Patents by Inventor Flavio Franza

Flavio Franza 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: 9903417
    Abstract: A procedure for mounting of a hub bearing assembly having a rotatable hub, and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, and two bodies rolling crowns disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub. The assembly process involves the following steps: a) pressing-fit a first seal on the hub, b) mounting an axially external cage and the axially outside rolling bodies, in correspondence with a track of the axially outer hub, c) the radially outer ring assembly and inclination of the same outer ring of a predetermined angle with respect to the hub, d) mounting of the axially interior rolling bodies in correspondence with a track of the axially inner hub, and the radially outer ring alignment to the hub, f) snap insertion of the axially internal cage on rolling bodies and g) the pressing-fit a second seal on its seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Andrea Serafini, Flavio Franza, Laura Sguotti
  • Patent number: 9897138
    Abstract: A method for axially preloading a bearing hub assembly having a rotatable hub, provided with rolling tracks and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, provided with rolling tracks, and a double row of rolling bodies disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub. The method requires the use of a bias unit and provides the following steps: a) feeding to an assembly station a hub bearing assembly, already assembled; b) verifying the value of the interference (C) between the radially outer ring and the bias unit; c) exerting an axial force (F) radially on the outer ring for the bias unit to deform under compression the radially outer ring that in turn will transmit a force to the rolling bodies via the raceways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Andrea Serafini, Flavio Franza, Laura Sguotti, Domenico Bosco, Cornelius Petrus Antonius Vissers
  • Patent number: 9841058
    Abstract: A procedure for mounting a hub bearing assembly including a rotatable hub, and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, and two rolling bodies disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub, and executing the steps of hammering a first seal on the hub, mounting a cage on the seal seat, providing the outer ring assembly in axially offset manner relative to the hub, mounting the rolling bodies axially externally from the axially inner side, combining the hub to the outer ring, positioning the outer ring inclination at a predetermined angle, mounting the rolling bodies from the axially inner side, aligning the hub to the radially outer ring, snap insertion of the cage, on rolling bodies from the axially outer side and the cage, on rolling bodies from the axially inner side, hammering a second seal on its seat, from the axially inner side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Laura Sguotti, Gabriele Bonifetto, Flavio Franza, Luca Tedeschini
  • Publication number: 20160348715
    Abstract: A method for axially preloading a bearing-hub assembly having a rotatable hub, provided with rolling tracks and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, provided with rolling tracks, and a double row of rolling bodies disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub, wherein the method requires the use of a biasing means and provides the following steps: a) feeding to an assembly station a hub-bearing assembly, already assembled, b) verifying the value of the interference (C) between the radially outer ring and the biasing means, c) exerting an axial force (F) radially on the outer ring for the biasing means, to deform under compression the radially outer ring that in turn will transmit a force to the rolling bodies, by means of the raceways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Andrea Serafini, Flavio Franza, Laura Sguotti, Domenico Bosco, Cornelius Petrus Antonius Vissers
  • Publication number: 20160319875
    Abstract: A procedure for mounting a hub bearing assembly including a rotatable hub, and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, and two rolling bodies disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub, and executing the steps of hammering a first seal on the hub, mounting a cage on the seal seat, providing the outer ring assembly in axially offset manner relative to the hub, mounting the rolling bodies axially externally from the axially inner side, combining the hub to the outer ring, positioning the outer ring inclination at a predetermined angle, mounting the rolling bodies from the axially inner side, aligning the hub to the radially outer ring, snap insertion of the cage, on rolling bodies from the axially outer side and the cage, on rolling bodies from the axially inner side, hammering a second seal on its seat, from the axially inner side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Laura Sguotti, Gabriele Bonifetto, Flavio Franza, Luca Tedeschini
  • Publication number: 20160319876
    Abstract: A procedure for mounting of a hub bearing assembly having a rotatable hub, and a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, and two bodies rolling crowns disposed between the radially outer ring and the hub. The assembly process involves the following steps: a) pressing-fit a first seal on the hub, b) mounting an axially external cage and the axially outside rolling bodies, in correspondence with a track of the axially outer hub, c) the radially outer ring assembly and inclination of the same outer ring of a predetermined angle with respect to the hub, d) mounting of the axially interior rolling bodies in correspondence with a track of the axially inner hub, and the radially outer ring alignment to the hub, f) snap insertion of the axially internal cage on rolling bodies and g) the pressing-fit a second axially internal sealing means on its seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Andrea Serafini, Flavio Franza, Laura Sguotti