One Race Only Split Patents (Class 384/505)
  • Patent number: 10920828
    Abstract: A toner transporting device includes a bearing, an opposing section, a flange, and an engaging section. The bearing has an inner ring supporting a shaft, rolling elements disposed on an outer periphery of the inner ring, and an outer ring disposed around the rolling elements to surround the inner ring. The opposing section is disposed facing a first side of the inner and outer rings. The flange is provided at a second edge at a second side of the outer ring, extends in a direction of the shaft, and covers at least a part of a second end surface at the second side of the inner ring. The engaging section serves as a first edge at the first side of the outer ring, extends out relative to a first end surface at the first side of the inner ring, and engages with the opposing section in a relatively movable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taichiro Okuno
  • Patent number: 10662997
    Abstract: Provided is a roller assembly for a storage device. The roller assembly includes a shaft member, a rolling member, a cover member, and ball members. In particular, the ball members are configured to perform a rolling operation while being maintained in the state of being seated at specific locations by a seating groove formed in the shaft member and guide grooves formed in the rolling member and the cover member, and the rolling member and the cover member are configured to be coupled to each other by a fitting method and are then completely coupled to each other through laser bonding. The roller assembly is additionally characterized in that the damage of the ball members is prevented from occurring during the above laser bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CHEONGHOSYSTEM CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yongwoon Park
  • Patent number: 10428868
    Abstract: A ball bearing assembly includes at least two units being axially coupled together to allow at least one set of plural spherical balls adapted to be installed between at least one pair of two adjacent units of the at least two units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHINE YING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wen-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 9896274
    Abstract: A support roller or drive roller for a drive belt of a conveyor, having a hub which is supported by use of ball bearings and which is provided with an elastic polymer layer on its outer periphery as a running surface for the drive belt. The roller is easily manufactured as the hub is made up of a hollow cylindrical outer hub which bears the polymer layer, and a hollow cylindrical inner hub which accommodates the ball bearings. Further, the inner hub is pushed into the outer hub and joined to the outer hub in a rotationally fixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Arnold Jäger Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Jäger, Nick Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9555976
    Abstract: Various embodiments of stand-off devices and methods are disclosed. The stand-off device can space a bearing assembly apart from a support, such as a frame of a conveyor belt, thereby providing access between the bearing assembly and the frame, such as for cleaning fluid. Certain embodiments of the stand-off device include a first end and a second end, with the first end being receivable in a securing hole of the bearing assembly and the second end configured to protrude from the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Solus Industrial Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Eure, Scott Phillips
  • Publication number: 20150078696
    Abstract: A bearing unit (1) for a turbocharger is provided having a bearing housing (5) extending in an axial direction and having a through-hole, and a rolling-contact bearing (3) arranged coaxially within the through-hole and having a bearing inner ring (7), a bearing outer ring (13) divided axially into first and second part rings (9, 11), and a number of rolling-contact elements (15). The bearing outer ring (13) is mounted in a vibration-damping oil film (23), and the two part rings (9, 11) are spaced axially apart from each other by a pretensioning spring (19). The first part ring (9) has a first groove (43) with a first securing ring (39) arranged therein, and the first securing ring (39) is supported axially from the outside against the bearing housing (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8540432
    Abstract: In a disengageable axial abutment for a rotary machine fitted with fluid bearings, an outer ring (103) comprises first and second outer half-rings (103A, 103B) centered in the casing (111) by a flexible suspension system, with the outer half-rings (103A, 103B) being held in the axial direction between a static abutment member (113) and a pre-loading system (104) exerting a predetermined axial force such that, so long as the axial load exerted on the axial abutment via a synchronization cone (108) is greater than a given threshold, each rolling element (101) presents a single line (121) of two points of contact (121A, 121B) with an inner ring (102) and with the first outer half-ring (103A) respectively, and the inner ring (102) is driven in rotation by the synchronization cone (108), whereas, when the axial load exerted on the axial bearing becomes smaller, a gap (115) is created between the outer half-rings (103A, 103B) and a second line (123) of two additional points of contact (123A, 123B) is created betwee
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Snecma
    Inventors: Charles Marciquet, Laurent Collongeat, Philippe Bourdin, Patrice Fonteyn
  • Publication number: 20120020604
    Abstract: In a disengageable axial abutment for a rotary machine fitted with fluid bearings, an outer ring (103) comprises first and second outer half-rings (103A, 103B) centered in the casing (111) by a flexible suspension system, with the outer half-rings (103A, 103B) being held in the axial direction between a static abutment member (113) and a pre-loading system (104) exerting a predetermined axial force such that, so long as the axial load exerted on the axial abutment via a synchronization cone (108) is greater than a given threshold, each rolling element (101) presents a single line (121) of two points of contact (121A, 121B) with an inner ring (102) and with the first outer half-ring (103A) respectively, and the inner ring (102) is driven in rotation by the synchronization cone (108), whereas, when the axial load exerted on the axial bearing becomes smaller, a gap (115) is created between the outer half-rings (103A, 103B) and a second line (123) of two additional points of contact (123A, 123B) is created betwee
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Marciquet, Laurent Collongeat, Philippe Bourdin, Patrice Fonteyn
  • Patent number: 8065867
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes an outer race and an inner race with a ball bearing element located between the inner and the outer races. The inner race has a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion by a split. The first portion includes a first curved inner race support surface defined by a first center point and the second portion includes a second curved inner race support surface defined by a second center point that is non-coincident with the first center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Sean McCutchan
  • Publication number: 20100061672
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a shaft or similar that is axially guided with precision in a housing. The shaft is stressed to differing degrees and/or for different periods of time in the two axial directions. The bearing assembly has a single-row angular contact ball bearing and a single-row cylindrical roller bearing. The angular contact ball bearing is designed to receive the greater main axial load that is exerted during operation, whilst the smaller axial force that acts in opposition is absorbed by the cylindrical roller bearing in addition to the radial forces. The quantity of equipment required to absorb the small axial force that in general is only exerted periodically can be kept to a minimum. In addition, a predefined axial play is pre-set in the unit and a defined lateral ring overhang is set between the inner and outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Timur Dizlek, Josef Zylla, Arnd Heeg
  • Patent number: 6811003
    Abstract: A mounting for a road wheel of an automotive vehicle includes a cast housing having a radial portion and a sleeve-like axial portion that projects beyond the front and back faces of the radial portion. The mounting also includes a hub having a shaft that extends into the axial portion of the housing and a flange located outside the housing where it is offset axially from the front face of the radial portion. The hub rotates in a bearing that is around its shaft and within the axial portion of the housing. A brake rotor is attached to the hub flange, and it includes a drum and a disk extended outwardly from the drum. A park brake is within the drum, and it includes at least one arcuate shoe curved around the axial portion of the housing. A service brake is mounted on the radial portion, and it has pads which clamp down on the disk of the brake rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: The Tinken Company
    Inventor: David A. Novak
  • Patent number: 6733394
    Abstract: It is intended that the induced thrust and slide resistance of a constant velocity joint should be further reduced. To this end, there is provided a constant velocity joint comprising an outer joint member having three track grooves each having circumferentially opposed roller guide surfaces, a tripod member having three radially projecting leg shafts, a roller inserted in each track groove, and a ring fitted on each leg shaft to rotatably support the roller, the roller being movable along the roller guide surfaces axially of the outer joint member. The roller includes a set of annular roller segments, with a plurality of balls interposed between outer raceway surfaces formed on the inner periphery of the annular roller segments and a single inner raceway surface formed on the outer periphery of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hisaaki Kura, Tatsuro Sugiyama, Masayuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 6224265
    Abstract: A flanged ball bearing has an inner race, an outer race made of sheet steel which is disposed around the inner race with an annular space defined therebetween, and a plurality of balls disposed in the annular space. The outer race has a flange extending radially outwardly. The inner race has a ball groove defined in an outer circumferential surface thereof. The outer race comprises a first annular member and a second annular member which are joined to each other. The first annular member has a first ball guide surface having an arcuate cross-sectional shape. The second annular member has a second ball guide surface having an arcuate cross-sectional shape. Each of the balls is rollingly supported by the first ball guide surface, the second ball guide surface, and the surface of the ball groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: TOK Bearing Co., LTD
    Inventor: Isao Enomoto
  • Patent number: 5740893
    Abstract: An outer ring 3 along a bearing centerline of the bearing outer ring of a standard deep groove ball bearing, and the bottom of the raceway surface 3b1 is formed with a circumferential groove 3b2. A retainer 3d is fitted in the circumferential groove 3b2 of the outer ring 3b. The retainer 3d is in the form of a split ring having a single split and has a cam surface on the wall surface on the pocket side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5458422
    Abstract: In a zero-clearance radial ball bearing, two outer bearing race sections (4, 5) made by non-cutting methods together support an outer race (2) while between it and a concentric inner race (3) run bearing balls (1). Against the first bearing race section (4) bears a sleeve section (7) which circumferentially and axially surrounds the second race section (5). A spring component (10) pressing the two race section (4, 5) together acts between the sleeve section (7) and the second bearing race sections (5) in such a way that the balls (1) run with zero clearance. In order to improve the rigidity of such a radial ball bearing and especially the sleeve section (7), it is proposed that the two axial ends of the sleeve section (7) project axially beyond the balls (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Alexander Zernickel, Horst Scholian, Horst Doppling
  • Patent number: 5186549
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for use with a glider-type furniture piece or the like having a support frame and a carriage member adapted for movement relative to the support frame, the bearing assembly including an inner race member having a recess groove therein and an outer race member having a recess formed therein, roller bearings disposed in an annular raceway defined by the recesses, the inner race member having an upwardly and inwardly bent flange-like edge extending around a major peripheral portion thereof, the outer race member adapted to be frictionally secured beneath the bent edge, and the inner race member having an integral flange like portion adapted to mount a strap-like member for interconnection between the support frame and the carriage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventors: R. Jeffrey Walters, Paul Dennstedt
  • Patent number: 5069294
    Abstract: A powered spinning tiller with a box beam extending transversely of the direction of travel includes a plurality of spinners each consisting of a prong holder and a drive gear disposed rotatably on bearings side by side, adjacent prong holders being driven to rotate in opposite directions by the gear drive. In order to create an economical method of constructing a spinning tiller by the simplest means, provision is made for each spinner to be journaled on only one bearing and/or bearing ring which is situated in a single plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: H. Niemeyer Sohne GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bruno Barlage, Franz-Josef Robert, Bernd Gattermann
  • Patent number: 4966473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing assembly in an especially drivable wheel hub at the associated wheel carrier of a motor vehicle. It comprises a double row angular ball bearing whose outer bearing ring is first produced as one part and is then divided by breaking it apart. The special arrangement and design of the joint ensures a close connection between the two bearing ring parts and permits a method of assembly allowing the two bearing rows to be filled with a larger number of rolling members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Inventor: Werner Jacob
  • Patent number: 4964742
    Abstract: A ball bearing formed with an outer ring including (i) an inner cylindrical body made of a steel sheet of which one peripheral edge is bent to form a first flange and (ii) an outer cylindrical body of which one peripheral edge is bent to form a second flange and which is fitted to the inner cylindrical body. An inner ring made of any suitable material is provided on its outer circumferential surface thereof with a raceway groove. The inner ring has a shaft hole of any suitable configuration according to a section configuration of a shaft to be inserted into the shaft hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinobu Kagawa, Teruichi Inoue, Masaru Kametani, Koji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4958943
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a ball bearing which has a performance close to that of the conventional radial ball bearing, is simple in the formation and is low in the cost for such bearing as for fitting the disc of a disc recording and reproducing device or the roller of the drawer of a desk or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: C.S.U. Ltd
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 4925322
    Abstract: A ball bearing having an inner ring, a pair of outer rings, balls interposed therebetween, and a retainer for keeping the balls spaced apart from one another. The outer rings each have a straight portion and an arcuate portion integral with the straight portion. The outer rings have their opposite end faces butting together. The arcuate portion has such a curvature as to conform to the contour of the balls. To the arcuate portion of each outer ring is attached a seal member made of a resilient material and integrally formed over its entire peripheral length with lip portions kept in sealing contact with the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: VIV Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Tadashi Hishida
  • Patent number: 4909640
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a ball bearing which has a performance close to that of the conventional radial ball bearing, is simple in the formation and is low in the cost for such bearing as for fitting the disc of a disc recording and reproducing device or the roller of the drawer of a desk or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: C.S.U. Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 4786115
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a wheel bearing unit incorporating outer race ring (20), inner race ring (21) and rolling bodies (24) arranged therebetween. The wheel bearing unit according to the invention is intended to carry the driven wheels of a light vehicle. The characterizing for the wheel bearing unit according to the invention is that the inner race ring (21) is provided with an axially projecting portion (28), which is intended for mounting the unit to a drive shaft (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: SKF Nova
    Inventor: Sture Ashberg
  • Patent number: 4780004
    Abstract: The assembly for supporting in terms of rotation and for sealing a first element (2; 5) rotating in a second element (7) comprises an outer raceway structure consisting of two sheet-metal half-raceways (11; 12) having two coupled outer collar portions (13; 14) serving for mounting the outer raceway structure in an orifice in the second element, and a first (13) of the outer half-raceways carrying the lip seal (22) interacting with the first element (2; 5) forming the inner raceway (10) typically has an extension part (21) opposite the collar portion (13), the lip seal (22) advantageously having a peripheral part (23; 23') forming a static seal and interacting in engagement contact with a wall of the orifice in the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Bendix Espana S.A.
    Inventor: Narciso M. Anguera
  • Patent number: 4775190
    Abstract: A hub assembly for a wheel of a motor vehicle drivable by way of a constant velocity universal joint 3, the assembly comprising an outer joint member 5 integral with a flange 2 for wheel and brake disc fitting, and a rolling element bearing assembly 1 having an inner race 6 disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the joint member, wherein the joint member and flange are integrally formed by chipless deformation fo sheet metal, the flange having circumferentially spaced reinforcing formations 8 which on one side afford abutment surfaces for the bearing inner race and, on the other side of the flange, afford abutment surfaces for the wheel and/or brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Inventor: Werner Jacob
  • Patent number: 4729674
    Abstract: A bearing composed of an inner race, two outer races concentric therewith and spaced axially from each other to leave a gap between them. Sets of ball bearings are located between the inner race and each of the two outer races. The outer races are provided with shoulders projecting axially toward one another and the whole is secured by a band wrapped circumferentially around the shoulders. Preferably, the band is thinner than the outer races so that part of the gap remains. The band is somewhat longer than the circumference and the ends are turned radially outwardly and fastened together.In a particularly improved form of the device, frames are located in the gap and are releasably fastened to one another. The width of the gap is larger than the thickness of the frames, so that there is a certain amount of play in the bearing. This provides a self-aligning feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Metallized Carbon Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Siebert, Martin Scott
  • Patent number: 4718781
    Abstract: The invention concerns ball bearings which automatically take up play, are self-centering and self-adaptable to the stress. The bearing comprises an inner ring (1), an outer ring in two parts (2a, 2b), balls (3), an elastically yieldable element (4) and a case (5). One of the rings is formed of two parts (2a, 2b) which are relatively movably fitted together and some of the four rolling raceways along which the balls roll have set-back depressions arranged along their circumference. Application in particular in the automobile industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Nadella
    Inventor: Stephan Gerard
  • Patent number: 4707151
    Abstract: Radial rolling bearing with adjustable clearance comprising two concentric races whose outer facing surface areas are provided with a groove, the grooves defining the raceway for the rolling elements, a slot is provided in the area of the center plane of the rolling bearing extending radially from the bottom of one of the grooves over only a portion of the race depth so that the slotted race has a partial raceway at both sides of the slot wherein the slot width is changeable by means acting on the race and causing a deformation of the race, characterized in that at least one partial track (6) is defined by a race wire (7) which is provided with rounded back (8) at the one side facing the race (1) and is swingably mounted relative to the race (1) in a circumferential groove (9) of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventor: Theodor Kaiser
  • Patent number: 4643595
    Abstract: An outer metallic ball-bearing ring has a ball-locating raceway on its inner bore. At least one sharply defined part pyramidal notch in a land of the bore of the ring projects inwardly from one side face of the ring terminating adjacent the raceway. A full complement of balls can be assembled in the raceway by splitting the ring as is known and the notch ensures the ring fractures along a defined axial plane when exposed to controlled force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: RHP Group PLC
    Inventor: Brian K. Weavers
  • Patent number: 4606657
    Abstract: A synthetic resin ball bearing. It comprises an outer race, an inner race and a plurality of balls provided therebetween. The outer race is composed of a first cup-shaped member and a second cup-shaped member. Each cup-shaped member has an opening in the center of the floor portion. The first cup-shaped member is sized to snugly fit generally in the second cup-shaped member. The inner race has an annular shape to be positioned to extend through said respective openings in the first and second cup-shaped members to define an annular chamber in cooperation of said first cup-shaped member and the floor wall of the second cup-shaped member. The annular projection extends into the chamber to define a pair of ball receiving sections. The balls are accommodated within the ball receiving sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Chubu Bearing Seisakusho
    Inventor: Kouichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 4591352
    Abstract: A tension or idler roller for a belt drive system has an outer roller for engaging a belt, an inner support body adapted to be affixed to a machine, and a rolling bearing between the outer roller and the support body. The support body is comprised of a pair of identical cup-shaped elements oriented either with their open ends toward one another or their closed ends toward one another, the shells having an eccentric mounting. The inner ring of the bearing may be a separate element or it may be formed in the shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: SKF Kugellagerfabriken GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Olschewski, Manfred Brandenstein, Lothar Walter, Horst M. Ernst
  • Patent number: 4569602
    Abstract: In a device with a double-row angular contact bearing the outer raceways are arranged in elements (4,5) which are axially displaceable in relation to each other. Prestressing or play of the bearing is determined by an elastic ring (7) situated in a space delimited by opposing surfaces connected to the respective elements, whereby the axial bearing play decreases when the distance between the opposing surfaces increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: SKF Nova AB
    Inventor: Bengt Lundgren