a hydrodynamic bearing system includes a sleeve assembly including a cross-member fluidically dividing a first interior cavity from a second interior cavity, a first shaft positioned in the first interior cavity, and a second shaft positioned in the second interior cavity. The hydrodynamic bearing system may further include a first journal bearing including a first fluid interface surrounding at least a portion of the first cantilever shaft and configured to support radial loads and a second journal bearing including a second fluid interface surrounding at least a portion of the second cantilever shaft and configured to support radial loads.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Andrew Triscari, Ian Hunt
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Patent number: 12078206Abstract: A pressure plate bearing device assembled by quick connection includes a bearing and a pressure plate. The pressure plate includes a sleeving hole which sleeves outside an outer race of the bearing, a limiting groove provided in a position where the outer race of the bearing is nested in the sleeving hole in a matching manner, and a steel ball arranged in the limiting groove. Based on the limiting match between the steel ball and the sleeving hole and that between the steel ball and the outer race of the bearing, at least the axial limit between the bearing and the pressure plate is at least fulfilled. The outer race of the bearing or the pressure plate is provided with a mounting channel that is in communication with the limiting groove. The pressure plate bearing device assembled by the quick connection is more easily assembled and reliably connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: C&U COMPANY LIMITED.Inventors: Jialiang Xu, Xuefeng Bai, Shuwu Zhang
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Patent number: 12078205Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; a rotating subassembly comprising a wheel hub, two inner raceways and two rows of rolling bodies that are arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. One of the inner raceways is formed on a rolling bearing ring that bears against a transmission bowl at an annular contact interface situated between the two pitch planes.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTSInventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari
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Patent number: 12071977Abstract: A linear motion guide bearing 1 includes a rail 10, a slider 20, and a plurality of rolling elements. The slider 20 has formed therein a pair of circulation passages, which are spaces connecting one end and another end in each of a pair of load-carrying races, which are spaces between a pair of first rolling surfaces 41 and a pair of second rolling surfaces 42. In a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the rail 10 includes a bottom wall portion 11, a first side wall portion 12, a second side wall portion 13, and a top wall portion 14. One first rolling surface 41 is made up of a wall surface 15A on an inner side of a first corner portion 15, which is a region where the second side wall portion 13 and the bottom wall portion 11 are connected. The other first rolling surface 41 is made up of a wall surface 16A on an inner side of a second corner portion 16, which is a region where the first side wall portion 12 and the top wall portion 14 are connected.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenichiro Tsuruta
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Patent number: 12071980Abstract: A plain bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring, the outer ring and the inner ring providing respectively an inner surface and an outer surface intended to cooperate with each other for the relative movement of the outer and inner rings, the inner surface of the outer ring and the outer surface of the inner ring each including a coating including at least one layer. The hardness of the coating on the inner surface of the outer ring is less than the hardness of the outer ring, and the hardness of the coating on the outer surface of the inner ring is greater than the hardness of the inner ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignees: Aktiebolaget SKF, SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE S.A.SInventors: Xiaobo Zhou, Camille Dayot, Arnaud Turmeau
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Patent number: 12071983Abstract: A bearing box for a rotating roller for supporting or transporting a high-temperature object. The bearing box includes a bearing and seal units disposed therein. A cooling jacket is disposed at an outer periphery of the bearing box so that the cooling jacket covers at least a portion of an axial region of the bearing and at least a portion of an axial region of the seal unit. The cooling jacket has a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet, and the bearing box is cooled by cooling water supplied to the cooling jacket through the cooling water inlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Shinya Ito
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Patent number: 12071979Abstract: A shaft assembly has a shaft and a journal bearing that is fixedly coupled to the shaft so that rotation of the shaft causes corresponding rotation of the journal bearing. A bearing race has an inner surface that defines a cylindrical bore and a lubrication groove that extends radially outward from the cylindrical bore. The journal bearing is rotatably disposed within the cylindrical bore of the bearing race.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Roy Chapman, David Voyles
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Patent number: 12066057Abstract: Provided in one embodiment of the present invention is a bearing assembly comprising: an outer ring in which a hollow is formed and which has a protrusion protruding toward a central direction along the inner circumferential surface and a first ball contact portion and a second ball contact portion that are formed by the protrusion; an inner ring having a third ball contact portion on the outer circumferential surface and forming a first track portion and a second track portion by being inserted into the hollow; and at least one bearing ball disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring to rotatably connect the outer ring and the inner ring, wherein the bearing balls are arranged in multiple rows in the first track portion and the second track portion and are configured to contact each of the ball contact portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SEGOS CO., LTD.Inventors: Duc Hoi Kim, Ro Hee Lee, Sai Ryun Kim
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Patent number: 12055185Abstract: A sealing device for sealing off a bearing unit from oil contaminants is disclosed herein. The sealing device comprises an annular metallic screen integral to a stationary inner ring, an annular metallic support integral to a rotatable outer ring, and an elastomeric element mounted on the support and comprises a radial lip and an axial lip that cooperate in a sliding and contacting manner with the screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Yi Zhang, Héctor Villalobos Valerio, Pietro Fabio Picatto, Daniele Duch
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Patent number: 12049921Abstract: A ring for shaft bearing of a marine vehicle drive unit has an annular body and a cylindrical active part intended to provide a sliding contact function with another ring at the bearing level. The cylindrical part is segmented into several cylindrical surfaces, each cylindrical surface being attached in a removable manner to the annular body.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology LimitedInventors: Lionel Julliand, Bruno Fieberling, Xinmin Fan
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Patent number: 12049924Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing having a first bearing part and a second bearing part integrally connected to a wheel bearing flange, and rolling bodies being guided between said bearing parts, includes a carrier element and a stop part. The carrier element is connected to the first bearing part, an elastic element is provided on the carrier element, and the carrier element has a fastening section connected to the first bearing part. The elastic element has a sealing lip. The stop part is fastened to the second bearing part and in sliding contact with the sealing lip. The wheel bearing flange has an axial projection provided such that the projection protrudes in the direction of a cavity formed by an axial projection of the first bearing part. An inner surface of the axial projection of the wheel bearing flange forms a seat for the stop part.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Christian Huelz, Branko Katana, Felix Gessner, Andreas Becker, Marco Krapf
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Patent number: 12031584Abstract: A sealing assembly for protecting a bearing from contamination is disclosed herein. The sealing assembly includes an annular insert having a cross-section including a radial arm and an axial arm configured to press against an inner bearing ring, an annular sealing member configured to be pressed against the annular insert, the annular sealing member having a cross-section including a first arm directed in an axial direction and a second arm directed in a radial direction, and at least one radially oriented lip extending from the first arm, and an annular shield configured to engage the annular sealing member and at least one of an inner bearing ring or an outer bearing ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Elias Ferreira Machado, Felipe Travaioli Souza