Patents by Inventor Bruno Capoldi

Bruno Capoldi 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).

  • Patent number: 11905996
    Abstract: A bearing provides an outer ring and an inner ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, at least one of the inner and outer rings being split into a plurality of successive circumferential ring segments. For each pair of facing ends of adjacent successive ring segments of the split-ring, one of the facing ends includes at least one protrusion made in one part with the associated ring segment and protruding into a recess of complementary shape formed onto the other facing end to align the pair of facing ends in radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, David Ragot, David Bertrand
  • Patent number: 11767881
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes first and second rings having axial and radial raceways and a row of first radial rolling elements between the axial raceways. At least one row of axial rolling elements is located between a first radial raceway of the first ring and a first radial raceway of the second ring and radially located between an axial guiding face of the first ring and an axial guiding face of the second ring. The axial rolling elements are mounted in the pockets of a cage having a plurality of cage segments, and at least one second radial rolling element is circumferentially interposed between two adjacent cage segments of the plurality of cage segments and radially interposed between the axial guiding faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20230287933
    Abstract: The rolling bearing comprises a first ring (10), a second ring (12), at least one row of rolling elements (22) arranged between axial raceways (34, 36) provided on the said rings, at least one plate (71, 72) bearing against one of the first and second rings to close said bearing. At least one of the rolling elements (18) is a sensorized rolling element. At least one through-window (70) is made in the axial thickness of the at least one plate (71, 72). The rolling bearing further comprises at least one antenna facing said at least one window (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Marie-Joelle Huot-Marchand, Bruno Capoldi
  • Patent number: 11754117
    Abstract: A bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of axial rolling elements, and at least one row of radial rolling elements arranged between axial raceways provided on the rings. The second ring has a protruding nose engaged into an annular groove of the first ring and provided with the axial raceway of the second ring. The bearing further includes at least one thrust ring delimiting a radial raceway for the axial rolling elements, and at least one spring system to axially push the thrust ring. The thrust ring is axially disposed between the axial rolling elements and the nose. The spring system is mounted on the nose. The groove of the first ring delimits a radial raceway for the axial rolling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Patent number: 11754122
    Abstract: The bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of radial and axial rolling elements arranged between axial and radial raceways provided on the rings. The second ring has a protruding nose engaged into an annular groove of the first ring and provided with the axial raceway and with the radial raceway of the second ring. The bearing further provides at least one cage for maintaining the row of axial rolling elements and at least one flange for guiding and maintaining the cage in radial direction. The flange axially abuts against a flat surface of the second ring. The bearing further includes a plurality of fixing screws to secure the flange to the second ring, the fixing screws extending axially through the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Vincent Bredoire, Herve Dondaine
  • Publication number: 20230160421
    Abstract: A rolling bearing provides a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, at least one row of radial rolling elements radially interposed between raceways of the rings, and at least one row of axial rolling elements axially interposed between raceways of the rings. The rolling bearing further provides, axially on each side, at least one row of rolling elements radially interposed between raceways of the first and second rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Bruno CAPOLDI
  • Publication number: 20230045163
    Abstract: A bearing provides an outer ring and an inner ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, at least one of the inner and outer rings being split into a plurality of successive circumferential ring segments. For each pair of facing ends of adjacent successive ring segments of the split-ring, one of the facing ends includes at least one protrusion made in one part with the associated ring segment and protruding into a recess of complementary shape formed onto the other facing end to align the pair of facing ends in radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, David Ragot, David Bertrand
  • Patent number: 11486444
    Abstract: A bearing providing a first ring assembly and a second ring assembly, the first ring assembly including at least a first ring and an outer cap reversibly fixed to first ring. The bearing further providing at least one sealing element mounted radially into a cylindrical surface of the first ring assembly and provided with a sealing lip in sliding frictional contact with the second ring assembly. The bearing including at least one adjusting shim mounted radially between the first and second ring assemblies, the adjusting shim being axially located between the outer cap of the first ring assembly and the sealing element; or between the first ring of the first ring assembly and the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Juliette Delaby, Herve Dondaine
  • Patent number: 11473664
    Abstract: A bearing including a bearing ring having an annular base and a plurality of gear teeth integrally formed with the annular base. Each gear tooth of the plurality of gear teeth includes a first flank surface extending substantially radially from the annular base, a top land surface extending substantially in the axial direction, and a chamfered surface between the top land surface and first flank surface. The chamfered surface includes a first arc with a first radius in a range of 0.1 to 0.15 times the gear module of the bearing ring. The first arc has a point of tangency with the first flank surface. The chamfered surface has length P extending in the radial direction between the point of tangency and the top land surface, and P is in the range of 0.1 to 0.15 times the gear module of the bearing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Siegfried Derrer
  • Publication number: 20220243767
    Abstract: A bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of axial rolling elements, and at least one row of radial rolling elements arranged between axial raceways provided on the rings. The second ring has a protruding nose engaged into an annular groove of the first ring and provided with the axial raceway of the second ring. The bearing further includes at least one thrust ring delimiting a radial raceway for the axial rolling elements, and at least one spring system to axially push the thrust ring. The thrust ring is axially disposed between the axial rolling elements and the nose. The spring system is mounted on the nose. The groove of the first ring delimits a radial raceway for the axial rolling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20220243765
    Abstract: The bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of radial and axial rolling elements arranged between axial and radial raceways provided on the rings. The second ring has a protruding nose engaged into an annular groove of the first ring and provided with the axial raceway and with the radial raceway of the second ring. The bearing further provides at least one cage for maintaining the row of axial rolling elements, at least one flange for guiding and maintaining the cage in radial direction, and a plurality of fixing screws to secure the flange to the first ring. The flange axially abuts against a flat surface of the first ring. The fixing screws extend axially through the flat surface of the first ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Herve Dondaine
  • Publication number: 20220243763
    Abstract: The bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of radial and axial rolling elements arranged between axial and radial raceways provided on the rings. The second ring has a protruding nose engaged into an annular groove of the first ring and provided with the axial raceway and with the radial raceway of the second ring. The bearing further provides at least one cage for maintaining the row of axial rolling elements and at least one flange for guiding and maintaining the cage in radial direction. The flange axially abuts against a flat surface of the second ring. The bearing further includes a plurality of fixing screws to secure the flange to the second ring, the fixing screws extending axially through the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Vincent Bredoire, Herve Dondaine
  • Patent number: 11391322
    Abstract: A bearing includes first and second rings and a plurality of rolling elements supporting the rings for relative rotation. At least the first ring is an axially split ring formed from a first part and a second part stacked against other in the axial direction. The first part includes first tapered through-holes and the second part includes second tapered through-holes axially aligned with the first tapered through-holes, and a plurality of taper pins extend in the aligned tapered through-holes of the first and second parts. Each of the taper pins has a threaded end portion, each of the taper pins contacts the first and second tapered through-holes, and a plurality of nuts are screwed onto the threaded end portions of the taper pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Patent number: 11313413
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of axial rolling elements arranged between the first ring and the second ring, and at least one thrust ring axially interposed between the axial rolling elements and the first ring and delimiting a raceway for the axial rolling elements. At least one spring system axially biases the thrust ring against the axial rolling elements and includes a piston housed in a through-hole of the first ring and a spring element pressing the piston against the thrust ring. The piston includes a threaded hole accessible from outside the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20220065296
    Abstract: A cage segment for a rolling-element bearing includes at least two pockets each configured to receive at least one first roller, and two circumferentially opposite end portions delimiting the cage segment in a circumferential direction, where each end portion has a concave cylindrical abutment face configured to guide a second roller. Also a rolling element bearing including a plurality of the cage segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20220065291
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes first and second rings having axial and radial raceways and a row of first radial rolling elements between the axial raceways. At least one row of axial rolling elements is located between a first radial raceway of the first ring and a first radial raceway of the second ring and radially located between an axial guiding face of the first ring and an axial guiding face of the second ring. The axial rolling elements are mounted in the pockets of a cage having a plurality of cage segments, and at least one second radial rolling element is circumferentially interposed between two adjacent cage segments of the plurality of cage segments and radially interposed between the axial guiding faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20210246942
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of axial rolling elements arranged between the first ring and the second ring, and at least one thrust ring axially interposed between the axial rolling elements and the first ring and delimiting a raceway for the axial rolling elements. At least one spring system axially biases the thrust ring against the axial rolling elements and includes a piston housed in a through-hole of the first ring and a spring element pressing the piston against the thrust ring. The piston includes a threaded hole accessible from outside the first ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Publication number: 20210246941
    Abstract: A bearing includes first and second rings and a plurality of rolling elements supporting the rings for relative rotation. At least the first ring is an axially split ring formed from a first part and a second part stacked against other in the axial direction. The first part includes first tapered through-holes and the second part includes second tapered through-holes axially aligned with the first tapered through-holes, and a plurality of taper pins extend in the aligned tapered through-holes of the first and second parts. Each of the taper pins has a threaded end portion, each of the taper pins contacts the first and second tapered through-holes, and a plurality of nuts are screwed onto the threaded end portions of the taper pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi
  • Patent number: 11067128
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring, at least the inner ring or the outer ring being split into a plurality of successive circumferential ring segments. The rolling bearing further includes at least one alignment member circumferentially interposed between each pair of facing ends of the successive ring segments of the split-ring. The alignment member being secured onto a first one of the facing ends and protruding into a recess formed onto a second one of the facing ends to align the pair of facing ends in radial and axial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Capoldi, Herve Dondaine
  • Patent number: 11035405
    Abstract: A rolling bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring and a middle ring, the rings being concentrically arranged around a central axis so that the middle ring is arranged radially between the inner ring and the outer ring, at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the middle ring, at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the middle ring and the outer ring. The inner ring provides a radially inner circumferential portion with a gear toothing and the outer ring having a radially outer circumferential portion with a gear toothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Bruno Capoldi