Patents by Inventor Michael Reugels
Michael Reugels 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: 11725697Abstract: A cage segment for a rolling-element bearing having a plurality of rolling elements includes at least one bridge and first and second plates extending from axial ends of the bridge, sides of the bridge being configured to guide rolling elements. Radially inner or outer edges of each of the bridges include at least one axial channel having channel walls projecting radially and circumferentially from the radial inner or outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 11415178Abstract: A method for assembling a tapered roller bearing includes providing a first rolled-on surface element having a raceway and an axial end surface and mounting a plurality of tapered rollers separated by a plurality of bearing cage segments or by a plurality of roller spacers on the raceway, where each of the plurality of tapered rollers has a frustoconical rolling surface and a circular end surface meeting at a junction. Also placing at least one assembly ring around the plurality of tapered rollers to hold the plurality of tapered rollers against the first rolled-on surface element, and moving a second rolled-on surface element coaxially toward the first rolled-on surface element such that a portion of the second rolled-on surface element contacts the at least one assembly ring and pushes the at least one assembly ring axially off the plurality of tapered rollers.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Dominik Fritz, Denny Fritze, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 11313416Abstract: An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Thomas Zika
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Publication number: 20220065302Abstract: A method for assembling a tapered roller bearing includes providing a first rolled-on surface element having a raceway and an axial end surface and mounting a plurality of tapered rollers separated by a plurality of bearing cage segments or by a plurality of roller spacers on the raceway, where each of the plurality of tapered rollers has a frustoconical rolling surface and a circular end surface meeting at a junction. Also placing at least one assembly ring around the plurality of tapered rollers to hold the plurality of tapered rollers against the first rolled-on surface element, and moving a second rolled-on surface element coaxially toward the first rolled-on surface element such that a portion of the second rolled-on surface element contacts the at least one assembly ring and pushes the at least one assembly ring axially off the plurality of tapered rollers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Denny Fritze, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20210381553Abstract: A cage segment for a rolling-element bearing having a plurality of rolling elements includes at least one bridge and first and second plates extending from axial ends of the bridge, sides of the bridge being configured to guide rolling elements. Radially inner or outer edges of each of the bridges include at least one axial channel having channel walls projecting radially and circumferentially from the radial inner or outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 11098763Abstract: An installation tool for a bearing ring including rolling elements includes a ring that is configured to be disposed on a lateral surface of the bearing ring and slider elements extending through receptacles in the ring. The slider elements are uniformly distributed circumferentially around the ring and are displaceable relative to the ring from an initial position into an end position and are configured to be disposed in the end position between two rolling elements and against a contact surface of a wall of a cage segment, which wall is disposed between two rolling elements, in order to limit axial and radial movement of the rolling elements relative to the bearing ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20210095723Abstract: An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Thomas Zika
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Publication number: 20210095722Abstract: An installation tool for a bearing ring including rolling elements includes a ring that is configured to be disposed on a lateral surface of the bearing ring and slider elements extending through receptacles in the ring. The slider elements are uniformly distributed circumferentially around the ring and are displaceable relative to the ring from an initial position into an end position and are configured to be disposed in the end position between two rolling elements and against a contact surface of a wall of a cage segment, which wall is disposed between two rolling elements, in order to limit axial and radial movement of the rolling elements relative to the bearing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 10030698Abstract: A bearing ring for a rolling-element bearing includes a rolling-element raceway that is axially delimited by a guide flange and a retaining flange. At least the retaining flange is configured as a separate element that is fixedly connectable to the bearing ring, and the bearing ring includes a substantially radially extending stop that is offset inward from an axial end of the bearing towards the raceway.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Philipp Bernreuther, Volker Dibal, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 9777773Abstract: A roller bearing seal includes an insert part and a polymer part connected to the insert part, and the insert part includes an annular-disc-shaped middle section having a radially inner deflection and a radially outer deflection, and a first ratio (L2/L1) of an axial length (L2) of the outer deflection to an axial length (L1) of the inner deflection is less than 0.65.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos
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Publication number: 20170175809Abstract: A bearing ring for a rolling-element bearing includes a rolling-element raceway that is axially delimited by a guide flange and a retaining flange. At least the retaining flange is configured as a separate element that is fixedly connectable to the bearing ring, and the bearing ring includes a substantially radially extending stop that is offset inward from an axial end of the bearing towards the raceway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Philipp Bernreuther, Volker Dibal, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 9618043Abstract: A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway configured to support at least one rolling-element roller and a flange at an end of the raceway extending away from the raceway and having an abutment surface for guiding the at least one rolling-element roller on the raceway. The abutment surface has a curvature that decreases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to an end of the abutment surface, and the abutment surface includes at least one strongly monotonically decreasing segment.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20160298689Abstract: A roller bearing seal includes an insert part and a polymer part connected to the insert part, and the insert part includes an annular-disc-shaped middle section having a radially inner deflection and a radially outer deflection, and a first ratio (L2/L1) of an axial length (L2) of the outer deflection to an axial length (L1) of the inner deflection is less than 0.65.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos
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Patent number: 9188160Abstract: A tapered roller for a tapered roller bearing, the tapered roller bearing having a raceway and a flange, and the tapered roller having a rolling surface configured to roll on the raceway and an end surface at the end of the rolling surface configured to face the flange. The end surface includes an abutment surface having a curvature and a radially outer end and a radially inner end and is configured to contact the flange. The curvature increases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to the radially inner end of the abutment surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20150093063Abstract: A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway configured to support at least one rolling-element roller and a flange at an end of the raceway extending away from the raceway and having an abutment surface for guiding the at least one rolling-element roller on the raceway. The abutment surface has a curvature that decreases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to an end of the abutment surface, and the abutment surface includes at least one strongly monotonically decreasing segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 8899839Abstract: A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway for at least one roller that includes an at least partially spherically formed roller end surface having a first curvature. A flange for transferring axial forces extends from an end of the raceway and has a flange surface that faces towards the roller end surface. A spherical flange surface section having a second curvature is defined on the flange surface. The first curvature differs from the second curvature such that a first gap (d1) exists between the spherically formed roller end surface and the spherical flange surface section. The flange surface also includes an opening flange surface section having a third curvature, which is less than the second curvature, such that a second gap (d2) exists between the roller end side and the opening flange surface section. The second gap is larger than the first gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20140126850Abstract: A tapered roller for a tapered roller bearing, the tapered roller bearing having a raceway and a flange, and the tapered roller having a rolling surface configured to roll on the raceway and an end surface at the end of the rolling surface configured to face the flange. The end surface includes an abutment surface having a curvature and a radially outer end and a radially inner end and is configured to contact the flange. The curvature increases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to the radially inner end of the abutment surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Patent number: 8702313Abstract: A roller bearing assembly includes at least one roller bearing having an outer ring, an inner ring, and roller bodies disposed therebetween, as well as a radial shaft seal ring having a support ring and a seal lip. At least one end side of the outer ring includes a receptacle for retaining the support ring. The support ring extends axially in an outwardly projecting manner beyond the end side of the outer ring and up to an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring. The seal lip connected with the support ring sealingly abuts on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring at a position that is axially internal of the end side of the outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Baozhu Liang, Thomas Peuschel, Michael Reugels, Alfred Schwappach
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Publication number: 20130322805Abstract: A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway for at least one roller that includes an at least partially spherically formed roller end surface having a first curvature. A flange for transferring axial forces extends from an end of the raceway and has a flange surface that faces towards the roller end surface. A spherical flange surface section having a second curvature is defined on the flange surface. The first curvature differs from the second curvature such that a first gap (d1) exists between the spherically formed roller end surface and the spherical flange surface section. The flange surface also includes an opening flange surface section having a third curvature, which is less than the second curvature, such that a second gap (d2) exists between the roller end side and the opening flange surface section. The second gap is larger than the first gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Michael Reugels
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Publication number: 20120177316Abstract: A roller bearing assembly includes at least one roller bearing having an outer ring, an inner ring, and roller bodies disposed therebetween, as well as a radial shaft seal ring having a support ring and a seal lip. At least one end side of the outer ring includes a receptacle for retaining the support ring. The support ring extends axially in an outwardly projecting manner beyond the end side of the outer ring and up to an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring. The seal lip connected with the support ring sealingly abuts on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring at a position that is axially internal of the end side of the outer ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Thomas Peuschel, Michael Reugels, Alfred Schwappach