Resilient Sliding Surface Material Patents (Class 384/482)
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Patent number: 12150594Abstract: An adjustable food processing system is provided comprising a food item container comprising a drive shaft sheath. The system may comprise an elongate shaft comprising a drive shaft cavity disposed therein, wherein a handling knob is disposed upon the elongate shaft, and the drive shaft cavity is disposed along a common vertical axis. Further, the system may comprise a drive mechanism comprising a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is shaped complimentary to a shape of the drive shaft cavity, and the drive shaft is disposed along the common vertical axis. The system may further comprise a lid comprising an aperture centered about the common vertical axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Inventor: Don Czyzyk
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Patent number: 11773906Abstract: A sealing device for sealing a gap between inner and outer members includes a mounted part attached to a cylindrical end of the outer member; at least one lip disposed radial inside the mounted part and extending toward the inner member; an annular part covering an end surface of the end of the outer member; and an annular flange formed from an elastic material connected to the annular part and disposed radial outside the end of the outer member. The inner member includes an inner portion disposed radial inside the outer member; a flange extending radially outward from the inner portion; and a through-hole formed in the flange for inserting a screw for securing the inner member to another member. The outer edge of the flange of the sealing device is disposed radial outside a portion of the through-hole that is the closest to the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NOK CORPORATIONInventor: Go Kanzaki
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Patent number: 11518455Abstract: A rotating member attachment assembly includes a shaft including a cylindrical configuration defining a cylindrical axis, a first axial end and a second axial end along the cylindrical axis; a first coupler defining a first hole that defines a first hole axis and that is configured to receive the shaft, the first coupler further including a first inner axial end, and a first outer axial end; a first shaft bushing disposed on the shaft at the first axial end; and a first coupler bushing disposed in the first hole of the first coupler.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Zachary T. Donlan, Roger L. Recker
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Patent number: 11274704Abstract: A seal arrangement for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle, including a seal body having a sealing lip, wherein the seal body is arranged on a fixed component of the wheel bearing arrangement and the sealing lip abuts a sealing surface of a rotating component of the wheel bearing arrangement. The disclosure is distinguished in that a film is applied to the sealing surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Johannes Albl, Michael Frisch
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Patent number: 11209050Abstract: A contamination-resistant bearing assembly includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a rolling unit, two contamination-resistant internal sleeves and two contamination-resistant external sleeves. The outer ring cooperates with the inner ring to define a bearing space where the rolling unit and the sleeves are disposed. The external sleeves are located at two opposite sides of the internal sleeves which are located at two opposite sides of the rolling unit in an axial direction. Each of the external sleeves includes a metal rigid shell and a sealing member.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: THAI DIENG INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Cheng-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 11198564Abstract: A transport system has a mobile carriage for transport of products along a guide path that has a first guide profile and a second guide profile. A first pair of rollers is mounted rotatably on a first rotation shaft borne by the carriage, so as to engage the first guide profile. A second pair of rollers rotatably mounted on the second rotation shaft engages the second guide profile. For each roller of the first pair of rollers and for each roller of the second pair of rollers, a reinforcing element is provided which is friction-coupled to at least a part of the main portions of external lateral walls of the rollers.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: MARCHESINI GROUP S.P.A.Inventor: Giuseppe Monti
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Patent number: 10941812Abstract: A bearing seal (26) includes an elastically deformable waist portion (29), a first lip (31) protruding axially inside direction, and a second lip (32) protruding axially outside. In a free situation without the fastening allowance C, a center of gravity F of a portion that includes the waist portion, the first lip, and the second lip is present in an axial inside with respect to a rotation center X of the portion, and an axial distance A from the rotation center X to the center of gravity F is included in a range of more than 0 and less than the fastening allowance C.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Masaharu Inoue, Shohei Fukama, Hayato Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 10851837Abstract: A swing bearing allows a reduction in thickness, weight, and manufacturing cost by fixing together a pair of split rings each formed of a plate member to form an outer ring, and fixing together a pair of split rings each formed of a plate member to form an inner ring. The outer ring is composed of a pair of split rings which are obtained by splitting the outer ring at an axially midpoint of the first raceway groove, are formed of respective plate members, and are fixed together. The inner ring is composed of a pair of split rings which are obtained by splitting the inner ring at an axially midpoint of the second raceway groove, are formed of respective plate members, and are fixed together.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichiro Tsuruta, Shinji Oishi, Masao Kondo, Koji Obara
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Patent number: 10797555Abstract: A submersible pump electrical motor has a bearing sleeve between first and second rotor sections and mounted to the shaft for rotation in unison. An insert sleeve surrounds the bearing sleeve. A carrier body surrounds the insert sleeve. A carrier anti-rotation ring on an outer diameter of the carrier body engages the bore of the stator. First and second seal rings are axially spaced apart from each other between an outer diameter of the insert sleeve and an inner diameter of the carrier body. A hole in the carrier body has an inner end at the inner diameter of the carrier body. An electrically conductive coil spring within the hole has an inner end protruding through the inner end of the hole into contact with the outer diameter of the insert sleeve, creating electrical continuity between the insert sleeve and the carrier body.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Spencer Wilcox, James Clingman
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Patent number: 10690181Abstract: Angular contact roller bearings include an inner bearing ring with an inner raceway, which is arranged on the outer shell surface of the inner bearing ring so as to be inclined with respect to the bearing axis of rotation. An outer bearing ring has an outer raceway, which is arranged on the inner shell surface of the outer bearing ring so as to be inclined with respect to the bearing axis of rotation. An integrally formed rim delimits each, and a multiplicity of roller-type rolling bodies are arranged between the bearing rings and roll on the raceways of the bearing rings and are held with uniform spacings to one another in a circumferential direction by a bearing cage.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Rainer Eidloth, Reinhard Rumpel, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 10661995Abstract: The present invention relates to a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor that moves along a rail track including a flange and a web. The roller assembly for a trolley conveyor includes a pair of brackets that is placed respectively on both sides of the rail track, that has the shape of cranks corresponding to each other and that includes a mounting hole for installing a below-described shaft, a roller that is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the bracket so as to be mounted on the web and slide, and a shaft that penetrates the roller, that is coupled to the roller and that is inserted into and fixed to the mounting hole. The roller assembly with the configuration may have a simple structure, may be easily assembled and disassembled and may ensure durability.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Inventor: Jong II Cho
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Patent number: 10323685Abstract: A non-locating bearing arrangement for supporting one side of a trunnion ring of a converter. The arrangement provides a toroidal roller bearing mounted in a split housing having top and bottom halves, an inner ring of the bearing mounted to a trunnion of the trunnion ring and an outer ring of the bearing mounted to a bore in the housing. A first spacer ring mounted in axial abutment between a first side part of the housing an opposing end face of the outer bearing ring; a second spacer ring mounted in axial abutment between a second side part of the housing and an opposing end face of the outer bearing ring. The first spacer ring has an axial width greater than an axial width of the second spacer ring, and the protrusion has a plane of symmetry that is parallel to and axially offset from the housing center plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventor: Alfred Schildberger
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Patent number: 10087985Abstract: A rolling device for a vehicle includes an inner raceway member including first and second inner raceways; an outer raceway member including first and second outer raceways; first rolling elements disposed rollably between the first inner raceway and the first outer raceway and second rolling elements disposed rollably between the second inner raceway and the second outer raceway; and grease disposed on raceway surfaces of the first inner raceway, the first outer raceway, the second inner raceway, and the second outer raceway and rolling surfaces of the first rolling elements and the second rolling elements. The grease includes a base oil, a thickener, and additives. The grease includes a synthetic oil as the base oil. A kinematic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is 20 mm2/s to 50 mm2/s. The additives include a phosphorus compound, a calcium compound, and a hydrocarbon wax.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yuya Inoue, Tsuyoshi Okumura, Teruyuki Wakisaka, Yoshiyuki Ina, Toshihiro Hakata, Takaaki Onizuka
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Patent number: 10041539Abstract: A double-row spherical roller bearing comprising an outer ring which presents a first and a second spherical raceway on a radially inner peripheral surface, an inner ring which presents a first and a second outer curved-shaped raceway. Moreover, roller elements are arranged in a first and second roller row being axially displaced from each other, and arranged in-between the respective first and second inner raceways of the outer ring and the first and second outer raceways of the inner ring. The outer ring includes a first groove on the radially inner peripheral surface located in-between the first and second inner raceways, extending radially outwardly and in the circumferential direction of the ring. The first and second inner raceways have hard turned surfaces. The first groove presents a hardened surface which has not undergone any post-hardening machining operation. The double-row spherical roller bearing can be a wind turbine bearing arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Emma Bjorkman, Peter James, Marcus Loof, Lars Stigsj{umlaut over (ö)}ö
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Patent number: 9897138Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Andrea Serafini, Flavio Franza, Laura Sguotti, Domenico Bosco, Cornelius Petrus Antonius Vissers
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Patent number: 9829041Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer bearing race and an inner bearing race defining a bearing space therebetween. Rolling elements are mounted in the bearing space. A seal device is at one axial opening of the bearing space and includes a metal ring member with through holes configured such that lubricating oil can pass through the through holes and solid foreign substances cannot pass through the through holes. One of the outer bearing race and the inner bearing race is stationary, and the other is rotatable. The metal ring member is in engagement with the stationary bearing race. A metal or resin sub-ring member, which is a separate member from the metal ring member, is fixed to the rotatable bearing race. Between the metal ring member and the metal or resin sub-ring member, a gap is defined which constitutes a labyrinth seal structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Kiyoshige Yamauchi, Yoriko Kosaka, Hisa Kishida
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Patent number: 9739379Abstract: A seal assembly is disclosed that can be used to seal a bearing case in a turbine. The seal assembly has an annular seal plate seated within a groove defined in the bearing case and radially-offset from the turbine shaft. A seal retainer is mounted on the shaft axially-offset from the annular seal plate and defines a channel therein for receiving and seating a seal therein. The seal has a flexible lip that extends from the body of the seal and engages either the inside surface of the bearing case or a counterface of the annular seal plate, thereby preventing or substantially restricting the influx of contaminants into the bearing case.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Dresser-Rand CompanyInventor: Joseph A. Menichino
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Patent number: 9670958Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of balls disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring and allowed to roll, and a snap cage that is made of resin and holds the balls. The snap cage includes an annular main portion and a plurality of cage bars. The cage bars each protrude from a right side surface of the main portion. Pockets are formed between the cage bars to house the respective balls. An inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of each of the cage bars in a radial direction have respective tilted surfaces that form a tapered shape in an axial direction. This allows lubricant oil to flow well in the rolling bearing in both directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Maeda, Yuu Yasuda
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Patent number: 9618046Abstract: An oil discharging system for a main shaft bearing of a wind turbine generator, includes: a main shaft bearing, a bearing seal, a bearing end cover, a waste oil through hole, at least one thumb wheel; the bearing seal is sleeved to an end of the main shaft bearing, the bearing end cover is engaged with the bearing seal to encircle the outside of the bearing seal; the waste oil through hole is provided on the bearing end cover; the at least one thumb wheel is provided on the bearing seal, enables the waste oil been discharged from the waste oil through hole after the thumb wheel acts upon. Since the thumb wheel rotates with the main shaft bearing, so that the waste oil discharge from the waste oil through hole effectively, thus pollutions to the wind turbine generator and surroundings thereof are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: CNR WIND TURBINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Guangwei Li, Shuliang Wu, Chunli Ge, Liangfeng Yu, Lei Zhao, Xingcun Yan
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Patent number: 9394643Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for a laundry treating appliance includes, among other things, a first raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a first annular channel and a second raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a second annular channel. The first raceway piece is attached to the second raceway piece with the first annular channel facing the second annular channel to define a raceway. The dynamic balancer device also includes a mass disposed in the annular raceway and movable therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: George W. Malheiros, Richard V. Oney, Scott T. Thalls
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Patent number: 9283970Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive arrangement for a wheel unit including a wheel unit defining an axial direction and a radial direction, a first torque transmission device and a second torque transmission device. The first torque transmission device is connected in a torsionally rigid manner to the wheel unit and the second torque transmission device is connected in a torsionally rigid manner to the first torque transmission device using a connecting device such that an arrangement substantially coaxial to the axial direction is formed. The wheel unit has a wheel unit end section protruding, along the wheel axis, into a receptacle of the second torque transmission device. A protective unit is arranged between the wheel unit end section and the second torque transmission device, the protective unit being configured to protect the wheel unit end section against damage by the second torque transmission device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventor: Michael Wusching
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Patent number: 9217472Abstract: A seal equipped bearing assembly includes a plurality of rolling elements interposed between opposite raceway surfaces defined in respective raceway rings; a sealing member to seal a bearing space delimited between the raceway rings; and a gap formation facilitating element defined in a seal contact face in the other of the raceway rings, the gap formation facilitating element being a projection provided in a circumferential portion of the seal contact face in the raceway ring. The gap formation facilitating element is configured to render the sealing member to be a non-contact seal or to contact so that the contact pressure is approximately zero when the bearing assembly is in a rotating state. The sealing member is provided with a suction preventing device for preventing the sealing member from being sucked onto the other of the raceway rings.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuaki Sasaki, Takahiro Wakuda
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Patent number: 9175728Abstract: A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection is provided. The rolling bearing assembly includes radially inner and outer bearing rings that each have a race. A roller assembly including a plurality of rolling elements that are supported to roll on the races is provided. A shield extends radially between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. The shield includes a body portion with one radial end that is fixed to one of the radially inner or outer rings, at least one electrically conductive seal on a surface of the body portion, and a plurality of filaments extending on an opposite radial end of the body portion from the fixed radial end that contacts the other of the radially inner or outer rings.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Michael White
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Patent number: 9115762Abstract: A rolling contact bearing assembly includes a seal member having a seal lip segment. The seal lip segment includes a waist portion having, as viewed in a cross section, a bent V-shape such that a surface of the seal lip segment on outer side defines a relief recess and also includes a protrusion portion distal to the waist portion and having a tapered shape narrowing towards a free end thereof. The seal member installed in the bearing assembly applies urging force on one of inner and outer raceway rings, against change in degree of interference of the protrusion portion with the raceway ring. The protrusion portion includes such high wear material that rotation of the bearing assembly results in wear of the protrusion portion to cause the protrusion portion to make non-contact status or light contact status of a contact pressure of substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuaki Sasaki, Yoshiaki Ryouno, Shuguang Lian
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Patent number: 9091350Abstract: A spinning reel waterproofing member is provided for waterproofing a space between a tubular portion and a rotating member of a spinning reel. The tubular portion is disposed on a front end of a reel main body. The rotating member is disposed on an inner peripheral portion of the tubular portion and a front portion of the tubular portion. The spinning reel waterproofing member includes a main body portion being fixed to the inner peripheral portion of the tubular portion and including a distal end portion, a first lip portion extending in a radial direction so that the distal end portion of the main body portion is in contact with an outer peripheral portion of the rotating member, and a second lip portion extending in an axial direction from a front surface of the first lip portion toward a rear surface of the rotating member.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Koji Ochiai
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Patent number: 8950941Abstract: High-strength brass alloy having superior wear maintains single-structure ? phase and Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds dispersed in the ? phase. A high-strength brass alloy for sliding member comprises, Zn from 17% to 28%, Al from 3% to 10%, Fe from 1% to 4%, Cr from 0.1% to 4%, Si from 0.5% to 3%, mass ratio, and the remnant including Cu and inevitable impurities. The high-strength brass alloy has structure in which the matrix shows single-phase structure of ? phase and Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the ? phase. The high-strength brass alloy for sliding member has the structure in which the matrix shows single-structure of ? phase and hard Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the ? phase. Thus the hardness is increased and wear resistance is improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Oiles CorporationInventors: Maki Hirayama, Taku Watakabe, Kentaro Okubo
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Patent number: 8905879Abstract: Disclosed is a pulley assembly including a pulley having an axis of rotation a pulley shell, and a bearing; a shaft having a pulley-receiving end that receives the pulley; and a first bearing shield disposed at the pulley-receiving end of the shaft. The pulley shell includes an annular wall that defines an opening for housing the bearing. The bearing is housed therein and has an inner race, outer race, and a rolling element. The first bearing shield includes a deflected sealing member biases against at least one of the outer race of the bearing and the pulley shell as a first contact seal to protect the bearing from contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Dayco IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Anthony E. Lannutti, Robert J. Crist, Matthew J. Leis
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Publication number: 20140339369Abstract: An edge flap arrangement is provided for an aircraft wing and includes a main flap element and an actuator for moving the main flap element relative to the wing. A linkage arrangement supports the main flap element from the aircraft wing for movement relative to the wing, and includes including a drop hinge link arrangement having a fixed strut secured to the aircraft wing and a drop link secured to the main flap element. The fixed strut and drop link are pivotally connected by a hinge point having a bearing installed therein. The bearing includes an outer race, an inner race and an annular seal assembly snap-fit into the outer race. The annular seal assembly includes first and second annular retaining rings and a resilient ring disposed between the first and second annular retaining rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Alex Habibvand
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Patent number: 8864384Abstract: A seal lip having: a cylindrical seal surface in close contact with an outer peripheral surface of an inner race with outer side and inner side surfaces standing upright respectively from an outer end and an inner end of the seal surface and reaching a lip supporting portion of a seal member, and protruding on an inner peripheral surface of the lip supporting portion. The outer side surface is a perpendicular surface standing upright from the outer end of the seal surface in a direction perpendicular to a generating line of the outer peripheral surface of the inner race. The inner side surface includes: a perpendicular surface standing upright from the inner end of the seal surface in parallel with the outer side surface; and a conical surface inclined toward the outer side surface extending outward in a radial direction from an outer peripheral end of the perpendicular surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoaki Ohba, Takuya Usami, Kenichiro Nishimura, Akimi Furukoshi
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Patent number: 8844489Abstract: A roller follower includes a roller ring, a shaft and a plurality of rollers. At least one of the roller ring, the shaft and the rollers is a steel member made of steel containing 0.7 to 2.4% carbon and 10.0 to 20.0% chromium, with remainder iron and impurities. In addition, carbide containing at least any one of iron and chromium as well as carbon and having an area of 12.6 ?m2 or greater is generated at an area ratio of 5.0% or higher, at a rolling contact surface of the steel member (a roller ring rolling contact surface, a shaft rolling contact surface and a roller rolling contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Takumi Fujita, Kousuke Obayashi
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Patent number: 8845200Abstract: A single-row deep groove ball bearing made substantially of an inner ring and an outer ring disposed coaxially thereto and balls disposed between the rings. The balls roll in deep groove tracks in an outer face of the inner ring and in an inner face of the outer ring, and the balls are held at equal distances to each other in the circumferential direction by a housing. The interior of the bearing is sealed by two circular ring-shaped seals axially opposite each other. At least one of the seals is a lip seal, which has an angular profile. A shape-stable radial seal leg of the seal is attached to the outer ring and forms a gap seal with an axial side of the inner ring, and a sealing lip, which is an overpressure valve, is disposed under the inner ring and slidingly contacts the inner face of the inner ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Ludwig Winkelmann
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Publication number: 20140248016Abstract: A seal for a bearing includes a first annular retaining ring defining a first radially outermost portion and a second annular retaining ring defining a second radially outermost portion. The seal includes a resilient ring defining a third radially outermost portion. The resilient ring is disposed between the first annular retaining ring and the second annular retaining ring. The first radially outermost portion, the second radially outermost portion and the third radially outermost portion are aligned with one another. The resilient ring projects radially inward from the first annular retaining ring and the second annular retaining ring. The resilient ring is more compressible and flexible than the first annular retaining ring and the second annular retaining ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Alex Habibvand
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Patent number: 8727631Abstract: A retainer provides torque reduction. The retainer is formed by two annular retaining plates each including semispherical swelling portions arranged at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction. The semispherical swelling portions face each other and form pockets for retaining balls. Each of the pockets has ball-facing surfaces each including a ball non-contact portion, and a contact area in each of the pockets with respect to each of the balls is reduced by from 15% to 30% by the ball non-contact portion. Each of the seal members serves as a contact seal having a seal lip portion coming into contact with another of raceway, and a material of at least a distal end of the seal lip portion includes a high-abrasion material which is prone to abrasion.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Takahiro Wakuda, Katsuaki Sasaki, Shohei Fukama
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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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Patent number: 8696212Abstract: A novel assembly for a railcar axle bearing is presented. The assembly includes a backing ring affixed to the fillet of the journal of an axle and a locking ring for further affixing the backing ring the journal. The locking ring has an inboard end affixed to the dust guard of the axle and an outboard end for engaging the backing ring. The looking ring may include a resilient sealing ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Hubbard, Michael A Mason
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Publication number: 20130279839Abstract: A seal lip having: a cylindrical seal surface in close contact with an outer peripheral surface of an inner race with outer side and inner side surfaces standing upright respectively from an outer end and an inner end of the seal surface and reaching a lip supporting portion of a seal member, and protruding on an inner peripheral surface of the lip supporting portion. The outer side surface is a perpendicular surface standing upright from the outer end of the seal surface in a direction perpendicular to a generating line of the outer peripheral surface of the inner race. The inner side surface includes: a perpendicular surface standing upright from the inner end of the seal surface in parallel with the outer side surface; and a conical surface inclined toward the outer side surface extending outward in a radial direction from an outer peripheral end of the perpendicular surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicants: Mineba Co., Ltd., Keihin CorporationInventors: Tomoaki OHBA, Takuya Usami, Kenichiro Nishimura, Akimi Furukoshi
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Publication number: 20130094795Abstract: A bearing is disclosed comprising an inner ring concentrically disposed with an outer ring with rotational elements therebetween adapted for allowing rotational movement of the inner ring relative to the outer ring. A relatively non-resilient isolator seal is mounted to the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Christopher E. Hosmer
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Patent number: 8388230Abstract: A seal guard 12 for a wide inner ring bearing assembly 10 comprising an annular member 22 configured for attachment to an external surface 24 of a bearing outer ring 16, and which radially encloses the various seal components 18 disposed within an annular opening between the inner ring 14 and outer ring 16. The annular member 22 includes an angled external surface 22A adapted to deflect external contaminates away from direct impingement upon the seal components 18.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Anil S. Kulkarni, Craig R. Etheridge, Jennifer Smith
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Publication number: 20120155792Abstract: A sealed spherical roller bearing assembly, having an outer ring with a seal groove and an inner ring with a central bore. A plurality of rolling elements is arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Rocco Docimo
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Patent number: 8142080Abstract: A radially outer portion of the seal member is fitted in each of a pair of seal grooves formed in the radially outer surface of an outer ring at both ends thereof. A seal lip formed at the radially inner portion of each seal member is brought into elastic contact with an inner seal surface of each of annular grooves formed in the radially outer surface of an inner ring at both ends thereof. The contact portion of the seal surface that is in elastic contact with the seal lip has a circumferential flatness of 5 to 20 ?m. With this arrangement, it is possible to improve sealability at the contact portions, thereby preventing entry of e.g. muddy water into the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: NTN CorporationInventor: Makoto Muramatsu
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Patent number: 8043012Abstract: A seal arrangement for sealing a bearing comprising a first component and a second component which are rotatably movable with respect to each other is provided. The seal arrangement includes brush seal having an annular brush body carried by the first component and a bundle of resiliently bendable bristles. The brush seal is adapted to maintain a sealing condition when the first and second component are moved relative to each other in a non-rotational manner. Further, a brush seal and a wind turbine having a brush seal are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Rogall, Meng Gao, Yuanyuan Qiu
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Publication number: 20110069918Abstract: Provided are a retainer capable of achieving torque reduction, a deep-groove ball bearing with the retainer, and a sealed bearing capable of preventing intrusion of foreign matter into the bearing and capable of sufficient seal torque reduction. The retainer is formed by combination of two annular retaining plates (27A, 27B) each including semispherical swelling portions (26) arranged at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction. The semispherical swelling portions (26, 26) face each other and form pockets (30) for retaining balls (16). Each of the pockets (30) has ball-facing surfaces each including a ball non-contact portion (31), and a contact area in each of the pockets (30) with respect to each of the balls (16) is reduced by from 15% to 30% in comparison with a contact area with respect to each of the balls (16) without provision of the ball non-contact portion (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Takahiro Wakuda, Katsuaki Sasaki, Shohei Fukama
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Patent number: 7901141Abstract: A sealing device 12b of a hub unit bearing O has a first slinger 16 fixed to an inner ring 5, a second slinger 17 fixed to an outer ring 1, and a sealing portion 18 which is fixed to the first slinger 16 and is slide-contacted with the second slinger 17. A magnetic encoder 20 is fixed to the first slinger 16. The magnetic encoder 20 and the sealing portion 18 are bond-fixed to the first slinger 16 with the same adhesive agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Akira Takahashi
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Publication number: 20100040317Abstract: The sliding strut bearing has two rigid body positioned in a plastic housing and a synthetic resin sliding bearing positioned between the two rigid bodies. The rigid bodies are metal and provide structural rigidity allowing a spring seat to be incorporated into the plastic housing and an overall reduction in the height of the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventor: David M. KELLAM
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Patent number: 7618195Abstract: A bearing arrangement having a roller bearing having an inner race, bearing rollers, and an outer race in which the roller bearing is arranged to support a wheel hub on a wheel axle. The bearing arrangement further includes a first seal and a second seal which have been arranged on either side of the bearing rollers, wherein closed bearing spaces are delimited between the first seal and the bearing rollers, and between the second seal and the bearing rollers. The bearing arrangement is provided as a complete, sealed, preassembled unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventor: Ingemar Dagh
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Publication number: 20080247696Abstract: A sealed, single row angular contact ball bearing is distinguished by the fact that the seal (25, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50) is arranged at both axial ends in the region of the rims (21, 22, 23, 24), one bearing ring (16) having on both sides in each case one receiving opening (37, 44) for the sealing lip carrier (26) and the associated other bearing ring (15) having on both sides in each case one sealing face (30) for the sealing lip (29, 55, 56, 57, 58), and the rims (21, 22, 23, 24) being coordinated with one another in such a way that receiving openings (37, 44) and sealing faces (30) lie in in each case one plane (38, 39) at the same radial spacing from a bearing axis. It is ensured in this way that the same seal can be used for sealing the angular contact ball bearing of generic configuration on both sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Ludwig Winkelmann, Harald Peschke, Dieter Jauernig
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Patent number: 7338212Abstract: In a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, both end openings of a space in which balls 14, 14 are provided are sealed with seal rings 16c, 16d each having two to three seal lips. A rolling resistance that changes based on a preload is regulated in a range of 0.15 to 0.45 N·m, and a total running resistance of both seal rings 16c, 16d based on a friction between the seal lips and counter surfaces is regulated in a range of 0.06 to 0.4 N·m.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: NSK, Ltd.Inventor: Junshi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7296982Abstract: An air supply device includes a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting a shaft, a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting an orbital scroll, and a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting each of a plurality of rotation constraint members that prevents rotation of the orbital scroll about its own axis, but allows the orbital scroll to orbit relative to a stationary scroll. A grease-filled bearing is used as each of the bearings. Each of the bearings for supporting the orbital scroll includes two sealing materials disposed on respective sides of a plurality of rolling elements, and each of the sealing materials has an inner end held in contact with an inner ring and an outer end held in contact with an outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Sakuda, Kiyoshi Sawai, Tatsuya Nakamoto
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Patent number: 7287909Abstract: In a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, an inner end opening out of both end openings of a space in which balls 14, 14 are provided is sealed with a cap 17a. An outer end opening is sealed with a seal ring 16c having three seal lips. A rolling resistance that changes based on a preload is regulated in a range of 0.15 to 0.45 N·m, and a running resistance of the seal ring 16c based on a friction between the seal ring and a counter surface is regulated in a range of 0.03 to 0.2 N·m.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Junshi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7246946Abstract: Rotation torque of the hub rotating together with the road wheel is reduced to improve the driving performance of the vehicle such as acceleration performance, fuel consumption. The opening at both ends of the space where balls 14, 14 are provided is covered by seal rings 16c, 16d each having two or three seal lips. The whole rotation torque of the both seal rings 16c, 16d based on the friction between the seal lips and the mating surface is reglated between 0.06 N·m and 0.4 N·m.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Junshi Sakamoto