Patents by Inventor Angelo Vignotto
Angelo Vignotto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7922262Abstract: Bearing wheel hub unit (1) is provided with a mounting flange (3) which is integral with an inner race (21) of the bearing (2) in order to mount a wheel, and with a centering collar (4) which extends from a frontal surface (31) of the flange (3) to permit the centering of the wheel in relation to the unit (1). The centering collar (4) produced, preferably of alloy, in such a way as to be independent of the mounting flange (3), and is assembled with the flange (3) by fixing onto the frontal surface (31).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Claudio Savarese, Angelo Vignotto
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Patent number: 7712841Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle includes a rotatable hub (18) having a radial flange (17) with bores (16) formed therethrough. Wheel fastening studs (10) each have a stem (12) inserted non-forcedly through a respective bore (16). The studs (10) are fixed to the flange (17) by an adhesive or cementing material.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese
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Patent number: 7628541Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub group (2) which is connected to a differential device, and which is provided with a rolling contact bearing (3), the sealing device being provided with a first shield (6) which is shrink-fit onto an inner race (4) of the rolling contact bearing (3), and an encoder (7) which is integral with the first shield (6) in order to generate a signal for reading the functioning kinematic parameters of the wheel hub group (2), and is also provided with a second shield (8) which is shrink-fit onto an outer race (5) of the rolling contact bearing (3) in a position which is opposite to and which is also external to the inner shield; a static sealing element (12) is integral with the second shield (8), and is also arranged in contact with a containing box of the differential in order to define a watertight chamber (14) in order to provide a reading surface of a reading sensor (11) which can read the signal which is generated by the encoder itself.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Gianmario Fadda, Massimo Russo
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Patent number: 7497629Abstract: Sealing device (1) for rolling contact bearings provided with a shield (2) which may be installed onto an outer race (11) of the bearing (12), and presenting a lateral cylindrical wall (21) which is suitable for being arranged in a radially intermediate position between an encoder (16) and a reading sensor (17) of the bearing (12), and a passing window (29) which is obtained through the lateral cylindrical wall (21) in order to permit the sensor (17) to face the encoder (16); a cover (40) made of plastic material being arranged in such a way as to close the window (29), and being selectively mobile in order to effect variations in pressure between the inside and outside of the bearing (12) between two extreme operating positions in at least one of which the cover (40) is suitable for substantially sealing the window (29).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Alfredo Monetti
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Patent number: 7488046Abstract: A hub-bearing unit (10) has a rotatable outer race (30) fixable to a wheel and an inner stationary hub (20) forming a passage (27) for pressurized air coming from a source of pressurized air mounted onboard of a vehicle. Tightly fitted on the axially outer side of the unit (10) is a cylindrical cover (50) defining with the unit (10) an airtight chamber (51) communicating with the passage (27). The cover (50) has a through bore (55) for establishing air communication between the chamber (51) and a tube (A, B) for conveying pressurized air to the tire. The cover has an outer wall (52) with a cylindrical portion (52b) axially protruding beyond the hub-bearing unit (10) so as to provide a cylindrical surface for centering the wheel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Patrick Le Reun, Fulvio Nicastri
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Patent number: 7241054Abstract: Connection device for a rolling contact bearing which is to be connected to a wheel hub, the connection device being suitable for connecting an inner race of the bearing to a cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and presenting a peripheral connecting outline which is obtained around the cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and a complementary connecting outline which is obtained inside the inner race, and is of a shape which complements the peripheral outline in order to render angularly integral in relation to each other the inner race and the cylindrical body; the two outlines both presenting a radius (R) of variable angular dimensions with continuity on a plane which is transverse to a rotation axis (A) of the bearing, and being both provided, in relation to the rotation axis (A), with at least one convex portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Jean-GĂ©rard Loustanau, Angelo Vignotto, Marcus Caldana
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Publication number: 20070057568Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a rotatable hub (18) having a radial flange (17) with bores (16) formed therethrough. Wheel fastening studs (10) each have a stem (12) inserted non-forcedly through a respective bore (16). The studs (10) are fixed to the flange (17) by means of an adhesive or cementing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese
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Publication number: 20070014499Abstract: Sealing device (1) for rolling contact bearings provided with a shield (2) which may be installed onto an outer race (11) of the bearing (12), and presenting a lateral cylindrical wall (21) which is suitable for being arranged in a radially intermediate position between an encoder (16) and a reading sensor (17) of the bearing (12), and a passing window (29) which is obtained through the lateral cylindrical wall (21) in order to permit the sensor (17) to face the encoder (16) ; a cover (40) made of plastic material being arranged in such a way as to close the window (29), and being selectively mobile in order to effect variations in pressure between the inside and outside of the bearing (12) between two extreme operating positions in at least one of which the cover (40) is suitable for substantially sealing the window (29).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Alfredo Monetti
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Publication number: 20070012390Abstract: A hub-bearing unit (10) has a rotatable outer race (30) fixable to a wheel and an inner stationary hub (20) forming a passage (27) for pressurized air coming from a source of pressurized air mounted onboard of a vehicle. Tightly fitted on the axially outer side of the unit (10) is a cylindrical cover (50) defining with the unit (10) an airtight chamber (51) communicating with the passage (27). The cover (50) has a through bore (55) for establishing air communication between the chamber (51) and a tube (A, B) for conveying pressurized air to the tire. The cover has an outer wall (52) with a cylindrical portion (52b) axially protruding beyond the hub-bearing unit (10) so as to provide a cylindrical surface for centering the wheel of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Patrick Le Reun, Fulvio Nicastri
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Patent number: 7153029Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub unit (2) which is connected to a differential (3) of a vehicle, and which is provided with a contact rolling bearing (9), the sealing device (1) being mounted in order to protect the bearing (9) from a lubricating fluid which is used to lubricate the differential (3), and presenting a first shield (22) which is integral with an outer race (10) of the bearing (9), a second shield (23) which is arranged inside the first shield (22) and which is integral with an inner race (11) of the bearing (9) and which counter-faces the first shield (22) itself, and a dynamic sealing element (24) which is interposed between the first and the second shield (23); a first static sealing element (51) being associated with a terminal border (37) of the shrink-fit portion (33a), and being arranged inside an external relief (60) in order to create a static seal with a box (5) which extends from the differential (3) to the unit (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Alfredo Monetti, Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Alberto Fea
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Patent number: 7137740Abstract: Sensor-holding lid for a wheel hub bearing, the lid presenting a base wall which is externally delimited by a peripheral border, an axial ledge which is integral to the wall and which is provided with a passing hold for housing the sensor, and a cylindrical wall which is transverse to the base wall and which is arranged radially inside the peripheral wall in order to be fixed onto an external border of the bearing; at least two annular static sealing elements which are made of rubber and which are co-molded, respectively, into the peripheral border on the outside of the cylindrical wall and inside an entry border of the passing hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: SKF Industrie S.p.A.Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Massimo Marivo
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Publication number: 20060244303Abstract: Bearing wheel hub unit (1) provided with a mounting flange (3) which is integral with an inner race (21) of the bearing (2) in order to mount a wheel, and with a centring collar (4) which extends from a frontal surface (31) of the flange (3) itself in order to permit the centring of the wheel in relation to the unit (1) itself; the centring collar (4) being produced, preferably of alloy, in such a way as to be independent of the mounting flange (3), and being assembled with the flange (3) by means of fixing onto the frontal surface (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Claudio Savarese, Angelo Vignotto
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Patent number: 7118280Abstract: Sealing device for a rolling contact bearing (2) provide with a first shield (5) and second shield (7) which a re made of metal material and which are respectively coupled to an outer race (4) and an inner race (3) of the rolling contact bearing (2) itself, and a seal (10) which is made of synthetic material and which is integral to the first shield (5) and which presents a sealing lip (11) which is arranged substantially in contact with the second shield (7); the first shield (5) is defined by a cylindrical portion (15) which is assembled on the outer race (4), and the seal (10) is anchored to the cylindrical portion (15) in order to freely extend from and overhand the cylindrical portion (15) itself and presents, in axial section, a tapering shape towards a cylindrical sliding surface (13) of the second shield (7).Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: SKF Industries S.p.A.Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Andrea Griseri, Francesco Savarese
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Publication number: 20060170414Abstract: Encoder for rolling contact bearings provided with a support portion which is interference-mounted onto a rotating race of the rolling contact bearing, and with a control portion which is integral with the support portion in order to emit a signal in relation to the angular speed of the rotating race; the support portion presenting a rigidity which is less than that of the control portion in order to absorb any eventual deformation which might be due to assembly or functioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese
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Patent number: 7073950Abstract: Locking device (1) (101) for a bearing (2) in a wheel hub (3) which is provided with a cylindrical seat (4) for the bearing (2) itself and an annular groove (5) which is obtained in the axial end of the cylindrical seat (4), the locking device (1) (101) presenting a fixing element (10) which is driven onto an outer race (8) of the bearing (2); a blocking element (11) which is arranged inside the annular groove (5); and a connecting element (12) which is used to connect the fixing element (10) and the blocking element (11) to each other and which is provided with a support resiliently yieldable at least in a radial direction and which is suitable for co-operating with the blocking element (11) itself in order to permit the introduction of the blocking element (11) into the annular groove (5) of the wheel hub (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: SKF Industrie S.p.A.Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Massimo Marivo
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Publication number: 20060027975Abstract: A seal (1) for rolling-contact bearings, the seal (1) being mounted between an outer race (4) and an inner race (3) of the bearing (2), and being provided with a first shield (20) fitted on the inner race (3), with a second shield (30) fitted on the outer race (4), and with a single lip seal fixed to the second shield (30) and set in sliding contact with the first shield (20); the first shield (20) having a contact wall (22) with a toroidal shape set up against the sealing lip (40), which is in turn provided with at least two contacting annular portions (42, 44) acting in substantially opposite radial directions, and with a cove of separation (43) between the at least two contacting portions (42, 44), which is elastically deformable to increase a contacting action of the contacting portions (42, 44) themselves on the contact wall (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Domenico Bosco
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Publication number: 20060023983Abstract: Connection device for a rolling contact bearing which is to be connected to a wheel hub, the connection device being suitable for connecting an inner race of the bearing to a cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and presenting a peripheral connecting outline which is obtained around the cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and a complementary connecting outline which is obtained inside the inner race, and is of a shape which complements the peripheral outline in order to render angularly integral in relation to each other the inner race and the cylindrical body; the two outlines both presenting a radius (R) of variable angular dimensions with continuity on a plane which is transverse to a rotation axis (A) of the bearing, and being both provided, in relation to the rotation axis (A), with at least one convex portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Applicants: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, MINGANTI INTERNATIONAL LTDInventors: Jean-Gerard Loustanau, Angelo Vignotto, Marcus Caldana
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Publication number: 20060019757Abstract: The unit comprises a homokinetic joint (1) a hub (3) which can rotate around a rotation axis (x) and has an axially projecting spindle (5), and an intermediate race (4) which is fixed onto the spindle (5) in order to rotate with the homokinetic joint and transmit a driving torque of the joint (1) to the hub (3). The intermediate race (4) and the joint (1) are coupled in such a way as to rotate together around the axis (x) by means of respective interface surfaces (26, 27) which have corresponding lobed, oval or spiral shapes on a plane which is perpendicular to the rotation axis (x).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicants: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, MINGANTI INTERNATIONAL LTDInventors: Marco Brunetti, Angelo Vignotto, Marcus Caldana
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Patent number: 6974136Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub group (2) connected to the differential (3) of a vehicle, and provided with a rolling bearing (9), the sealing device (1) being mounted in such a way as to protect the bearing (9) from a lubricating fluid for the lubrication of the differential (3), and presenting a first shield (22) which is integral with an outer race (10) of the bearing (9), a second shield (23) which is arranged inside the first shield (22) and which is integral with an inner race (11) of the bearing (9) and which faces the first shield (22) itself, and a dynamic sealing element (24) which is interposed between the first and second shields (22, 23); the second shield (23) being defined by a support portion (25) made of metallic material and force fit onto the inner race (11) and a cylindrical encoder (27) which is integral with the support portion (25), and the first shield (22) being made of metallic material lined with rubber material, and being provided with a loophole (38) which is suitable for beingType: GrantFiled: February 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Andrea Griseri, Alfredo Monetti, Claudio Savarese
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Publication number: 20050258602Abstract: Sealing device (1) with an encoder (7) which is suitable for reading the kinematic parameters of the functioning of a rolling contact bearing (3), the device (1) presenting a first shield (6) which is shrink-fit onto an external surface (42) of an inner race (4) of the contact rolling bearing (3) in order to support the said encoder (7), and a deformable blocking device (11), which is obtained on the first shield (6) and which is engaged in a circular groove (44) which is obtained on the external surface (42) in order to axially block the first shield (6) itself onto the inner race (4) while leaving free a contact portion (45) of the external surface (42) itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Gianmario Fadda, Massimo Russo