Abstract: A railcar bogie axle box suspension axle beam includes an end portion d at a tip end, a tubular portion at the end portion and being open at both car width direction sides. The tubular portion includes: a first semi-tubular portion integrally formed with a main body portion; a second semi-tubular portion brought into contact with the first semi-tubular portion from one side in the car longitudinal direction; and a bolt fastening the second semi-tubular portion to the first. The first semi-tubular portion includes: a flat opposing surface contacting the second semi-tubular portion; and a hole into which the bolt is inserted. The second semi-tubular portion includes: a flat opposing surface contacting with the first semi-tubular portion surface; a flat machining reference surface formed at an opposite side of the opposing surface; and a hole extending in a direction perpendicular to the opposing surface, the bolt inserted into the hole.

Abstract: The invention relates to a split bearing arrangement (1) with a bearing block (2) comprising counter clamping surfaces (5) and a bearing cover (3) comprising clamping surfaces (4), wherein the bearing cover (2) is connected to the bearing block (3) by means of bolt-like connecting elements mounted in bores (8) in the clamping surfaces (4) and/or comprising at least one projection (13) per clamping surface (4), which can be pushed into the counter clamping surface (5) of the bearing block (2), wherein the clamping surfaces (4) of the bearing cover (2) or the counter clamping surfaces (5) of the bearing block (2) are oriented obliquely at an angle not equal to 90° to the longitudinal extension of the connecting elements and/or the projections (13) are arranged respectively at a distance (16) of at least 150% of a maximum height (17) of the projections (19) over the clamping surfaces (4) from the bore (8) and/or a side wall of the bearing cover (3).

Abstract: A shaft supporting unit 15A supports a shaft of a pivoting body with capacity of pivot movement. A lower block 58A has a lower recess with a semicircular column shape, and is configured to support the shaft from beneath. A lower bush 59 has a semi-cylindrical shape, is located in the lower recess, and is configured to slide the shaft on it. The shaft supporting unit 15A does not abut an upper side of the shaft when the pivoting body pivots. An upper block 56A is configured to cover above the shaft, and has an upper recess with a predetermined gap between it and the shaft.

Abstract: A bearing assembly including a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to a vehicle chassis, a vibration isolator coupled to the mounting bracket, and a bearing received in the vibration isolator. The bearing is configured to receive a drive shaft therein, and is pivotable relative to the vibration isolator.

Abstract: A crankshaft bearing cap in a shape of a half-cylinder of axis X coinciding with the axis of the crankshaft and including diametrically opposed attachment pillars, each column-shaped pillar including a substantially oval upper surface incorporating a bearing surface surrounding a borehole through which a fixing screw can pass and a bearing surface for a screw head, the surface surrounding the borehole, and each attachment pillar further including at least two lateral and vertical grooves over a portion of the height of the pillar, the grooves being situated outside a vertical bearing cylinder having a base equal to the bearing surface and outside of a volume defined by the transverse plane passing through the axes of the attachment holes and extending symmetrically in the X-direction over a length.

Abstract: A bearing cap (10) in which each foot includes an elongated protrusion (36) formed thereon positioned between the bolt hole and a side of said foot, with its major axis parallel to the axis of the bore partially defined by the bearing cap and includes ribs on its side surfaces that are perpendicular to its major axis.

Abstract: A bearing cap (10) in which each foot includes an elongated protrusion (36) formed thereon positioned between the bolt hole and a side of said foot, with its major axis parallel to the axis of the bore partially defined by the bearing cap and includes ribs on its side surfaces that are perpendicular to its major axis.

Abstract: A split bearing arrangement for reciprocating engines comprises a bedplate section and a block section made of materials differing in hardness. The bedplate section includes at least a bedplate section clamping surface made of an iron material, and has at least one positioning protrusion located on the bedplate section clamping surface. The block section, made of a material having a hardness which is less than the hardness of the iron material, is adapted to be clampable and forcibly pressed against the bedplate section. When the bedplate section is first pressed into the block section, at least one positioning groove located in a block section clamping surface is formed. The at least one positioning protrusion has two longitudinal concave surfaces, two transverse concave surfaces and a substantially flat upper surface.

Abstract: A split-type sliding bearing for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine incorporated in a split-type bearing housing. The sliding bearing consists of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearing bodies combined with each other to form a cylindrical body. The bearing housing has a cylindrical bearing retaining bore and consists of a pair of housing halves. One of the housing halves has a relatively lower stiffness, and the other has a relatively higher stiffness. One of the bearing bodies is held by the housing half having a relatively lower stiffness. The other bearing body is held by the housing half having a relatively higher stiffness. The bearing bodies have an equal outer diameter to each other, and both of the circumferential end parts of one bearing body have a larger thickness than those of the other bearing body prior to incorporation into the housing halves.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sliding bearing consisting of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearings for supporting a crankshaft or a crank pin in an internal combustion engine. The sliding bearing is incorporated in a split-type bearing housing. One of the semi-cylindrical bearings being incorporated in at least one of the pair of housing halves, which one housing half has a relatively higher stiffness, is provided with a number of circumferential grooves on an inner surface of the semi-cylindrical bearing so as to extend circumferentially along the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical bearing. The circumferential grooves existing at least one circumferential end region of the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical bearing have a depth of not less than 10 ?m, the circumferential end region including a circumferential bearing end face orientating a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the shaft or pin.

Abstract: A split-type sliding bearing for a crankshaft is formed of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearings halves which are fitted between a pair of housing halves having respectively high and low thermal expansion coefficients, one of the pair of bearing halves being supported on the housing half having a low thermal expansion coefficient, and the other of the pair of bearing halves being supported on the housing half having a high thermal expansion coefficient. The circumferential end zones of the bearing half supported on the housing half having a high thermal expansion coefficient have a thickness which is greater than that of the circumferential end zones of the bearing half supported on the housing half having a low thermal expansion coefficient.

Abstract: A split-type sliding bearing for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine is incorporated in a split-type bearing housing. The sliding bearing is formed of a first and a second semi-cylindrical bearing bodies combined to form a cylindrical body. The bearing housing has a cylindrical bearing retaining bore and is formed of a pair of housing halves. One of the housing halves has a lower stiffness, and the other has a higher stiffness. The first bearing body is held by the housing half having a lower stiffness. The second bearing body is held by the stiffer housing half. The first and second bearing bodies have equal outer diameters, and both of the circumferential end parts of the first bearing body have a larger thickness than those of the second bearing body prior to incorporation into the housing halves.

Abstract: A bearing assembly includes an inner race having a first inner race half and a second inner race half, and an outer race having a first outer race half and a second outer race. The first inner race half and the second inner race half cooperate to define an inner annular groove, and the first outer race half and the second outer race half cooperate to define an outer annular groove. A plurality of rollers is disposed within the inner annular groove and the outer annular groove in rolling engagement with the inner race and the outer race. An inner coupling mechanism couples the first inner race and the second inner race together, and an outer coupling mechanism couples the first outer race and the second outer race together.

Abstract: An arrangement for force-free retention of a bearing system having an axis of rotation comprises a cylindrical hollow axle for concentrically receiving and holding the bearing system. By way of a hold-down and release mechanism, a bearing shell can be fastened to the hollow axle in such a manner that, when the bearing system is not acted upon by a load, all lateral and axial forces applied to the arrangement can be transmitted via the cylindrical hollow axle into axle receiving devices.

Abstract: A split-type sliding bearing for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine fits within a bearing housing having a housing half with a higher thermal expansion coefficient, and a housing half with a lower thermal expansion coefficient. The pair of semi-cylindrical bearings includes first and second semi-cylindrical bearings, the first being supported on the housing half having a higher thermal expansion coefficient, and the second being supported on the housing half having a lower thermal expansion coefficient. The first and second semi-cylindrical bearings have equal outer diameter, and the first has circumferential ends having a thickness smaller than that of the opposite circumferential ends of the second semi-cylindrical bearing.

Abstract: A cam journal for attaching a camshaft to a cylinder head includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion and lower portion of the cam journal have a generally semi-circular bearing surfaces, chamfer regions, and circumferential beveled edges. The lower portions also include oil holes. The cam journal is removably attached to a cylinder head by first connecting multiple cam journal lower portions to the cylinder head, then positioning a camshaft on those lower portions. Upper portions are placed over the camshaft and are connected to the lower portions. A fastener is used to securely connect the cam journal to the cylinder head.

Abstract: The present invention provides a PM main bearing cap, and its precursor compact, with an undercut breathing window that is formed during a compaction process. By fabricating the undercut during the compaction process, the invention eliminates the need for a secondary machining operation to form the undercut feature in the bearing caps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing cover (3) for a split bearing arrangement (1) which, in addition to the bearing cover (3), comprises a bearing block (2), and the bearing cover (3) has a clamping surface (5) which lies against a co-operating clamping surface (6) of the bearing block (2) when the bearing arrangement (1) is in the assembled state, and at least one projection (7) is provided on the clamping surface (5) and protruding out from it which can be pushed into the co-operating clamping surface (6) of the bearing block (2). The at least one projection (7) has a cross-section (9) which varies across its extension on the clamping surface (5) and/or is of a conical or frustoconical or pyramid or truncated pyramid shape.

Abstract: A connecting rod bearing housing includes an attaching portion and a retaining portion releasably joined together. The attaching portion and the retaining portion are each provided with a pair of alignment bores respectively located on opposite sides of the transverse passageway. The alignment bores are registered with one another and partially intersect the transverse passageway. An alignment washer is held within each pair of registered, alignment bores and projects into the transverse passageway. A sleeve-like bearing is positioned within the transverse passageway and has notches for snugly receiving the alignment washers. The washers prevent the rotation of the bearing within the housing.

Abstract: Bearing caps and methods for manufacturing bearing cap are disclosed. Bearing cap includes a body that comprises an abutment surface, a bearing surface, an exterior surface, and a recess portion. The abutment surface provides for the bearing cap to be coupled to an engine along a flat and even surface. The bearing surface provides for the bearing cap to at least partially capture the bearing shaft to secure the bearing shaft when the bearing cap is abutted to the engine. The recess portion extends into the body of the bearing cap from the exterior surface to reduce the weight of the bearing cap. The recess portion can be located anywhere along the exterior surface and be any shape and dimension that retains sufficient structural integrity of the bearing cap to secure the balance shaft to the engine.

Abstract: A reinforced powder metal component is disclosed, the powder metal component having reinforcing preforms disposed in selected locations to provide a local reinforcement for the powder metal component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing cover (1) for a crankshaft bearing of an internal combustion engine comprising a bearing shell (2), two screw columns (3,3?), which are located on both sides of the bearing shell (2) and provided for mounting on a bearing block, and comprising a reinforcement (4) of the bearing shell (2) extending between both screw columns (3,3?). The aim of the invention is to optimize a bearing cover (1) of the aforementioned type with regard to its shape whereby attaining a high level of stability with a low weight. To this end, the reinforcement (4) is comprised of two braces (6,6?), which extend diagonally from the area of the upper ends (5,5?) of the screw columns (3,3?) to the bearing shell (2) and which have an essentially constant cross-section over the length thereof, and comprised of a rib (7) extending on the upper side of the bearing shell (2) from one brace (6) to the other (6?).

Abstract: A locking engine splay cap apparatus and method of use and manufacture comprising a splay cap and an engine block base having uniquely positioned and formed slots and protrusions which integrally mate. The mating provides optimum register of the internal combustion engine main bearing caps whereby cap chatter and inward deformation is minimized. The method of use allows smaller displacement and more efficient engines to produce higher powers without compromising reliability and durability.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine including a valve actuating mechanism, a vibration control member made of vibration control alloy is interposed in a path of vibration transmission between a camshaft and a cylinder head. The vibration control alloy has a vibration isolation capability comparable to that of rubber, but provides a durability and a resistance to degradation comparable to those of metal and alloy that are typically used in internal combustion engines. Therefore, a desired vibration control can be achieved while ensuring a required reliability, durability and resistance to degradation. The present invention is particularly useful when the valve actuating mechanism is provided with a variable lift, variable timing or variable compression mechanism because such a variable mechanism increases the stress to the engine, and tends to cause more vibrations than a more conventional non-variable valve actuating mechanism.

Abstract: A bearing block structure for an implement rockshaft includes a two-piece ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene wear insert located between a cast iron or welded steel bearing block and a rockshaft. In one embodiment, identical insert halves are supported in corresponding insert cavities in the bearing block sections, and a small thin clip is secured between the sections to prevent relative rotation between the insert halves and the bearing block. In another embodiment, a stop member projects into the cavities to prevent rotation of the insert halves.

Abstract: A main bearing cap (20) has an hourglass shaped slot (22) in each leg (14).

Abstract: A main bearing cap (A′) made of powder metal has a body portion (Y) made from one powder metal material (Q), and a bearing arch portion (H), foot joint face portions (S) and/or wings (W) made of a different powder metal material (P). The material (Q) of the body portion (Y) is harder than the material (P) of the other portions (H, S, W), and the material (P) of the other portions (H, S, W) is relatively machinable. For the bearing arch portion (H), the machinability of the material (P) approximately matches the machinability of the bearing support structure (B) to which the bearing cap (A′) is assembled to produce a good quality bore and longer tool life during line boring. The bearing arch material (P) may be a bearing material.

Abstract: A bearing block structure for an implement rockshaft includes a two-piece ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene wear insert located between a cast iron or welded steel bearing block and a rockshaft. In one embodiment, identical insert halves are supported in corresponding insert cavities in the bearing block sections, and a small thin clip is secured between the sections to prevent relative rotation between the insert halves and the bearing block. In another embodiment, a stop member projects into the cavities to prevent rotation of the insert halves.

Abstract: A differential axle assembly including a differential carrier rotably supported on bearings within a differential carrier. Each bearing has a standardized outside diameter, and is held in place in the carrier with a bearing cap. The bearings are secured within the differential carrier in semi cylindrical bearing recesses that are machined independently from the bearing caps. The bearing caps are each formed with a bearing recess substantially equal in size to the machined bearing recess in the differential carrier. The bearing caps are formed to a finished size prior to installation on the differential carrier. The finished dimensions of the bearing cap are of a predetermined standard size to allow placement of the bearing cap indifferent to orientation on the differential carrier.

Abstract: A main bearing cap (20) for an internal combustion engine consists of an aluminum alloy with an iron alloy core (10). The cap has a supporting surface (22) for a bearing shell. The iron alloy core has a central portion (13) with two spaced apart through-channels (15) filled with an aluminum alloy (24) forming a coherent mass with an aluminum layer (23) the outer limiting surface of which forms the supporting surface (22).

Abstract: A blower assembly for a split air conditioner comprises a casing having a bearing trough in one end, a pair of rubber sleeve troughs in the other opposite end, a plurality of central hollow posts each having a threaded hole; and a blower having a plurality of blower units each having a shaft in one end and a hole in the other opposite end, at least one bearing seat, a plurality of bearings, at least one motor, a plurality of rubber sleeves mounted on the motor and together rested on the rubber sleeve troughs, and a plurality of plates for threadedly securing the rubber sleeves. By utilizing these components, a variety of advantages are obtained such as an increase of draft, more stable operation, no abnormal expansion and contraction, and noise reduction.

Abstract: A powder metal main bearing cap has integral dowels at its adjoining face around bolt holes and tooth projections surrounding the dowels. The dowels are force fit into counterbores in the engine block and the teeth bite into the metal of the block around the bolt holes to inhibit fretting wear. Elongated bolt holes can be formed in the main bearing cap to accommodate a splayed joint, with the bolt head supporting face of the cap at an oblique angle to the hole. The bearing cap can be first pressed into the engine block so as to assure indentation by the teeth and insertion of the dowels, followed by bolting.

Abstract: For a machine housing with a split bearing arrangement, particularly journal bearing in piston machines, with a bearing cover clampably arranged via corresponding profiles on a bearing block, it is proposed that a bearing cover having a profile in its clamping face and acting as the tool electrode be used to produce by an electrical discharge machining process a corresponding profile in the clamping face of the bearing block of the machine housing serving as the workpiece electrode in order to achieve an advantageous formation of the profile. After the electrical discharge machining process, the bearing cover is mounted to the bearing block.

Abstract: A split bearing arrangement in a machine housing, particularly a crankshaft journal bearing for piston machines. The split bearing arrangement including a bearing block and a bearing cover that are made of materials of different hardnesses. In order to provide a material anchoring between the bearing cover and the bearing block that can be subjected to high loads and is cost-effective to produce, the bearing arrangement provides the bearing cover, which is made of an iron material, with cutting-edge like projections protruding above its clamping faces and, furthermore, provides grooves in the corresponding clamping faces of the bearing cover and the bearing block. These grooves in an initial mounting of the bearing cover with the required force serve to receive the material of the bearing block that is displaced in the pressing-in process when the projections are pressed into the opposite clamping faces of the bearing block, which is made of a light metal.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable and axially reciprocable shaft comprising: a housing surrounding a central axis and enclosing an interior space, the housing being subdivided into a top section separable from a bottom section; a journal block located in the interior housing space and having a bore aligned on the central axis, the bore being dimensioned to receive and rotatably support the shaft, and the journal block having a top section separable from a bottom section; and rollers for supporting the journal block within the housing for reciprocal movement with the shaft in the direction of the central axis, the journal block and the housing being configured such that by separating their top sections from their respective bottom sections, the rollers may be accessed for replacement without disturbing the position of the bottom housing section.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a split bearing assembly and the method of manufacturing the same which substantially reduces material yielding and deformation during fracture. The bearing assembly includes a saddle-like main body with first and second legs and a removable saddle-like bearing cap with first and second legs. The ends of the cap are secured in end-to-end engagement with mating ends of the first and second legs of the body to define a journal receiving opening. The mating ends are defined by a portion of rough uneven mating surfaces formed by fracturing the cap from the body and a slot or saw-cut portion which operates to reduce the cross-sectional area of the first portion. The reduction in cross section of the mating ends, through the use of the saw-cut, operates to minimize the magnitude of the force which is required to initiate the fracture of the bearing cap from the body of the bearing assembly thereby limiting the deformation of the material in the fracture area.

Abstract: A assembly of mated molded parts and a method for making same are disclosed in which the assembly has first and second parts with precisely mating surfaces. The first part is formed by molding, casting, or the like such that the mating surface of the first part is formed with at least one protrusion. The second part is formed in place against the first part such precisely mating surfaces are formed with the second part enveloping the protrusion. The two parts thus formed are forced apart from each other. The protrusion may be formed with a head which interlocks with the second part. When the parts are separated, the head breaks from the protrusion. In a particular embodiment, a bearing cap is disclosed having a central opening for the passage of a shaft.

Abstract: A micromotor includes a magnetic rotor fixed on a shaft. A stator has at least one winding. Bearings are provided to rotatably support the shaft relative to the stator. The bearings include a first silicon substrate having a V-groove, with a pair of bounding walls. Both bounding walls extend parallel to the shaft. The bearings also include a second silicon substrate having a third bounding wall which also extends parallel to the shaft. The shaft is positioned relative to the stator by the three bounding walls.

Abstract: For a process for fracture separating the bearing cover of a multi-part bearing arrangement, particularly in crankcases of internal-combustion engines, by means of a half-mandrel in a bearing bore partially bounded by the bearing cover, for separating integrally constructed fastening flanges of the bearing cover from the remaining part of the bearing arrangement, it is suggested for producing fracture separating surfaces in planes sloping with respect to one another that the pairs of corresponding fracture separating surfaces of the bearing cover and the remaining part of the bearing arrangement are produced in separating areas which together enclose an obtuse angle (.alpha.) having a case-side vertex by at least one half-mandrel whose curvature radius, as a function of the respective obtuse angle (.alpha.), is selected to be by 0.5% to 5% smaller than the constant radius of the bore receiving the half-mandrel.

Abstract: A roll-feed apparatus which is removably attached to a printer/plotter that has a self-alignment feature. Media, such as paper, vellum or film is pulled through the printer/plotter. However, a back-tension is created in the roll-feed apparatus by creating a pre-determined force on the shaft to which a roll of media is mounted. By increasing the force on the shaft, frictional drag is induced impeding the shaft's rotation. It has been found that the rotational impedance, in conjunction with the pull of the printer/plotter, corrects any misalignment of the media in approximately six meters of media run.

Abstract: A hangar bearing is designed to be employed in a drying oven, generally known as a "tunnel" type, which is used to dry plywood, veneer board, fiber, or gypsum board. The hanger bearing main body support is made from a pair of identical stamped forms or fabricated plates which include various matched bores to facilitate both mounting and mutual securement. Each of the main body plates includes a depression that conforms to provide a bearing insert support cavity when the plates are fitted together. The bearing insert support cavity may or may not include anti-rotational flanges and/or longitudinal travel stops to hold the semi-cylindrical bearing insert element in place. A steel retaining loop or strap is provided to overarch the bearing element, once it is in place, the loop or strap being preferably provided with a hinge and a releasable retaining clip.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic sleeve bearing for supporting the shaft of a relatively large electromechanical machine. The bearing includes a base element and a cap element matable about the shaft to produce the bearing housing. The bearing housing when assembled includes a shaft receiving portion through which the shaft extends and a sump portion for containing a lubricant fluid. The design of the present invention minimizes the axial length of the shaft receiving portion to approximately that of the bearing liner contained therein. As a result, the weight of the cap element will be significantly reduced over many prior art constructions. Respective lubricant seals are attached at opposite end faces of the shaft receiving portion. The lubricant seals and the end faces are configured to permit lubricant fluid to flow directly back into the sump. The lubricant seals may be installed in a plurality of angular orientations, which may be particularly useful if a selected sensor device is installed thereon.

Abstract: A split housing pillow block bearing assembly for use with a roll having a shaft. A bearing assembly including a bearing housing split along a parting line passing through the axis of the shaft into an upper housing and a lower housing, the lower housing having a foot portion extending therefrom, the foot portion being offset towards the roll whereby a portion of the bearing housing projects axially outward from the foot portion away from the roll, the lower housing and the upper housing each having an arcuate bearing receiving aperture; a spherical roller bearing positioned within the arcuate bearing receiving apertures, the spherical roller bearing having a inner bore extending therethrough, the inner bore being tapered; and a tapered sleeve mounted on the shaft, the tapered sleeve being received within the bearing inner bore, the foot portion of the bearing being attached to the frame.

Abstract: A main bearing structure for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block with main bearing bulkheads which are bored for receiving cylindrical alignment elements carried in a main bearing cap assembly. The cylindrical alignment elements and the bores formed in the cylinder block are not concentric, with the result that a majority of the cylindrical alignment elements extending into the cylinder block are in interference fit with the cylinder block itself.

Abstract: A bearing insert for being cast into an aluminum alloy engine block is made by a ferrous powder metal sintering process to make a skeleton structure which is permeable to the molten aluminum alloy in the block casting process. The insert is made of a material having a similar composition as the bearing cap so as to equalize machining and thermal expansion properties of the cap and block so as to provide improved roundness of the bearing in the machining operations for forming the bearing support and in operation of the engine.

Abstract: A mechanism for providing a continuous supply of oil on camshaft lobes used in an overhead cam internal combustion engine. The mechanism includes camshaft bearing caps affixed to the engine about the camshaft journals. Protruding from the side surface of the central portion of the bearing caps are oil diverter pads. The oil diverter pads cause oil that builds up on the surface of the camshaft journals to be diverted toward the camshaft lobes to provide lubrication between the camshaft lobes and the roller finger followers.

Abstract: A bearing housing assembly comprising a generally U-shaped casing (12); a cap (13) which fits into and cooperates with the casing to define a bearing housing; and bolts (15) to hold the casing and the cap together. The cap (13) is a clearance fit in the casing (12); and a location and load transferring member (18) extends through a bore (22) whose cross-section extends partly into the casing and partly into the cap and which straddles the clearance (c), the location and load transferring member (18) being stressed to locate the cap within the casing.

Abstract: A bearing housing for a drive shaft of a front-wheel vehicle comprises a bearing housing composed of a bearing bracket and a bearing cap. The bearing bracket is provided with a first peripheral flange only on one axial side thereof so that the bearing can be inserted in one axial direction until it abuts the flange. The bearing cap has a corresponding second peripheral flange on at least the opposite axial side so that the bearing is completely fixed in both axial directions when the cap is mounted to the bracket.

Abstract: A bearing holder for bearings mounted on journals includes a lower support socket secured to a frame, and a cover part pivotally connected with the socket. The cover part is able to be locked in a shut position, folded onto the bearing positioned in the support socket. In order to provide a bearing holder of this type, which makes possible the removal and insertion of the journals without releasing the cover parts by hand, and without having to be pivoted and locked for the purpose of opening and shutting, cover parts are pivotally bearinged on two upper lateral parts of the support socket about axes which are parallel to the journal. Such cover parts include an upper, longer arm and a lower, shorter arm of a two-armed lever.

Abstract: An improved bearing cap arrangement for attaching a camshaft to a cylinder head so that a cylinder head bolt or the like may be placed immediately adjacent the camshaft, the bearing cap characterized by a semi-cylindrical portion extending over the camshaft and a single laterally projecting portion on one side of the camshaft adapted to receive fasteners securing the bearing cap to the cylinder head whereby the cylinder head bolt is located adjacent the second side of the camshaft.