Rotary Bearing Patents (Class 384/91)
  • Patent number: 11242892
    Abstract: A radial foil bearing includes: a bearing housing provided with an insertion hole; a top foil accommodated in the insertion hole; and a cover attached to an end surface of the bearing housing in an axial direction in which the insertion hole extends, wherein the top foil is rolled in a cylindrical shape in a state where two ends of the top foil intersect such that the two ends of the top foil are pulled out toward the bearing housing, and the cover faces, in the axial direction, at least either one of the two ends of the top foil, and an engagement member attached to the bearing housing and engaging with the top foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naomichi Omori
  • Patent number: 9765876
    Abstract: A gear mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear, an idler gear and a mover/stopper. The idler gear has an inner circumference with a centrally located inner space and an outer circumference rotatable relative to the inner circumference. The mover/stopper includes a bolt inserted through the inner space in a loosely fitted state and having a shaft part capable of assuming different radial positions relative to the inner space, and a receiving part holding the idler gear via the bolt. The idler gear and the bolt are configured such that the idler gear is allowed to be radially displaced relative to the bolt and to be tightened to the receiving part at a meshing engagement position by the bolt to be radially fixed and such that the inner circumference is allowed to be axially held between the receiving part and the bolt to be fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: OTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Yamauchi, Takayoshi Ota
  • Patent number: 8939645
    Abstract: A micro drive assembly may comprise a substrate, a micro shaft oriented in-plane with the substrate and at least one micro bearing to support rotation of the micro shaft. The micro shaft and micro bearing may be in or less than the micrometer domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: MicroZeus, LLC
    Inventor: Harold L. Stalford
  • Publication number: 20150000456
    Abstract: A steering shaft bearing unit for rotatably mounting a steering shaft of a steering column for a motor vehicle includes at least one circumferentially closed region for accommodating at least one bearing for rotatably mounting the steering shaft, and at least one securing region for securing the steering shaft bearing unit to a console part of the steering column. At least one through-hole, in particular two through-holes, for guiding a clamping bolt of the steering column therethrough is/are arranged in the securing region. The securing region and the circumferentially closed region are designed as separate parts that are then preferably directly interconnected, preferably welded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Rony Schnitzer
  • Patent number: 8880359
    Abstract: A transmission sensing and measurement system. The system provides real-time feedback of various transmission operating characteristics which enables immediate synchronized shift calibration in response to vehicle operating conditions. The system can be applied to various transmission components and positions, such as bearing, shafts, and differentials. The system is arranged in a transmission assembly. By way of a method for measuring operating characteristics of the transmission where data is collected by a sensor and transmitted, optimal operating characteristics of the transmission can be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marion Jack Ince, Charles Schwab, Jens Heim
  • Publication number: 20140254962
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for an auxiliary bearing system. The system and method may include a sleeve extending circumferentially about a rotary shaft and coupled thereto. The system and method may also include an axial journal disposed circumferentially about the rotary shaft and adjacent an axial end of the sleeve. The system and method may further include a locking nut coupled to the rotary shaft. The locking nut may be configured to force the axial journal to engage the axial end of the sleeve to at least partially resist axial movement of the axial journal along the rotary shaft. The system and method may further include a gripping assembly disposed circumferentially about the rotary shaft. The gripping assembly may be configured to engage the axial journal to at least partially resist radial movement of the axial journal relative to the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph A. Tecza, Scott Hanaka
  • Patent number: 8821027
    Abstract: A suspension stop device for a suspension arm of a vehicle, having a coil spring, having a stop bearing defining a rotation axis of the device and a bottom metal washer turning with respect to a top metal washer; a support piece for transmitting to the bottom washer forces exerted by the spring, the support piece comprising a support zone for the bottom washer; a cover covering the top washer and delimiting with the support piece a housing for the bearing, the cover being provided with a skirt covering a peripheral zone of the support piece and delimiting with the peripheral zone of the support piece an annular labyrinth, disposed radially outside the housing and connecting the housing to the outside; and an annular deflector delimiting with the skirt of the cover at least one top opening and with the support piece at least one bottom opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: NTN-SNR Roulements
    Inventor: Anthony Chamousset
  • Publication number: 20140219825
    Abstract: A thermal compensator for a motor seal, includes: a guide tube for receiving a shaft of the motor seal; a metallic bag disposed around the guide tube and having an expansion profile formed in at least a portion thereof to accommodate radial and circumferential expansion of the metallic bag; a pair of flanges attached to opposite ends of the metallic bag; and a pair of adapters fastened to the respective flanges and receiving respective ends of the guide tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: OILFIELD EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTER LIMITED
    Inventors: Enrique C. SANTOS, Edison R. MADAMBA
  • Patent number: 8790072
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a pump is structured with a cylindrical body having an internal cavity filled with a lubricant, a sealing element arrangement positioned at one or both ends of the cylindrical body and a pressure equalization element that functions to equalize the pressure differential that exists between an area within the cylindrical body and outside of the cylindrical body to improve the operating life of the sealing arrangement and the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Weir Floway, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Boldt
  • Publication number: 20140199004
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement includes a housing, a rotating member traversing the housing, a bearing assembly located between the housing and the rotating member and supporting the bearing member, and a retainer in contact with the housing and the bearing assembly. The retainer has positioning means adapted to engage with the housing so that the retainer is moveable to a predetermined position to retain the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: Richard Smith
  • Patent number: 8771836
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composition whose flowability is secured when the resin composition is injection-molded into injection-molded articles such as a resin-made crown-shaped cage and a resin-made seal both for a rolling bearing and a resin-made sliding bearing and which is capable of enhancing the mechanical strengths and toughnesses of these injection-molded articles to such an extent that these injection-molded articles can be used as bearing members. The resin composition is formed into a molded article and used as a bearing member. The resin composition is composed of polyamide resin or polyester resin to which polycarbodiimide is added. The polyamide resin is at least one resin selected from among polyamide 66 resin and polyamide 11 resin. The polyester resin is polytrimethylene terephthalate resin. 0.5 to 6 wt % of the polycarbodiimide is contained in an entirety of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihide Himeno, Masaki Egami, Eiichirou Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20140166376
    Abstract: An equalizer bar end joint may include a pin defining a longitudinal axis; and a bearing configured to support the pin. The bearing may include an inner race including a bore configured to cooperate with the pin and a semispherical outer surface. The bearing may also include an outer race including a semispherical inner surface, wherein the semispherical inner surface of the outer race is configured to cooperate with the semispherical outer surface of the inner race. A solid lubricant may be disposed about a surface of the bore, and a first seal may be positioned within a first groove disposed about the bore at a first end and a second seal may be positioned within a second groove disposed about the bore at a second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Maier, Joshua Nuechterlein, David McKeever, Micah Stutzman, Scott Hicks, Marlyn Elstrom
  • Publication number: 20140119683
    Abstract: A dust-proof housing device is adapted for a bearing assembly and includes a housing body that includes two housing-half walls, each of which has a central hole defining an axi s , and an inner peripheral end surrounding the central hole. A dust-proof cover has a fixing ring fitted in the inner peripheral end of at least one of the housing-half walls, and an annular flexible member secured to the fixing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: THAI DIENG INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsien Chang
  • Publication number: 20140105524
    Abstract: A driving device for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle is provided. The driving device comprises a housing or housing section which at least partially encloses components of the driving device and an electric-motor-driven drive shaft which extends in a longitudinal direction and which is axially supported on the housing or housing section at least via one end. An active bearing element is arranged between the housing or housing section and the drive shaft at at least one end of the drive shaft, said bearing element being suitable for acting on the drive shaft axially in the longitudinal direction during the operation of the driving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Joachim Mueller
  • Publication number: 20140037232
    Abstract: In a mud-lubricated bearing assembly for a downhole motor, a mechanical seal is provided between the mandrel and the lower end of the bearing housing to prevent discharge of drilling fluid (mud) from the bearing assembly into the wellbore annulus. The mechanical seal is effected by mating wear-resistant annular contact surfaces provided on the mandrel and the bearing housing, with biasing means preferably being provided to keep the contact surfaces in sealing engagement during both on-bottom and off-bottom operational modes. The diverted drilling fluid passing through the bearings is redirected into the bore of the mandrel via ports through the mandrel wall to rejoin the main flow to the drill bit, such that substantially all of the drilling fluid flows through the bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas Ryan Marchand, Jonathan Ryan Prill
  • Publication number: 20140016887
    Abstract: A bearing system for a machine includes a bearing housing configured to constrain motion of a part within the machine, the bearing housing having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. The bearing system also includes a bearing bracket configured to secure the bearing housing to the machine, the bearing bracket formed to cover more than a half and less than all of the circular cross-sectional shape of the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Joel DeBlock, Michael Benjamin DeBlock, Rajesh Poddaturi
  • Publication number: 20140003755
    Abstract: A bearing device having a bearing which rotatably supports a shaft, and a safety bearing (1) which receives the shaft in the event of a failure of the bearing. The aim of extending the service life of the safety bearing in the bearing device described above is achieved according to the invention in that a bearing race (2) of the safety bearing (1) facing the shaft comprises a lateral surface (3) having a convex contour (4) facing toward the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG &CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Pausch, Wolfgang May, Horst Masuch, Jan Georgi
  • Publication number: 20130322791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device (1) for two components (4, 5) which are mounted on each other and are displaceable in relation to each other, in particular of a rotary bearing (2), with an elastomer part (7) which is arranged in a stationary manner on one of the components (4) and has at least one sealing surface (11, 12) providing a seal in relation to a mating sealing surface (9, 10) of the other component (5). In order to reduce the wear and frictional resistance of the sealing device (1), at least one sealing surface (11) is arranged so as to be controllable externally in respect of the press-on force thereof in relation to the mating sealing surface (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Darius Dlugai, Tilman Ulrich, Sven Hager
  • Publication number: 20130284459
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first housing defining an opening and a bearing housing disposed in the opening so that movement of at least a portion of the bearing housing within the first housing and along a first axis is permitted, the bearing housing defining first and second bearing surfaces, the first and second bearing surfaces being spaced apart along a second axis to prevent movement of the bearing housing within the first housing and along the second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Preston WEINTRAUB, W. Randall SLOCUM
  • Publication number: 20130222945
    Abstract: There are provided a rotating member assembly and a spindle motor including the same. The rotating member assembly includes: a rotating member including a shaft and a hub fixed to an upper portion of the shaft, wherein perpendicularity of the hub with regard to the shaft at a position spaced apart from the center of rotation of the shaft in an outer diameter direction by an axial length or more for which the shaft is fitted into the sleeve is less than double a distance of a gap of a bearing clearance formed by fitting the shaft into the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ho Kyung JANG
  • Publication number: 20130223772
    Abstract: A bearing housing may have a bearing housing cover formed of metal. A first thread may be arranged on the bearing housing cover and a second thread may be arranged on the bearing housing and designed complementarily to the first thread so that the bearing housing cover may be screwed on and fixed on the bearing housing through a rotational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Holzschuh, Markus Schnell, Max Fiedler
  • Publication number: 20130216385
    Abstract: A bearing having grease lubrication includes a first ring and a second ring. A plurality of screw holes axially extend through the first ring. A first axial end of the first ring is affixed to a housing by a plurality of screws extending from the housing into the respective screw holes. A first bore is defined in the first ring adjacent to a second axial end of the first ring. The first bore intersects and fluidly communicates with one of the screw holes such that grease is dischargeable therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Matthiasß Hofmann, Werner Horn, Holger Kristandt, Baozhu Liang, Edgar Pickel, Ingo Schulz, Mathias Seuberling
  • Publication number: 20130209006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bearing component having at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the layer comprising a nonconductive oxide layer selected from the group comprising an Al2O3 layer, a TaO layer, an SiO2 layer, a mixed layer comprising two or more of the foregoing oxides, a multilayer structure comprising alternating layers of two or more of the foregoing oxides and a DLC layer such as a ta-C layer, there being at least one ALD layer comprising at least one layer of a material deposited by an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process on the at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the ALD layer itself having a high current insulation property and comprising a material or layer structure selected from the said group of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: Hauzer Techno Coating BV, Picosun Oy, Schaeffler AG
    Inventors: Hauzer Techno Coating BV, Schaeffler AG, Picosun Oy
  • Publication number: 20130209010
    Abstract: A friction device (200) for a bearing assembly (A), wherein it comprises an annular friction module (204) defining a friction surface (206), which extends around a revolution axis (X200-X?200) of the friction device (200) and is adapted to lie against and to exert a friction torque on a cylindrical surface (26) rotating with respect to the friction device (200) and wherein the friction surface (206) is cylindrical before mounting of said friction device (200) around said rotating cylindrical surface (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Andreas Gruber, Christian Kogler, Francois Niarfeix, Alexandre Taillepied
  • Publication number: 20130202232
    Abstract: Wind turbine blade pitch bearing device (1) adapted for rotational support of a turbine blade (9), having a first bearing unit (4, 5) and a second bearing unit (6, 7) coaxial to the first bearing unit. According to the invention, the first bearing unit (4, 5) and the second bearing unit (6, 7) are of different bearing types. By using two different bearing types, one bearing can be optimized for small and quick rotations and the other type can be optimized for larger and slower rotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas G. Mueller, Adam V.C. Reedman, Eric L. Brubaker
  • Publication number: 20130188894
    Abstract: The locking system, which is intended to axially secure the rotor (1), of a laboratory centrifuge, wherein said rotor can be placed onto a rotatably mounted shaft (3) that extends vertically, is characterized by an arrangement of a plurality of locking levers (7), which are each pivotably mounted about axes (8) extending perpendicularly to the shaft (3) between a locking position and an unlocking position in planes containing the axes (2), wherein said locking levers can each be automatically transferred from the unlocking position to the locking position and from the locking position to the unlocking position depending on rotational speed. The locking levers (7) are mounted on the rotor (1), and an annular groove (6) is provided on the shaft (3), said annular groove engaging with the locking levers (7) in the locking position, wherein the locking levers (7) are prestressed in the unlocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: SIGMA LABORZENTRIFUGEN GMBH
    Inventor: SIGMA LABORZENTRIFUGEN GMBH
  • Publication number: 20130169092
    Abstract: A bearing holder for fixing a bearing to a support structure such as a casing of a gearbox uses a single plate-like body. The body has a through hole, a plurality of hooks extending from a first side of the body and defining a first axial step limiting the axial movement of the bearing through the hole, and a plurality of projections extending from a second side of the body and arranged to be radially deformed to define a second axial step limiting the axial movement of the bearing through the hole in a second axial direction. Centering lips extending inwardly from the edge of the hole may be provided to fix the lateral position of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventor: Johnson Electric S.A.
  • Publication number: 20130170774
    Abstract: An iron-based metal bearing cap according to the present invention to be cast as a core into a light metal member includes an arcuate portion which forms a bearing surface, left and right flange portions which are arranged and connected to opposite ends of the arcuate portion, and boss portions which are arranged to stand on the rear surfaces of the left and right flange portions and through which mounting bolts are inserted. The bosses are formed with grooves or projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Hiroaki Mochida
  • Publication number: 20130167706
    Abstract: Bearing and shaft assemblies include a shaft with at least one depressed region. A first one-way bearing can be positioned on the shaft in a manner such that the first one-way bearing facilitates clockwise rotation and resists counterclockwise rotation. A second one-way bearing can be positioned on the shaft in a manner such that the second one-way bearing facilitates rotation in the second direction and resists rotation in the first direction. The first one-way bearing and the second one-way bearing can be displaced axially along the shaft so the first one-way bearing, the second one-way bearing, or both one-way bearings is/are positioned around the one or more depressed regions of the shaft to facilitate rotation in one direction, both directions or neither direction, as described herein. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Lowell Stevens
  • Publication number: 20130160669
    Abstract: An encoder device for use in a magnetic sensor arrangement, comprising: a metallic ring having a set of clearances in a ferromagnetic material, wherein said clearances are arranged around a circumference of the metallic ring, wherein the metallic ring is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic induction in a nearby magnetic sensor upon rotation of the metallic ring, wherein the metallic ring is made of at least one flat and strip-like sheet metal material, two ends of which are joined to form a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Arnaud Turmeau, Thierry Le Moigne
  • Publication number: 20130156355
    Abstract: A bearing cover is provided for attachment relative to a bearing assembly. The cover includes a flange and a magnet associated with the flange. The magnet is configured to removably retain the bearing cover relative to the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HANTOVER, INC.
    Inventor: HANTOVER, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130149141
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement 2 comprising an outer race 10, a shaft 4 arranged to rotate with respect to the outer race 10 thereby defining an axis of rotation 8 of the shaft 4. The shaft 4 and the outer race 10 are arranged to define a region of overlap between the shaft 4 and the outer race 10 along the axis of rotation. An inner race 12 is disposed between the outer race 10 and the shaft 4 in the region of overlap and coupled for rotation with the shaft 4, the inner race 12 and the shaft 4 defining an annular reservoir 40 between them for accommodating radial expansion of the shaft 4 or radial displacement of the shaft 4 with respect to the axis of rotation 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Rolls-Royce PLC
  • Publication number: 20130125538
    Abstract: A torque transmission device, particularly for a motor vehicle, for the transmission of a torque from a driving unit, particularly from an internal combustion engine, to a driven unit, particularly a transmission, has at least one bearing location which has at least one bearing support acting in axial and/or radial direction, wherein an insulation element preventing a flow of electric current is provided in the region of the at least one bearing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Frey, Michael Heuler, Georg Mencher
  • Publication number: 20130129504
    Abstract: A bearing device with an arrangement of at least two bearings is provided. A filling made of an amorphous/solid active medium as a mechanism of compensating for axial loads is arranged between a bearing race of at least one of the bearings and a surrounding component of the bearing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
  • Publication number: 20130098175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing ring produced from a straight profile bar that is bent to an annular shape and where the bearing ring is joined in a flash butt welding process, and where the bearing ring further comprises an additional component enclosed within the bearing ring material. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a bearing ring from a straight profile bar. The advantage of the invention is to obtain a bearing ring with completely enclosed additional component in a simple and cost-effective way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Patrik Dahlman
  • Publication number: 20130101242
    Abstract: A seal arrangement, in particular for sealing a thin section bearing. Specifically, the invention relates to a seal of a thin section bearing such as may be used for mounting a swashplate of a helicopter. According to the invention, this seal arrangement has at least two elastomer bodies, each of which form one radial sealing lip. A support body is arranged axially between the at least two elastomer bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Sebald
  • Publication number: 20130084032
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a bearing section capable of receiving bearings, a base, and a plurality of members. The bearing section and the base have a cylindrical shape and are substantially aligned centrally along an axis. The plurality of members extend between the bearing section and the base and have a length and a width. Each of the plurality of members has a side that is substantially non-perpendicular with respect to the bearing section and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: The Boeing Company
  • Publication number: 20130044969
    Abstract: A micro drive assembly may comprise a substrate, a micro shaft oriented in-plane with the substrate and at least one micro bearing to support rotation of the micro shaft. The micro shaft and micro bearing may be in or less than the micrometer domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Harold L. Stalford
  • Patent number: 8376616
    Abstract: In a downhole motor bearing section having a cylindrical mandrel rotatably disposed within a cylindrical housing, a bi-directional thrust bearing is disposed within a four-shouldered annular containment chamber formed partially into the inner cylindrical wall of the housing and partially into the outer cylindrical wall of the mandrel. Under on-bottom loading conditions, thrust loads are transferred through the thrust bearing by the upper shoulder of the housing and the lower shoulder of the mandrel. The radial widths of these two shoulders are both symmetrical about the centerline of the thrust bearing such that on-bottom thrust loads are transferred non-eccentrically to the thrust bearing, thereby avoiding twisting loads on the thrust bearing races, increasing the effective on-bottom load capacity of the thrust bearing and extending its service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventor: Frederick William Pheasey
  • Publication number: 20120308167
    Abstract: A suspension stop device for a suspension arm of a vehicle, having a coil spring, having a stop bearing defining a rotation axis of the device and a bottom metal washer turning with respect to a top metal washer; a support piece for transmitting to the bottom washer forces exerted by the spring, the support piece comprising a support zone for the bottom washer; a cover covering the top washer and delimiting with the support piece a housing for the bearing, the cover being provided with a skirt covering a peripheral zone of the support piece and delimiting with the peripheral zone of the support piece an annular labyrinth, disposed radially outside the housing and connecting the housing to the outside; and an annular deflector delimiting with the skirt of the cover at least one top opening and with the support piece at least one bottom opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventor: Anthony Chamousset
  • Publication number: 20120280511
    Abstract: A direct drive wind turbine with a cooling system has a generator with a rotor and a stator and a bearing with an inner ring and an outer ring connecting the rotor and the stator rotatively. The cooling system includes at least one heat sink which is in thermal communication with the inner ring of the bearing and a heat dissipater which is in thermal communication with the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: Uffe Eriksen
  • Patent number: 8282284
    Abstract: A micro drive assembly may comprise a substrate, a micro shall oriented in-plane with the substrate and at least one micro bearing to support rotation of the micro shaft. The micro shaft and micro bearing may be in or less than the micrometer domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: MicroZeus, LLC
    Inventor: Harold L. Stalford
  • Publication number: 20120213458
    Abstract: The replaceable bearing for a conveyor roller is installed in a bearing housing, which is removably installed within the end of the conveyor roller. The bearing housing threads into a mating insert or sleeve, which is permanently installed within the end of the conveyor roller. Alternatively, the inside of the conveyor roller may be threaded and the bearing housing threaded directly into the conveyor roller, if roller wall thickness is sufficient. The outer face of the housing includes a plurality of notches so that a mating wrench engages the notches to thread the housing and its bearing into or out of the end of the roller. The replaceable bearing allows the bearing and its housing to be replaced while retaining the conveyor roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: PETER ZUIKO
  • Patent number: 8229682
    Abstract: An electrical motor bearing condition monitoring system includes an assembly that includes a shaft, a first bearing race coupled to the shaft, a plurality of bearing balls, and a second bearing race coupled to the first bearing race via the plurality of bearing balls. A portion of the assembly has a magnetic field encoded thereon. The monitoring system includes a magnetic field sensor positioned proximately to the magnetized assembly and configured to measure the magnetic field, and a processing unit configured to detect changes in the magnetic field via the magnetic field sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ayman Mohamed Fawzi El-Refaie, Robert Dean King, Christof Martin Sihler
  • Publication number: 20120170879
    Abstract: A repository for a lubricant includes a closed hollow base body for accommodating a lubricant. The base body has an inlet for filling in a lubricant, but no gas outlet. The base body further has expanding means which expand the base body from a compressed non-filled into an expanded filled state by filling the lubricant into the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Oto Bauer
  • Publication number: 20120135812
    Abstract: A shaft support for a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft. The shaft support includes a housing, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and a transition portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first bearing is coupled to the first portion. The first bearing rotatably supports the first shaft and resists at least a portion of a first radial load exerted on the first shaft. The second bearing is coupled to the second portion and rotatably supports the second shaft. At least a portion of the first radial load is transmitted to the transition portion from the first bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Russell Cascio, Justin Zunker
  • Publication number: 20120134609
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coupling structure of a bearing for an EPS motor to eliminate a gap caused by a tolerance between the bearing and a pocket of a housing of the EPS motor, thereby improving assembling precision and reducing noise, the coupling structure supporting rotation of a rotating shaft through the bearing coupled to a lower portion of the housing and including a bearing pocket bent upwards from a lower surface of the housing and having a cylindrical space to support an outer circumference of the bearing at an inner wall thereof, whereby a gap between the inner wall of the bearing pocket and the outer circumference of the bearing is eliminated by deforming the inner wall towards an inner circumference thereof by caulking, coupling force between the bearing and the housing can be increased, and thereby reliability in assembly and operation of the motor is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehwan Kim, Jaejun Eom
  • Patent number: 8186061
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a bearing according to the present invention includes a bearing forming member preparing step S10 for preparing a bearing forming member W made of AlSi alloy containing 5 weight % to 40 weight % of Si, a pressure sizing step S20 which decreases a maximum crest height Rp of a bearing surface 132 by performing pressure sizing of the bearing surface 132 of the bearing forming member W, and an aluminum oxide film forming step S30 for forming an aluminum oxide film 36 on the bearing surface 132 of the bearing forming member W by anodizing the bearing surface 132 of the bearing forming member W in this order. According to the manufacturing method of a bearing of the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a bearing which can maintain the bearing performance over a long period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Gast Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinari Yokoo
  • Publication number: 20120128279
    Abstract: A method for assembling a set of bearing assemblies 100 onto a mill roll 10 and for establishing a required bearing setting. The mill roll 10 is configured to receive a set of bearing assemblies 100 at each axial end, with the bearing rolling elements 100A contained within supporting chocks 102 adapted for placement within a mill housing. The chock assembly 102R and bearing assembly 100 at a first end of the roll are positioned first, and coupled to the first end an axial center rod 22 passing through an axial bore 24 of the roll 12. The chock assembly 102L and bearing assembly 100 at the second end of the roll 12 is then positioned onto the opposite end of the roll 12, and a connecting sub-assembly 300, 400, 504A is secured to the second end of the axial center rod 22. The connecting sub-assembly engages the second chock assembly 102L and bearing assembly 100, and is adjusted to achieve a desired bearing setting for both bearing assemblies 100 through the center rod 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: THE TIMKEN COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark E. Baker, Nigel A. Los, Thomas L. Baker
  • Patent number: 8182155
    Abstract: A lubricating grease is provided which is excellent in durability at high temperatures, inhibits the reaction between fluorine and steel and has a long life and a rolling bearing in which the lubricating grease is enclosed. The lubricating grease contains perfluoropolyether oil as a base oil thereof and fluorocarbon resin powder as a thickener thereof, a diurea compound having an —NH— bond in the molecular structure thereof, an organic-acid metal salt or a bismuth-containing compound such as bismuth sulfate. The rolling bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring disposed concentrically with each other, a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer dividedly holding the rolling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Egami, Mitsunari Asao