Patents Examined by Thomas R. Hannon
  • Patent number: 10197097
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Benoit Arnault, Philippe Walter
  • Patent number: 10190632
    Abstract: In a copper alloy machined cage for a thrust ball bearing, an inside surface of a pocket includes a cylindrical surface, a support surface which is continuous with the cylindrical surface and contacts a ball in an axial direction, and two protruding portions which are formed at an equal interval in a circumferential direction of the pocket, at a ball insertion side of the pocket which is opposite to the support surface in the axial direction and protrude from the cylindrical surface. The protruding portions prevent falling out of the ball from a ball insertion side opening of the pocket and are either elastically deformed or elastic-plastically deformed by the ball during insertion of the ball into the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sakase, Takanori Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 10190625
    Abstract: A thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes a thrust roller bearing (20) and a plurality of pockets (21) accommodating rollers (13). The thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes: a radially outer area bent portion (41) formed by bending an area located radially outside the pockets (21) inward in a radial direction; and projecting portions (44) that are formed in a tip end of the radially outer area bent portion (41) at positions aligned with the pockets (21) and project inward in the radial direction beyond radially outer edges of the pockets (21) so as to contact end faces (16) of the rollers (13) accommodated in the pockets (21). The projecting portions (44) have a width that is ? or more and ? or less of the width of the pockets (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hisataka Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10190639
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Andrew Campbell
  • Patent number: 10190633
    Abstract: To provide a rolling bearing having excellent rust prevention capability and capable of being used for a long period of time in a highly corrosion environment. A rolling bearing 1 utilized for a power generator which generates power from natural energy or for generator equipment has one or more bearing members which form the bearing having a rust prevention film formed in a predetermined region of a surface of a base material. The rust prevention film is formed by a porous film with a sacrificial anode action against the base material in the whole of the predetermined region. The porous film in a part or the whole of the predetermined region is subjected to sealing treatment which impregnates the porous film with a sealing treatment agent from a surface of the porous film. A surface of a sealing treatment body obtained from the porous film subjected to the sealing treatment is subjected to first coating treatment which coats the surface of the sealing treatment body with epoxy resin coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 10190636
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Fabio Falaschi, Davide Zanghi
  • Patent number: 10190626
    Abstract: A thrust roller bearing cage (11) a thrust roller bearing (20) and a plurality of pockets (21) accommodating rollers (13). The thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes: a radially outer area bent portion (41) formed by bending an area located radially outside the pockets (21) inward in a radial direction; and projecting portions (44) that are formed in a tip end of the radially outer area bent portion (41) and project inward in the radial direction so as to contact end faces (16) of the rollers (13) accommodated in the pockets. Radially outer edges (21a) of the pockets (21) are located radially outside base end parts (44a) of the projecting portions (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hisataka Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10184516
    Abstract: A bearing system includes: a rotatable shaft, a circumferential channel in the shaft with an axially extending profile surface at least part of which is inclined relative to the shaft axis; a bearing, around the shaft in use; a split ring in the circumferential channel in contact with the inclined profile surface, the split ring includes a first part having an outer diameter, and a second part having a greater outer diameter than the first part to provide a thrust surface; a collar, including an internal bore to accommodate the first part of the split ring in use; and a bearing locator for exerting an axial locating force between the split ring and the bearing to locate the bearing on the shaft. An axial thrust load exerted on the split ring by the shaft is transmitted to the collar by the thrust surface, and the split ring is urged along the inclined profile surface so as to produce a radial load on the split ring which is resisted by the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED
    Inventor: Adrian Hetherington
  • Patent number: 10184523
    Abstract: A rotating shaft assembly comprising a rotating shaft mounted within a casing and a primary bearing assembly in bearing engagement with the shaft and the casing and positioned between the shaft and the casing. The assembly also includes a secondary bearing assembly comprising a secondary bearing normally radially spaced from the shaft and arranged to engage with or contact the shaft in the event of failure of the primary bearing normally in contact with the shaft, and an inspection member to provide an indication of frictional engagement of the secondary bearing with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: RATIER-FIGEAC SAS
    Inventor: Frédéric Vermande
  • Patent number: 10180156
    Abstract: A connecting element comprising a head and a shaft configured to fasten one or more components to a bearing ring of a rolling-element bearing, wherein the head is configured to adjust to a form of a circumferential groove in the bearing ring to be inserted in the groove, and the shaft is configured to adjust to fasten in a bore of the one or more components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Joerg Kegeler
  • Patent number: 10180162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Peter Scheibner, Jonas Kristensen, Mats Persson, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 10174790
    Abstract: An inner ring includes: a pair of shoulder outer peripheral surfaces on first and second axial sides of a raceway surface of the inner ring in contact with balls; seal grooves disposed in first and second axial ends of the inner ring and defining labyrinth clearances with lips; and edges disposed on the first and second axial sides. Each of the edges is configured to cause grease flowing along an associated one of the shoulder outer peripheral surfaces to leave the shoulder outer peripheral surface in the direction of an extension thereof. Each of the lips includes a lip oblique surface functioning as a guide surface to guide the grease that has left the edge not to a radially inner region of the bearing but to a radially outer region of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ishii, Youzou Taniguchi, Takashi Iwata
  • Patent number: 10167900
    Abstract: A taper roller bearing includes: an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of taper rollers, and an annular cage. The cage includes a small-diameter annular portion on one side in a axial direction, a large-diameter annular portion which is positioned on the other side in the axial direction and on a radial outer side of a large flange of the inner ring, and a plurality of column portions which link the small-diameter annular portion and the large-diameter annular portion. The taper roller bearing has a labyrinth structure which suppresses a flow of lubricating oil to the outside of the bearing from the inside of the bearing between the large flange and the large-diameter annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeo Kamamoto, Junji Murata, Yuki Shishihara
  • Patent number: 10161443
    Abstract: A rotor journal support system (10) configured to allow for a bearing shoe (16) to properly align to the rotor (14) while keeping the bearing shoe (16) constrained during handling, installation, and operation limit is disclosed. The rotor journal support system (10) may be configured to enable limited movement of a bearing shoe (16) such that when the rotor journal (14) is installed, the bearing shoe (16) is properly aligned with the rotor journal (14), thereby requiring less torque to turn the rotor journal (14) from a stop than when the bearing shoe (16) is misaligned. The rotor journal support system (10) may include bearing shoe supports (88) extending radially outward from the bearing shoe (16). The bearing shoe support (88) may include an outer bearing surface (100) having at least a partial spherical shape configured to bear against the aligning ring (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: John William Farabow, III, Gerald A. Myers, William J. Curtin, Michael Kursch, Lothar K. Schulz
  • Patent number: 10161265
    Abstract: A bearing device for a turbocharger according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a rotational shaft; a journal bearing device including a compressor-side journal bearing and a turbine-side journal bearing; a bearing housing including a compressor-side bearing supporting portion, a turbine-side bearing supporting portion, and a bearing housing main body; and a lubricant oil guide member extending along a circumference direction of the rotational shaft, at an outer circumference side of at least one of the compressor-side bearing supporting portion and the turbine-side bearing supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Isayama, Takashi Nambu, Takaya Futae, Yuya Kojima
  • Patent number: 10161263
    Abstract: A bearing housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger may include an encircling and inwardly open groove arranged in the bearing housing. The bearing housing may also include a housing cover that may have at least one forming portion formed plastically into the groove. The housing cover may be secured on the bearing housing via the at least one forming portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Volkhard Ammon
  • Patent number: 10161453
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fabio Falaschi, Fausto Baracca
  • Patent number: 10156281
    Abstract: To assemble an end portion (12) of a crankshaft (10) defining an axis (100) of revolution, forming at least one first bearing surface (30), turned radially outward, and a shoulder (32), on which threaded holes (34) lead outward, with a flywheel (24) comprising axial bores (36) and a bearing (28) for guiding the crankshaft relative to an engine housing (26) in rotation about the axis of revolution, attachment screws (16) passing through the axial bores of the flywheel and screwed into the threaded holes in the crankshaft end portion are provided, thus rigidly connecting the flywheel to the crankshaft end portion. The guide bearing comprises at least one unitary guide ring (42) positioned on the first bearing surface (30) and having a first transverse surface (44) axially bearing on the shoulder (32). The unitary guide ring comprises axial bores (48) which are aligned with the threaded holes (34) in the crankshaft and the axial bores of the flywheel (36) and have the screws (16) passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NTN-SNR Roulements
    Inventor: Marc Paquien
  • Patent number: 10151342
    Abstract: Rolling bearing arrangements are disclosed. The bearing may include an outer ring, an inner ring, and a strain sensor device having an annular main body. The strain sensor device may be connected to the outer ring and configured to measure axial loads acting on the rolling bearing. A circle segment-shaped force introduction element may extend in a circumferential direction and connect to the annular main body via a web-shaped coupling element. The strain sensor device may have, on an outer end facing away from the rolling bearing, a recess for accommodating a strain sensor. The recess may extend over the force introduction element at least in the circumferential direction and the coupling element may have a smaller extent in a radial direction than the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Heim, Andreas Frühwald, Jörg-Oliver Hestermann
  • Patent number: 10143305
    Abstract: A roller unit for a drawer capable of decreasing the number of components, improving assembly productivity, and continuously maintaining a normal assembly state of the component by changing a structure of an assembled portion of the components configuring the roller unit. The roller unit includes a rotating support shaft fixed to an accommodation body, an idle roller idle-rotatably coupled to the rotating support shaft, and coupling structures provided at assembled portions of the rotating support shaft and the idle roller, respectively, the coupling structures including a locking groove formed in a circumferential direction with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the rotating support shaft, a protrusion formed on an inner circumferential surface of a fastening hole of the idle roller and coupled to the locking groove, and an assembly guiding groove formed at one end of the outer circumferential surface of the rotating support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SEGOS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Won Kim