Assembling Means Patents (Class 384/537)
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Patent number: 6734591Abstract: A spindle motor comprising a double row bearing device including a shaft, a sleeve surrounding the shaft, and a pair of upper and lower rows of balls, a cylindrical bearing holder extending upwardly from a base of the spindle motor for accommodating the sleeve within a vertical bore of the holder, and a rotor hub mounted on the shaft for journaling the rotor hub rotatably on the base, the spindle motor is characterized in that a reduced inner diameter portion of an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sleeve is formed on the inner surface of the bore of the bearing holder between the upper and lower larger inner diameter portions to urge the sleeve inwardly by the reduced inner diameter portion to deform it elastically to form a squeezed portion protruding inwardly of the sleeve between the upper and lower rows of balls.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Minebea Kabushiki-KaishaInventors: Rikuro Obara, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 6729768Abstract: A unit consisting of a bearing equipped with a data sensor device and a housing in which the bearing is coupled. The bearing consists of an inner turning collar designed to be attached to a turning body, an outer fixed collar coupled to the housing, and rolling bodies positioned between them. The data sensor device consists of a coder that generates magnetic impulses attached to the turning collar and, attached to the fixed collar, a sensor equipped with at least two sensitive components capable of detecting such impulses. The housing is designed to permit said bearing to be locked radially and to lock the bearing axially in one direction. The unit further consists of a coupling piece for the bearing inside the housing configured such that the bearing is locked at least in the other direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: The Torrington CompanyInventor: Jean-Michel Beauprez
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Patent number: 6729626Abstract: Static sealing element (1) for a rolling bearing (2) which is mounted on a cylindrical element (3) which presents a blocking moulding (4) which is positioned against an inner race (5) of the rolling bearing (2) itself and which is suitable for being arranged in contact with a shoulder (6) the sealing element (1) presenting a support (8) which is associated with the inner race (5) of the rolling bearing (2), and a sealing lip (9), which forms an integral part of the support (8) and which presents, in turn, a substantially conical end portion (17), which axially projects in relation to the blocking moulding (4) and which radially forks opposite the blocking moulding (4) itself.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: SKF In{acute over (d)}ustrie S.p.A.Inventors: Andreas Ruetter, Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese
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Patent number: 6729769Abstract: A tire wheel bearing apparatus comprises an outer member having multi rows of track surfaces integrally provided on an inner periphery, an inner member having a tire wheel mounting flange provided at one end thereof, a cylindrical small diameter step portion provided at another end thereof and double-rows of track surfaces formed on the inner wheels force fitted to the small diameter step portion so as to oppose to the track surfaces of the outer member, and double-rows of rolling elements respectively interposed between the track surfaces in the outer member and the inner member, the inner wheels being fixed to the inner member by radially outwardly caulking the end portion of the small diameter step portion of the inner member, the track surfaces in the outer member and the inner member and the rolling elements has a contact angle with a bearing clearance being set to be negative.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Koji Sahashi, Motoharu Niki, Eiji Tajima, Akira Torii, Kazuhiko Hozumi, Keisuke Sone, Masahiro Ozawa, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Yutaka Yamauchi, Masayuki Kuroda, Masuo Takaki
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Patent number: 6722786Abstract: A vehicle-use bearing apparatus including a hub wheel formed of steel material to which a wheel is mounted and a rolling bearing mounted to an outer periphery of the hub wheel. An end portion of the hub wheel is expanded radially outward toward an inner ring provided to the rolling bearing to be formed into a caulked portion and a percentage of sulfur content is adjusted to be 0.020% by weight or less in steel material of which the caulked portion is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoshi Toda, Shinichirou Kashiwagi, Tomohiro Ishii, Daisaku Tomita
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Patent number: 6715925Abstract: An annular element for a rolling bearing comprises a cylindrical surface around the circumference of which a groove, the radial and axial depth of which are variable around the circumference, is formed. The cylindrical surface is suitable for being over-molded with a plastics material to form a body which is fixed firmly for rotation with the annular element and has a plastics projection complementary with the groove. The projection can cooperate with the groove to prevent relative rotation between the annular element and the body.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: SKF Industrie S.P.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Pairone, Francesco Gallucci
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Patent number: 6715841Abstract: In a device, particularly a locking device (11) for a vehicle seat, with at least one casing component (13) and at least one bearing (15) for bearing at least one pivotable element (23), the bearing (15) is tooled by plastic transformation as a first draw-through (15) in the first casing component (13).Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Christoffel, Martin Kraus, Kadir Yasaroglu, Peter Müller
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Patent number: 6705760Abstract: The fixed shaft type spindle motor of the invention has a fixed shaft vertically installed on a base and a rotor hub supported to freely rotate by the fixed shaft through a bearing. The bearing is composed of a compound ball bearing, and a larger diameter portion of a stepped top-form connection member having the larger diameter portion and a smaller diameter portion is fixedly engaged with the upper end of the outer ring of the compound ball bearing. And, the smaller diameter portion of the connection member is fastened to the rotor hub. The rotary shaft type spindle motor has a rotary shaft vertically installed on the rotor hub, in which the rotary shaft is supported to freely rotate on the base through the bearing. The bearing is composed of a compound ball bearing, and the larger diameter portion of the stepped top-form connection member having the larger diameter portion and the smaller diameter portion is fixedly engaged with the lower end of the outer ring of the compound ball bearing.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shin-ichi Takayanagi
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Patent number: 6705762Abstract: A bearing-suspension standard assembly for a motor vehicle wheel comprises a standard (10) with an essentially cylindrical seat (11), and a bearing unit (12) with a non-rotating outer race (13) fixedly mounted in the seat (11). A cementing material (16) is applied at one of the axial ends of the seat (11) so as to lock the bearing unit (12) in the seat (11).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: SKF Industries S.p.A.Inventors: Simona Pilone, Pierangelo Cherio, Fabrizio Iarrera, John Van De Sanden
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Patent number: 6702474Abstract: A hub (2) includes a spindle (14) which projects through a housing (4) and rotates relative to the housing (4) on a bearing (6) that is located between the spindle (14) and the housing (4). The bearing (6) has two sets of raceways (28,40) that are oblique to the axis x, and in addition rolling elements (36) arranged in two rows between the sets of raceways (28,40). The inner raceways (28) that fit around the spindle (14) and have back faces (32), with the back face (32) for one of the races (26) being against a shoulder (18) from which the spindle (14) projects. Initially, the end of the spindle (14) projects straight beyond the back face (32) of the outer race—indeed, so that the races (26) can be installed over the spindle (14).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Alan Charles Webb, Peter Holland, Peter Standring, Douglas H. Smith, Larry L. Bahney
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Patent number: 6692158Abstract: A bearing seat includes a cylindrical scat defining a cylindrical pocket for at least partially containing a bearing. The cylindrical seat includes a cylindrical first wall and an end wall extending from the cylindrical first wall. The cylindrical first wall has an inner face and the end wall includes an integral shim extending outwardly therefrom. The integral shim is configured to contact a side of an outer race of a bearing such that the side of the outer race of the bearing seats firmly against the integral shim.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy O. Williams, Michael A. Cook, Michael W. Henry, Timothy W. Carey
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Patent number: 6692157Abstract: A bearing device for a drive wheel is provided with improved strength of coupling a hub wheel and an outer joint member without significantly raising the manufacturing cost. The bearing device for a drive wheel includes the hub wheel, a constant velocity universal joint and bearings arranged in inner races, the hub wheel, the universal joint and the bearings being unitized, at least the inner race being formed in the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint. In the bearing device, the hub wheel and the outer joint member are meshed with each other by way of serrations and coupled to each other by caulking. Undulations of serrations at near a caulked section being filled with plastic deformed part caused by the caulking.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Koji Sahashi, Kazuhiko Hozumi, Keisuke Sone, Masahiro Ozawa, Akira Torii
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Patent number: 6688773Abstract: A hub (2) includes a spindle (14) which projects through a housing (4) and rotates relative to the housing (4) on a bearing (6) that is located between the spindle (14) and the housing (4). The bearing (6) has two sets of raceways (28,40) that are oblique to the axis x, and in addition rolling elements (36) arranged in two rows between the sets of raceways (28,40). The inner raceways (28) that fit around the spindle (14) and have back faces (32), with the back face (32) for one of the races (26) being against a shoulder (18) from which the spindle (14) projects. Initially, the end of the spindle (14) projects straight beyond the back face (32) of the outer race—indeed, so that the races (26) can be installed over the spindle (14).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Alan Charles Webb, Peter Holland, Peter Standring, Douglas H. Smith, Larry L. Bahney
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Patent number: 6682220Abstract: A lightweight bearing and wave gear drive are provided. An outer or inner bearing ring of the bearing has fixing holes to enable the ring to be attached to another member. The parts of the bearing on which raceway surfaces are formed are made of an iron-based material, while the main bearing ring member is formed of a lightweight material that is lighter than the iron-based material. Surface portions that constitute fixing bolt seats are plated to increase the strength of such portions. The wave gear drive includes a rigid internal gear, a flexible external gear located inside the internal gear, and a wave generator located inside the external gear. The internal and external gears are coupled by the lightweight bearing in a way that allows the gears to rotate relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.Inventor: Masaru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6669374Abstract: An inner ring 3 is fit to a stepped part 8 formed on the inner end of a hub 2b. A desired pre-load is applied to rolling elements 5 in a state that an outer end face 28 of the inner ring 3 is butted against a step surface 12 formed on the hub 2b. The inner ring 3 is fit to the hub 2b by interference fitting causing a static friction force, which is larger than a thrust load acting on the inner ring 3 based on the pre-loading. Therefore, the inner end face of the inner ring 3 is clamped with a caulking portion, which is formed by expanding outward in the diameter directions a cylindrical portion 18 formed in the inner end of the hub 2b.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Hiroya Miyazaki
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Patent number: 6666583Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a bearing retention assembly is provided. The assembly includes a bearing set having an annular outer race ring. The outer race ring has a plurality of circumferentially spaced cam chamfers on at least one outer circular edge. The assembly also includes a bearing housing for capturing the bearing set. The bearing housing includes at least one integral securing member for interfering with and engaging at least one cam chamfer for axially and rotatably securing the outer race ring relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Thomas John Nieman, Vinh Hiep Luong, Robert John Mohrmann
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Patent number: 6652150Abstract: A method for fixing at least one bearing in place in a bearing retainer involves positioning the bearing in the depression, providing an elastic element which acts in the axial direction on the bearing either before or after the bearing is positioned in the depression so that the elastic element is supported on the bearing in a first axial direction, and deforming a partial area of the bearing retainer so that the deformed partial area of the bearing retainer supports the elastic element in a second axial direction which extends opposite the first axial direction. A bearing arrangement produced according to the present invention includes a bearing retainer having at least one depression in which is positioned a bearing, with a portion of the bearing retainer overlapping a portion of the bearing to form an interlocking connection between the bearing retainer and the bearing in an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: SKF GmbHInventors: Burkhard Buchheim, Berthold Beyfuss, Helmut Hauck, Peter Horling
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Patent number: 6648514Abstract: A sleeve bearing system is provided in which wear is reduced and thrust loading capabilities are offered. An inner ring is secured tightly to a rotating member via a collar. The inner ring forms a plain or sleeve bearing with a bearing set. The bearing set may be supported within a housing designed to be fitted to a machine frame. A thrust extension of the bearing set interfaces with the collar to transmit thrust loading on the rotating member to the bearing set and housing via the inner ring and collar.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLCInventors: James J. Cevasco, Alexander R. Diaz
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Publication number: 20030210841Abstract: A bearing seat provided in or on a cylindrical surface of a component to which the bearing is to be mounted is constructed so that the component at which the bearing seat is provided is softer at least in the surface region than the ring(s) of the bearing that is to be interconnected to the component via the bearing seat. In addition, either one of the bearing seat and the bearing ring in their surfaces facing each other has a number of surface irregularities arranged ring to cause deformation to the softer surface region under a mutual axial mounting motion between the bearing seat and the bearing ring to thereby form a mutual grip between the seat and the bearing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Hans Linden, Folke Ostling
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Patent number: 6626579Abstract: This invention relates to an anti-corrosion member adapted for use in a vehicle wheel end assembly vehicle wheel end assembly. The vehicle wheel end assembly includes a bearing unit formed from steel and including a pilot surface and a steering knuckle formed from aluminum and having a portion supported on the pilot surface of the bearing unit. The assembly further includes an anti-corrosion member disposed on the pilot surface of the bearing unit so as to be interposed between the bearing unit and the portion of the steering knuckle when assembled so as to prevent direct contact therebetween whereby galvanic corrosion between the steel bearing unit and the aluminum steering knuckle is prevented. The anti-corrosion member can be formed from plastic or formed from metal and coated with an anti-corrosive material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventor: Michael L. Silvasi
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Publication number: 20030179969Abstract: The bearing block (20) is intended to support a mechanical transmission member comprising a rolling bearing (12). It comprises a fixing sole (22) and forms a bore (26) for supporting the rolling bearing, roughly coaxial with the rolling bearing, and a member (50) for clamping the bearing block onto the rolling bearing. The bore is formed by a clamping jaw (28) of one piece which on its periphery has a single open location (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventor: Olivier Louis-Marie Baudry
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Publication number: 20030179968Abstract: A bearing seat includes a cylindrical seat defining a cylindrical pocket for at least partially containing a bearing. The cylindrical seat includes a cylindrical first wall and an end wall extending from the cylindrical first wall. The cylindrical first wall has an inner face and the end wall includes an integral shim extending outwardly therefrom. The integral shim is configured to contact a side of an outer race of a bearing such that the side of the outer race of the bearing seats firmly against the integral shim.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Timothy O. Williams, Michael A. Cook, Michael W. Henry, Timothy W. Carey
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Patent number: 6623167Abstract: Each end of a roller is defined by a stub shaft that is non-circular in cross section and supported from a side wall for rotation by a ball bearing having an inner race containing a mounting hole that is shaped complementary to, and located on, the stub shaft. The inner race is clamped from moving axially or radially relative to the shaft, thereby preventing the bearing from knocking against the stub shaft during operation. According to one embodiment of the invention, the outer race of the bearing is mounted within a complementary shaped bore of a sleeve that has a cylindrical exterior surface and is, in turn, mounted for axial movement in a cylindrical bore of a bearing housing that is mounted to the side wall by the agency of a bearing support.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Merlyn Duane Bass, Henry Dennis Anstey, Shawn Wayne Poggemiller, William Albert Ardueser
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Patent number: 6619852Abstract: In a bearing device in which a free end of a shaft body to which a rolling bearing is mounted is bent outward in its radial direction into a shape to be pushed against an end face of an inner ring of the rolling bearing so as to prevent the rolling bearing from falling out, a raceway surface of the inner ring of the rolling bearing is subjected to hardening treatment, and other portion of the inner ring is made of raw material which is not hardened. With this arrangement, the caulked portion formed by the caulking plastically deforms the relatively soft inner peripheral corner of the inner ring and as a result, the caulked portion and the inner peripheral corner are adhered to each other strongly.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoshi Toda, Masaru Deguchi, Shinichirou Kashiwagi, Tadashi Mitarai, Tomohiro Ishii, Daisaku Tomita
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Publication number: 20030169954Abstract: A bearing assembly comprising an inner ring for mounting on a shaft, an outer ring disposed concentrically about the inner ring, a plurality of roller elements interposed between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring includes fingers which extend axially from a side thereof and terminate in outer annular end walls. A compressible annular locking collar is positioned circumferentially about the fingers. The locking collar has a larger inside diameter and a smaller inside diameter. The larger inside diameter has an axial length not greater than the axial length of the fingers. The larger inside diameter is sized to fit over and engage the fingers. The smaller inside diameter is sized to define an annular radially extending wall which engages the outer annular end walls of the fingers. The locking collar has a fastener screw for causing the larger diameter of the locking collar to compress the fingers into locking engagement with the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Louis J. Lenick, Brian A. Cohen
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Publication number: 20030156773Abstract: To provided a pivot bearing assembly that can be easily assembled without deformation, featuring lower amount of outgas and thermal compensation of bond strength. Further, with the pivot bearing assembly, between a bearing inner ring and a shaft, between a bearing outer ring and a housing are slidingly fitted, bonded and secured to each other with an ultraviolet curing type anaerobic adhesive having a high vitrification temperature, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Kunihiro Tsuchiya, Toshisada Koyama
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Patent number: 6579010Abstract: A retainer nut for use in a bearing assembly disposed between a shaft and another structural element does not trap metallic chips from a failing bearing. The bearing assembly includes a first race mounted to the shaft, a second race mounted to the structural element, and a plurality of bearing elements disposed between the first and second races. The retainer nut is attached to the shaft and includes a cylindrical ring portion and an annular flange disposed on one end of the ring portion. The flange extends radially inward from the ring portion, and a plurality of openings is formed through the flange for allowing metallic chips to freely pass.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Michael Kelly Trapp, Michael John Halligan, Thomas De Witt Woodrow, Giridhar Namala
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Patent number: 6579012Abstract: A bearing ring includes a first ring part having a first peripheral surface forming a rolling body retaining track or a sliding surface and a second peripheral surface, and a concentrically arranged second ring part having first and second peripheral surfaces. The first and second ring parts are pressed together to plastically mold the second peripheral surface of the first ring part into the first peripheral surface of the second ring part through axial expansion. During manufacture, one tool grasps the first peripheral surface of the first ring part and presses it into a pre-determinable shape and another tool supports the second peripheral surface of the second ring part. The first ring part is pressed against the second ring part, with the contour of the second peripheral surface of the first ring part being plastically molded into the first peripheral surface of the second ring part through axial flow forming.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: SKF GmbHInventors: Manfred Brandenstein, Hans-Jürgen Friedrich, Hubert Herbst, Peter Horling
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Patent number: 6574865Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly for supporting a wheel is provided. The assembly includes a spindle defining a rotational axis and a support member for supporting the spindle. A wheel hub has a flange for securing the wheel thereto. The wheel hub is supported on the spindle and is rotatable about the rotational axis. A bearing assembly has first and second bearing members in spaced relationship from one another with a plurality of bearings interposed between the bearing members to permit relative rotation between the bearing members about the rotational axis. The first bearing member is arranged adjacent to the spindle and the second bearing member is arranged adjacent to either the wheel hub or the support member. An inner surface of the first bearing member has an annular counterbore. The spindle is deformed into the counterbore to axially secure the first bearing member to the spindle and prevent relative rotation between the spindle and the first bearing member about the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2002Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Steven Eugene Meeker, Richard Allen Scheufler, Jr., George Leonard Hurrell, II, Scott A. Maddox, Christopher J. Zuck
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Publication number: 20030103704Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a bearing retention assembly is provided. The assembly includes a bearing set having an annular outer race ring. The outer race ring has a plurality of circumferentially spaced cam chamfers on at least one outer circular edge. The assembly also includes a bearing housing for capturing the bearing set. The bearing housing includes at least one integral securing member for interfering with and engaging at least one cam chamfer for axially and rotatably securing the outer race ring relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2001Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Thomas John Nieman, Vinh Hiep Luong, Robert John Mohrmann
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Publication number: 20030097895Abstract: A bearing configuration in which a shaft is supported by a first and second bearings, the second bearing being spaced from the first bearing. The first bearing and said second bearing are supported by a corresponding first bore and second bore in a shaft housing, a first axis being coincident with an axis of the first bore and a second axis being coincident with an axis of the second bore. The first axis and the second axis are purposefully offset from one another a sufficient distance to substantially eliminate internal clearance within the first bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Paul D. Cashatt, Alexander J. Murray
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Patent number: 6554481Abstract: A compressor bearing assembly for use in a compressor comprises an anti-friction rotation bearing and a compressor component. The anti-friction rotation bearing, has a first and second side. The compressor component has a bearing press fitting hole. The bearing press fitting hole has a mouth and a bottom and is formed in the compressor component and is adapted to receive a first side of a rotation bearing. The bearing press fitting hole has a first inner diameter at its mouth and a second inner diameter in the vicinity of its bottom. The first inner diameter is less than the second inner diameter. The structure for the compressor bearing in this invention may strongly and uniformly fixes the rotation bearing. Further, this structure prevents the rotation bearing from slanting within the pressing hole and prevents undesirable adherence between the rotation bearing and the press fitting hole. As a result, the durability of the rotation bearing and the shaft are improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Shigeru Ito
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Publication number: 20030077016Abstract: A suspension standard (10) for a motor vehicle has a cylindrical seat (11) for accommodating the outer, non-rotating race (13) of a wheel hub bearing (12). At least one body (16; 16′, 16″; 22) distinct from the standard (10) and the outer bearing race (13) has end portions (16a, 16b) extending in a radially outer direction on opposite sides (10a, 10b) of the standard so as to axially lock the bearing with respect to the standard.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Fabrizio Iarrera, Mauro Picca, Paolo Bertetti, Andreas Ruetter
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Patent number: 6550975Abstract: In a construction in which a double row rolling bearing and a constant velocity joint are mounted to a hub wheel, a fixing ring fixedly mounted to a vehicle-outer side opening of the hub wheel is sandwiched between a vehicle-outer side end face of an outer ring shaft of the constant velocity joint and a bolt integrally mounted to the shaft in the axial direction, thereby coupling the outer ring of the constant velocity joint to the hub wheel. In this case, a simple coupling operation only for mounting the bolt to the shaft suffices, and a pre-load that has been applied to the rolling bearing is maintained invariably.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Inoue, Yoshifumi Shige, Koji Shima, Setsuji Suzuki, Makoto Okada, Seiji Hojo, Koichi Aida
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Publication number: 20030063826Abstract: A sleeve bearing system is provided in which wear is reduced and thrust loading capabilities are offered. An inner ring is secured tightly to a rotating member via a collar. The inner ring forms a plain or sleeve bearing with a bearing set. The bearing set may be supported within a housing designed to be fitted to a machine frame. A thrust extension of the bearing set interfaces with the collar to transmit thrust loading on the rotating member to the bearing set and housing via the inner ring and collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: James J. Cevasco, Alexander R. Diaz
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Patent number: 6540405Abstract: The arrangement is such that the ratio of the diameter of balls 3 in the ultrathin-walled ball bearing to the pitch circle diameter PCD is not more than 0.03, and that the balls 3 are arranged in a single row and in two-point contact with the raceway surfaces 1a and 2a of the outer and inner members 1 and 2. The inner member 2 is composed of first and second raceway rim members 21 and 22 opposed to each other with an axial clearance S defined therebetween, and the internal clearances of the bearing are made negative by adjusting the width of the axial clearance S.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: NTN CorporationInventor: Umemitsu Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20030059143Abstract: An annular element for a rolling bearing comprises a cylindrical surface around the circumference of which a groove, the radial and axial depth of which are variable around the circumference, is formed. The cylindrical surface is suitable for being over-moulded with a plastics material to form a body which is fixed firmly for rotation with the annular element and has a plastics projection complementary with the groove. The projection can cooperate with the groove to prevent relative rotation between the annular element and the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: SKF INDUSTRIE S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Pairone, Francesco Gallucci
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Publication number: 20030048965Abstract: A bearing unit includes: a housing; a shaft passing through the housing and rotatably supported on the housing; and a pair of rolling bearings disposed between the housing and the shaft and fitted to two positions on the shaft, which are axially spaced apart from each other. At least one rolling bearing has an inner ring press-fitted to the shaft. The inner ring defines an intermediate portion including an inner raceway surface. A reduced diameter part having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the inner ring and a predetermined width in the axial direction is formed on the shaft at a position corresponding to the intermediate portion so that inner circumferential surfaces located at both ends of the inner ring in the axial direction are interference fitted to the shaft and the inner circumferential surface at the intermediate portion thereof is clearance fitted to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Seizou Miyazaki, Touru Takamizawa
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Patent number: 6520684Abstract: Bearing arrangements are provided utilizing retention lips, enlarged retaining washers, or clearance lips to retain a bearing located in an engine in the bearing's housing in the event of bearing failure. Also provided are methods of utilizing retention lips, enlarged retaining washers, or clearance lips to retain a bearing race within a bearing housing in the event of bearing failure.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Michael M. Garcia, Mark S. Schuck
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Patent number: 6513984Abstract: A steering shaft (20) is supported in a steering column member (40). A bearing (50) supports the steering shaft (20) for rotation relative to the steering column member (40). An adhesive (70, 72, 74) fixes the bearing (50) in position between the steering shaft (20) and the steering column member (40). The adhesive (70, 72, 74) is cured in a non-elastic state.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: TRW Inc.Inventor: James M. Hobaugh, II
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Publication number: 20030021507Abstract: A steering shaft (20) is supported in a steering column member (40). A bearing (50) supports the steering shaft (20) for rotation relative to the steering column member (40). An adhesive (70, 72, 74) fixes the bearing (50) in position between the steering shaft (20) and the steering column member (40). The adhesive (70, 72, 74) is cured in a non-elastic state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: TRW Inc.Inventor: James M. Hobaugh
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Patent number: 6512316Abstract: A spindle motor of the present invention is capable of keeping its ball (5a, 5b)'s pre-load constant, because a sleeve (6) is capable of being resiliently deformed due to its resiliency, and therefore capable of constantly keeping a pre-load applied to the balls (5a, 5b) from inner and inner ring raceways of inner and outer rings (3a, 4a, 3b, 4b) of ball bearings (3, 4). In this motor, a rotor hub (7) has an axial center bore (8). This bore (8) is provided with: a large-diameter bore portions in its opposite axial ends; and, a small-diameter bore portion (8a) axially interposed between the large-diameter bore portions. An inner diameter of the small-diameter bore portion (8a) is smaller than an outer diameter of the sleeve (6).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Minebea Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Rikuro Obara, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20030012472Abstract: A bearing-suspension standard assembly for a motor vehicle wheel comprises a standard (10) with an essentially cylindrical seat (11), and a bearing unit (12) with a non-rotating outer race (13) fixedly mounted in the seat (11). A cementing material (16) cooperates with the outer race (13) and the standard (10) so as to lock the bearing unit (12) in the seat (11)F.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: SFK Industrie S.P.A.Inventors: Simona Pilone, Pierangelo Cherio, Fabrizio Iarrera, John Van De Sanden
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Publication number: 20030012473Abstract: A play-free radial ball bearing, includes an inner bearing ring and two outer bearing rings which are disposed in spaced-apart relationship and define a common raceway. A spring element applies an axial force on one of the outer bearing rings to thereby press the outer bearing rings resiliently against one another. The outer bearing rings and the spring element are surrounded by a tolerance ring which is made of plastic material to provide a structural unit, whereby the tolerance ring has a shoulder on one end for radially surrounding the spring element and at least one retaining lug on another end for radially surrounding the other one of the outer bearing rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: INA-SCHAEFFLER KG,Inventors: Rainer Lutz, Alexander Zernickel, Herbert Erhardt, Reinhold Nutzel
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Publication number: 20030012475Abstract: A bearing and suspension standard assembly for a wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a standard (10) with a cylindrical seat (11) in which there is formed at least one circumferential groove (111, 112), and a bearing (12) with a stationary outer race (13) mounted in the seat (11). The outer surface of the outer race (13) has at least a cylindrical side portion of smaller diameter (133) joined to a greater diameter portion (131) by means of an inclined surface (137) facing an inclined or concave portion (117) of the groove (111, 112). An annular fastening element (21) is inserted between the smaller diameter side portion (133) and the seat (11). The annular element (21) has an end portion (213) forcedly inserted between the inclined surface (137) of the bearing and the inclined or concave facing portion (117) of the groove (111, 112) so as to oppose relative movements between the bearing and the standard in at least one axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: SFK INDUSTRIE S.p.A.Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Mauro Picca
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Patent number: 6506038Abstract: A screw compressor includes a suction end, a discharge end, first and second rotors mounted for rotation between the suction end and the discharge end, and a discharge housing at the discharge end. The discharge housing surrounds a portion of the first and second rotors and includes an end surface. The compressor further includes a first axial bearing supporting the first rotor, and a wear-preventing member sandwiched between the end surface of the discharge housing and the first axial bearing such that no portion of the first axial bearing contacts the end surface. The screw compressor further includes a first radial bearing in the discharge housing for supporting the first rotor. The wear-preventing member includes a face abutting the end surface of the discharge housing and abutting at least a portion of the first radial bearing to retain the first radial bearing in the discharge housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Thermo King CorporationInventors: Lars Ivan Sjoholm, Lee John Erickson
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Patent number: 6505973Abstract: A method for fixing at least one bearing in a depression of a bearing retainer involves deforming a portion of the bearing retainer to cause a portion of the bearing retainer to form an overlapping connection of the bearing which axially retains the bearing in the depression. In the first stage of the two-stage deformation process, a first partial area of the bearing retainer is deformed compress the material forming the bearing retainer. In the second stage of the deformation process, a second partial area of the bearing retainer is deformed to form the overlapping connection, in the axial direction, between the bearing and the bearing retainer.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: SKF GmbHInventors: Burkhard Buchheim, Berthold Beyfuss, Helmut Hauck, Peter Horling
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Publication number: 20030002762Abstract: A rolling bearing mounting structure for mounting a rolling bearing to an insertion bore formed in a support member, provided with: an anti-slip piece arranged on an axial end portion of the insertion bore formed in the support member, and preventing the rolling bearing from slipping out of the insertion bore toward one of one side and the other side of the insertion bore in a direction of the axial center; a first concave section formed at a position halfway along the insertion bore in the direction of the axial center, in a circumferential direction; a second concave section formed at a position opposed to the first concave section in a diameter direction on an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring member provided at the rolling bearing, in the circumferential direction; and an anti-slip member engaged with engagement surfaces formed on the first concave section and the second concave section, respectively, and preventing the rolling bearing from slipping out of the insertion bore toward the other oneType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: Kazutaka Kamura, Teruyuki Wakisaka, Nobuyuki Seo, Hiromi Kawanishi, Takahiro Umekawa
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Publication number: 20030002761Abstract: A rolling bearing unit for a drive wheel comprises a hub and a double row rolling bearing thereon. The hub has a first inner ring raceway formed on an inner ring element integrally or separately formed with the hub in an intermediate portion, and a fit cylindrical surface section in a part closer to the inner end of the outer peripheral surface. A separate inner ring having a second inner ring raceway is fitted on the hub, with the axially inner end surface pressed by a caulking portion formed by plastically deforming a cylindrical section formed in the axially inner end portion of the hub in a state that the inner ring is fitted on the fit cylindrical surface section, to be fixed to the hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventor: Nobuyuki Hagiwara
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Patent number: 6485188Abstract: A mounting for the road wheel of a vehicle includes a hub, a suspension system component, which may be a steering knuckle, and an antifriction bearing located between the hub and the suspension system component to enable the hub to rotate within the component. The wheel is bolted to the hub, whereas the suspension system component is attached to the frame or unified body of the vehicle. The bearing has an outer race in the form of an insert that is embedded with the suspension system component. That insert is formed from a bearing grade steel, whereas suspension system component is formed by casting a different metal around the insert. The insert may also be within a hub that rotates on an axle.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventor: John D. Dougherty