Abstract: An insulated bearing device is provided which includes a housing, an outer ring and rolling elements, and in which an insulating film for providing electrical insulation between the housing and the outer ring is disposed on the surface of the outer ring. The insulating film includes a straight portion extending along the outer periphery of the outer ring and having a constant outer diameter in the axial direction. The housing has, on the inner periphery of its housing hole, an inner peripheral cylindrical surface formed at a position intersecting with the axial centerlines of the rolling elements, and the straight portion is fitted to, and in contact with, the inner peripheral cylindrical surface. The contact range between the inner peripheral cylindrical surface and the straight portion has an axial length shorter than the entire axial length of the straight portion.

Abstract: A catalyst includes a carrier, and a metal obtained by reducing a metal ion supported on the carrier 1) in a supercritical state or 2) in a polar organic solvent, wherein the carrier is an inorganic porous body having a hierarchical porous structure. By employing the catalyst, it is possible to exhibit better catalytic activity than a conventional catalyst. Heat generation and spontaneous ignition are prevented because no organic porous body is used.

Abstract: A labyrinth (32) is provided in a gap (22) formed between a fixed-side end surface (13E) of a fixed-side housing and a rotation-side end surface (15C) of a rotation-side housing (15). The labyrinth (32) is constituted by a fixed-side recessed part (13F), a fixed-side fitting projecting part (13G), a rotation-side fitting projecting part (15D), and a rotation-side recessed part (15E). First and second fabric-like members (33), (34) formed annularly by a fabric-like material are provided in the fixed-side recessed part (13F) and the rotation-side recessed part (15E), respectively. A grease accommodating space (35) in which grease (G) is filled is provided between the first fabric-like member (33) and the second fabric-like member (34).

Abstract: A catalyst includes a carrier, and a metal obtained by reducing a metal ion supported on the carrier 1) in a supercritical state or 2) in a polar organic solvent, wherein the carrier is an inorganic porous body having a hierarchical porous structure. By employing the catalyst, it is possible to exhibit better catalytic activity than a conventional catalyst. Heat generation and spontaneous ignition are prevented because no organic porous body is used.

Abstract: A dump truck has a flange on an inner peripheral wall of a spindle. The flange arranges a support bearing for supporting a shaft. The spindle is formed of a chassis-side member and a reduction gear unit-side member joined together by welding. The chassis-side member is fixed on a chassis of the dump truck, and the reduction gear unit-side member is located closer to a side of the reduction gear unit than the chassis-side member. The reduction gear unit-side member is located on a side of an outer periphery of the shaft portion, where a distance to a coupling between the motor and shaft and a distance to a first sun gear between the reduction gear unit and shaft are equal to each other. On an inner peripheral wall of the reduction gear unit-side member, the flange is cast together with the reduction gear unit-side member.

Abstract: A travel assembly is provided with a cylindrical spindle for being fixed on a body of a working vehicle, a rotary shaft arranged extending in an axial direction through the spindle and rotationally drivable by a driving source, a rim rotatably arranged on a side of an outer periphery of the spindle to permit mounting of a wheel thereon, a planetary gear reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the rotary shaft to the rim at a reduced speed, a bearing rotatably supporting the rotary shaft via a sleeve integrally fitted on the rotary shaft, and a retainer holding the bearing in place. A lube oil pipe for feeding lube oil to the rotary shaft is held in place by the retainer. The lube oil pipe branches within the retainer to form an oil passage. The oil passage has an opening through which the lube oil can be fed to rolling elements in the bearing.

Abstract: A dump truck has a flange on an inner peripheral wall of a spindle. The flange arranges a support bearing for supporting a shaft. The spindle is formed of a chassis-side member and a reduction gear unit-side member joined together by welding. The chassis-side member is fixed on a chassis of the dump truck, and the reduction gear unit-side member is located closer to a side of the reduction gear unit than the chassis-side member. The reduction gear unit-side member is located on a side of an outer periphery of the shaft portion, where a distance to a coupling between the motor and shaft and a distance to a first sun gear between the reduction gear unit and shaft are equal to each other. On an inner peripheral wall of the reduction gear unit-side member, the flange is cast together with the reduction gear unit-side member.

Abstract: A travel assembly, for example, suited for arrangement on a vehicle such as a mining dump truck, is provided with a travel motor, a planetary speed reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the travel motor at a lower rotational speed, a spindle forming an axle, and a wheel supported on the spindle via a tapered roller bearing and rotatable by the planetary speed reduction mechanism. The planetary speed reduction mechanism includes a sun gear rotatable by rotation of a shaft of the travel motor, planet gears for rotating the wheel in response to rotation of the sun gear, and a carrier for holding the planet gears. The travel assembly is provided with a spline connection connecting the spindle and the carrier with each other and an oil passage for guiding internal lube oil of the planetary speed reduction mechanism to the spline connection.

Abstract: Wheels of a dump truck are each provided with a travel assembly for transmitting an output of an electric motor to the wheel via a reduction gear unit. The travel assembly is provided with a cooling circuit for cooling lube oil. The cooling circuit has an oil cooler and a recovery oil passage for guiding lube oil from a side of the gear unit to the cooler. The recovery oil passage has an intra-spindle recovery line inserted on a side of an inner periphery of a spindle, a suction pipe extending from the recovery line to a space surrounded by the spindle, the wheel and two spindle-supporting bearings, and communication holes formed in the wheel to communicate the side of the reduction gear unit with the space.

Abstract: A wheel drive motor (18) is disposed at the inner peripheral side of a spindle (15) for a wheel (12), and rotation of a shaft (19) connected to a rotational shaft (18B) of the wheel drive motor is decelerated by a reduction gear (20). An axial intermediate portion (19A) of the shaft (19) is supported by a shaft bearing (44) provided between a sleeve (41) and a retainer (42). On the other hand, a spindle side oil supplying passage (48) is provided in the top portion of the spindle (15) and a retainer side oil supplying passage (49) is provided in the retainer (42). At rotation of the wheel (12), lubricant oil (G) scattered on the upper surface of the spindle (15) is supplied to the shaft bearing (44) through the spindle side oil supplying passage (48) and the retainer side oil supplying passage (49).

Abstract: A travel assembly is provided with a cylindrical spindle for being fixed on a body of a working vehicle, a rotary shaft arranged extending in an axial direction through the spindle and rotationally drivable by a driving source, a rim rotatably arranged on a side of an outer periphery of the spindle to permit mounting of a wheel thereon, a planetary gear reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the rotary shaft to the rim at a reduced speed, a bearing rotatably supporting the rotary shaft via a sleeve integrally fitted on the rotary shaft, and a retainer holding the bearing in place. A lube oil pipe for feeding lube oil to the rotary shaft is held in place by the retainer. The lube oil pipe branches within the retainer to form an oil passage. The oil passage has an opening through which the lube oil can be fed to rolling elements in the bearing.

Abstract: Wheels of a dump truck are each provided with a travel assembly for transmitting an output of an electric motor to the wheel via a reduction gear unit. The travel assembly is provided with a cooling circuit for cooling lube oil. The cooling circuit has an oil cooler and a recovery oil passage for guiding lube oil from a side of the gear unit to the cooler. The recovery oil passage has an intra-spindle recovery line inserted on a side of an inner periphery of a spindle, a suction pipe extending from the recovery line to a space surrounded by the spindle, the wheel and two spindle-supporting bearings, and communication holes formed in the wheel to communicate the side of the reduction gear unit with the space.

Abstract: A travel assembly, for example, suited for arrangement on a vehicle such as a mining dump truck, is provided with a travel motor, a planetary speed reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the travel motor at a lower rotational speed, a spindle forming an axle, and a wheel supported on the spindle via a tapered roller bearing and rotatable by the planetary speed reduction mechanism. The planetary speed reduction mechanism includes a sun gear rotatable by rotation of a shaft of the travel motor, planet gears for rotating the wheel in response to rotation of the sun gear, and a carrier for holding the planet gears. The travel assembly is provided with a spline connection connecting the spindle and the carrier with each other and an oil passage for guiding internal lube oil of the planetary speed reduction mechanism to the spline connection.