Patents Examined by Thomas R. Hannon
  • Patent number: 10066666
    Abstract: A spindle-bearing protecting device for protecting a bearing that supports a spindle so as to be rotatable, includes: a rotating part positioned further to an outer side in an axial direction than the bearing, and having a rotor blade configured to rotate along with the spindle; a supply part configured to supply coolant or lubricant between the rotor blade and the bearing; a detection unit configured to detect abnormality of the bearing; and a control unit configured to control a supply of the coolant or the lubricant by the supply part and a revolution speed of the spindle, in a case where the detection unit detects abnormality of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youhei Kamiya
  • Patent number: 10066667
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sliding support assembly comprising an elongate rail of channel section defining a first web and first and second flanges. A slide cassette is positioned between the first and second flanges of the elongate rail such that the slide cassette and the first and second flanges define a first endless track and a second endless track and a plurality of bearing balls is positioned within the first and second endless tracks. The slide cassette comprises a body member formed from extruded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Accuride International Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Herchenreder, David Brooks, Peter Bayles
  • Patent number: 10066669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing device (61) provided with: a plurality of bearing pads (72) arranged between the outer peripheral surface of a turbine rotor (30) and the inner peripheral surface of a bearing housing (71) so as to be separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the rotor (30), the bearing housing (71) externally surrounding the rotor (30), the bearing pads (72) being supported on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing (71) and rotatably supporting the rotor (30); and a thermometer (75) provided to at least one of the plurality of bearing pads (72). The thermometer-equipped bearing pad (73) provided with the thermometer (75) has: a pad body (90) disposed facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotor (30); and a pair of pad shoulders (91) having different shapes and protruding from the pad body (90) to both sides of the bearing housing (71) in the direction of the center axis (O1) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10060471
    Abstract: Provided is a thrust sliding bearing which, while allowing a shaft member to smoothly rotate, can support for a long period of time a thrust load acting on the shaft member. A thrust sliding bearing comprises: an upper case (2) mounted to an upper support for mounting a strut-type suspension to a vehicle body; a lower case (3) mounted to an upper spring seat for supporting the upper end of the coil spring of the strut-type suspension, the lower case (3) being combined with the upper case (2) to form an annular space (5); and an annular center plate (4) disposed in the annular space (5) and enables the relative rotation between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3). The annular space (5) is filled with lubricating grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Morishige, Wataru Nishioka, Tsuyoshi Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10060472
    Abstract: An outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter step portion is formed with an engagement groove extending in a circumferential direction. The retainer plate has a plurality of engagement claws protruding radially inward from an inner periphery of the retainer plate defining the fitting hole and configured to be engaged to the engagement groove. In a state that the fitting hole is fitted to the small-diameter step portion, the engagement claws are formed by axially pressing the inner periphery of the retainer plate, including at least thickness reduction parts formed in advance at a peripheral edge between an inner peripheral surface of the fitting hole and a side surface of the retainer plate, and plastically deforming the inner periphery of the retainer plate so as to protrude radially inward, and the engagement claws are engaged to the engagement groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10054155
    Abstract: A ball bearing includes an inner ring with an inner raceway groove formed on an outer periphery of the inner ring, an outer ring with an outer raceway groove formed on an inner periphery of the outer ring, a plurality of balls interposed between the inner raceway groove and the outer raceway groove, and an annular cage that holds the balls at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction. The cage has an annular portion positioned on an axially first side of the balls and a plurality of cage bars extending from the annular portion toward an axially second side. Each of the cage bars has a guide portion that positions the cage by contacting an area of the inner raceway groove that is different from an area contacted by the balls and pocket surfaces each come into point contact with a corresponding one of the balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeo Kamamoto, Junji Murata, Yuki Shishihara
  • Patent number: 10054162
    Abstract: A sliding bearing may include vertically-arranged half members obtained by halving a cylinder, wherein a narrow groove is provided circumferentially to both axial direction ends of a lower half member at a downstream side of a rotational direction. A peripheral section may be formed on a surface on an outer side of the narrow groove. The peripheral section may be formed to have a height from an outer peripheral surface of the half member that is shorter than a height of a contact surface from an outer peripheral surface of the half member. An inclined part that is inclined toward an inner peripheral side is provided to a downstream side end, of the narrow groove, and a coating layer is provided to an inner peripheral surface of the half member only part of an inner peripheral surface of the narrow groove including an inner peripheral surface of the inclined part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Seki, Yuji Takagi
  • Patent number: 10054129
    Abstract: A support apparatus for balance correction of a rotated body having an end face in a direction intersecting a rotation center and having a support hole in a rotation center portion of the end face includes a vertical mandrel inserted into the rotated body from a vertical direction by being fitted in the support hole; a fluid radial bearing provided on an outer circumferential surface of the mandrel and adapted to rotatably receive an inner surface of the support hole by means of a fluid ejected from the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel; and a fluid thrust bearing placed around the mandrel and adapted to eject the fluid to an end face of the rotated body and thereby float the rotated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: IHI ROTATING MACHINERY ENGINERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Miyahara, Masayuki Kubota, Yukihiro Maeda, Toshifumi Kitanobo, Yoshio Shimokura, Yutaka Hirata, Taketo Maruyama, Ken Nakano, Hisayuki Motoi, Naomichi Oomori
  • Patent number: 10054161
    Abstract: A membrane restrictor adapted to be connected to a pump and a bearing is provided. The pump is adapted to supply fluid to a location between the bearing and the rail through the membrane. The bearing is adapted to be disposed on a rail. The membrane restrictor includes a casing and a membrane. The casing has a chamber, an inlet and an outlet communicating with each other through the chamber, and a restricting plane. The pump is adapted to be connected to the inlet; the bearing is adapted to be connected to the outlet. The membrane is disposed in the chamber. The restricting plane is an inner surface of the casing adjacent to the outlet and towards the membrane. Dimensionless stiffness of the membrane is Kr*, and 1.33?Kr*?2. Kr*=KrL0/(psAr). Here, Kr is stiffness of the membrane, L0 is a distance from the membrane to the restricting plane when no fluid is supplied by the pump (i.e., assembling clearance of the membrane), ps is pressure supplied by the pump, and Ar is an effective area of the restricting plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Ta-Hua Lai, Shih-Chieh Lin
  • Patent number: 10054164
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the balls. An annular groove for creep suppression is formed in a fitting surface that is fitted on a housing to which an outer ring is attached. The annular groove has a depth at which a groove bottom portion of the annular groove is precluded from coming into contact with the mating member when a static load rating is imposed on the annular groove in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youzou Taniguchi, Yasuhiko Ishii, Takashi Iwata
  • Patent number: 10054157
    Abstract: A rolling bearing, in particular a center-free large rolling bearing, having two concentric ball races with one ball race comprising a groove open toward the other ball race, and the other ball race comprising a scraper ring engaging into the groove, wherein the scraper ring is supported at the groove in the axial direction of the rolling bearing by at least two axial bearings arranged at oppositely disposed scraper ring front side and wherein the scraper ring is supported in the radial direction by at least one radial bearing which is arranged on the scraper ring jacket surface. The scraper ring is supported in the axial direction at the groove by a third axial bearing, wherein two axial bearings are arranged at the same side of the scraper ring at separate raceways offset from tone another in the axial direction of the rolling bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Fiesel, Herbert Sauter
  • Patent number: 10054163
    Abstract: A bearing cage for a roller bearing assembly includes an annular body defining a circumferential centerline extending therethrough. The annular body includes an outer circumferential surface, an opposing inner circumferential surface, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced roller cavities defined therein. Each roller cavity of the plurality of roller cavities is configured to receive an associated roller element. Each roller cavity includes a first radial cross-wall defined within the annular body extending from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface. Each roller cavity further includes an opposing second radial cross-wall defined within the annular body extending from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface. At least a portion of the first radial cross-wall and at least a portion of the second radial cross-wall are complimentary to the associated roller element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Fisher, Bugra Han Ertas
  • Patent number: 10047795
    Abstract: A cage of a cage and rollers includes engaging projecting portions that are provided on outer circumferential surfaces of rim portions, the engaging projecting portions being configured to be elastically deformed when the cage is inserted into a support hole of a rocker arm to thereby allow the cage to be contracted in diameter and to be elastically restored to be brought into engagement with the rocker arm after the cage is inserted in the support hole, to thereby position the cage properly in relation to an axial direction relative to the rocker arm. The cage and rollers can be assembled to the rocker arm while being positioned properly in relation to the axial direction so that the cage and rollers and the rocker arm can be formed into a rocker arm unit, and the cage and rollers can easily be assembled to the rocker arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Eisho Watanabe, Sou Matsumoto, Kouji Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10047793
    Abstract: A cage for a roller bearing is provided. The cage has a ring-shaped base body with a plurality of pockets for receiving rolling elements. The base body is formed by two side rings arranged in a defined axial distance and by a plurality of pocket elements, which are located between the side rings. Each pocket element has two face sides designed for contacting a rolling element. The connection between the pocket element and each of the side rings is established by at least one beam joined with one of the side rings and the pocket element. The beam is a positive substance joined with one of the side rings and the pocket element and has a ring-shaped or elliptical cross section in a section perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Philipp Krebs, Gilbert Peters, Sebastian Ziegler, Gregory A Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10047796
    Abstract: In a rolling bearing in which one of inner and outer rings is a rotary ring and the other is a stationary ring, a fitting surface of the stationary ring fitted to a mating member is formed in first and second partial peripheral surfaces of a radially outer surface of the stationary ring which faces the mating member. The first partial peripheral surface is formed on one side in the axial direction, and the second partial peripheral surface is formed on the other side in the axial direction with respect to the first partial peripheral surface. An annular groove that restrains creep is formed between the first partial peripheral surface and the second partial peripheral surface. The annular groove has a depth that is large enough not to allow the bottom of the annular groove to contact the mating member when a radial static rated load is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiko Jinbo
  • Patent number: 10041541
    Abstract: A rolling bearing device includes a first bearing section including a first outer ring, a first inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal, and a second bearing section including a second outer ring, a second inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal. The first inner ring and the second inner ring are electrically connected to each other, and the first outer ring and the second outer ring are electrically insulated from each other. The first outer ring is provided with an input contact for an electric signal, and the second outer ring is provided with an output contact for the electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Yusuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10036421
    Abstract: There is provided a linear motion guide device that is reduced in a contact surface pressure between a ball and a raceway groove so that an occurrence of an edge load can hardly occur, even when any of a pressing load, a tensile load, and a lateral load is applied to a slider. Upper flanks and lower flanks included in raceway grooves of a guide rail and a slider each include: a main arc portion having an arc-shaped section and placed generally in a center of the flank in a width direction; a groove shoulder side sub-arc portion having an arc-shaped section and formed continuously from a groove shoulder side of the main arc portion; and a groove bottom side sub-arc portion having an arc sectional shape and formed continuously from a groove bottom side of the main arc portion. Further, a curvature radius of the groove shoulder side sub-arc portion is different from a curvature radius of the groove bottom side sub-arc portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10036420
    Abstract: A thrust bearing includes: a retainer that is provided with a plurality of pockets; a plurality of rollers that are arranged so as to freely rotate inside the plurality of pockets; and at least one first race that has an annular-shaped first race section in which the plurality of rollers move. The first race is provided with a hook curl section that is formed by bending the first race section from an outer-diameter-side periphery thereof toward the inner-diameter side obliquely in the radial direction, and an outer peripheral surface of the retainer has a conical surface that is formed so as to be substantially parallel to an inner peripheral surface of the hook curl section. The inner peripheral surface of the hook curl section holds the retainer without separating therefrom by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the retainer in a sliding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sadamura, Yuki Shimpo, Hiromichi Takemura, Yutaka Kondou
  • Patent number: 10030696
    Abstract: A ratio W1/W2 of a circumferential width W1 of each of inclined hill portions G2 of a radial dynamic pressure generating portion G and a circumferential width W2 of each of inclined groove portions G3 is 1.2 or larger. And when an inner diameter of a bearing member is D, the circumferential width W2 of each of the inclined groove portions satisfies 0.2D?W2?0.4D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Komatsubara, Tetsuya Kurimura, Yasuhiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10030704
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure can relate to an apparatus including a first member having a first bearing surface formed from a hard material (e.g., a diamond-based material, such as a polycrystalline diamond material), and a second member coupled to an input shaft to translate (e.g., rotate, slide, etc.) with respect to the first member. The second member has a second bearing surface formed from a hard material, and the second bearing surface is to bear against the first bearing surface. In embodiments of the disclosure, the first and second members can be for devices including, but not necessarily limited to: solenoids, generators and/or motors (e.g., out-runner radial flux generators, axial flux generators, radial flux generators/motors, roller vane motors, etc.), gearboxes, rotary data swivels, digital actuators, filters (e.g., inner rotating filters), valves (e.g., proportional valves), sensors (e.g., pressure differential sensors), and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Jonathan D. Marshall, Scott S. Dahlgren, Daniel Manwill, R. Craig Boswell, Scott Richard Woolston