| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 384420000 | Thrust bearing | 20 |
| 20090190870 | BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR PLANETARY GEAR PINION - An outer needle bearing race and thrust washer assembly provides improved lubrication for a pinion gear of a planetary gear assembly. The bearing race and thrust washer assembly are used in pairs with the bearing races disposed within the planet or pinion gear and the thrust washers disposed adjacent the end faces of the planet or pinion gear. Each assembly includes a cylindrical bearing portion having a crowned, i.e., convex, inner surface which is secured at one end to a thrust washer. The outside face of the washer includes a plurality of shallow radial channels or grooves. A plurality of oil passageways extend from the grooved surface of the washer to its opposite surface inside the cylindrical bearing portion. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100104228 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND COMBINATION MECHANISM OF THE THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND PISTON ROD WITH COIL SPRING - A thrust sliding bearing | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100008610 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND COMBINATION MECHANISM OF THE THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND A PISTON ROD - A thrust sliding bearing | 01-14-2010 |
| 20080310780 | Sliding bearing - A sliding bearing ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090103843 | Bearing arrangement - A number of machines such as gas turbine engines have asymmetric axial loading along a shaft ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20080212909 | Printer drum bearing mount - A bearing mount of a rotatable printer drum having a rotational axis includes a main drum bearing, rotationally supporting the drum and having an outer bearing race, and at least two secondary roller bearings, angularly spaced from each other. The secondary roller bearings are positioned to rollably support the outer bearing race and allow lateral translation of the main bearing. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090220179 | SLIDING BEARING - A sliding bearing | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100215300 | THRUST WASHER AND RADIAL-AXIAL BEARING HAVING SUCH A THRUST WASHER - The invention relates to a thrust washer and to a radial-axial bearing having such a thrust washer. The thrust washer is configured as a semicircular flange ring having three connection tabs, which are disposed spaced apart in the peripheral direction on the radially inner edge of said ring and are directed radially inward, for the positive connection to a radial bearing part. At lest the outer connection tabs in the peripheral direction have inner edges facing the centerline of the thrust washer, which do not form any undercuts in relation to a feed direction parallel to the centerline. The router connection tabs in the peripheral direction have outer edges facing away from the centerline, which run radially. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110019951 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING - A thrust sliding bearing | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120243815 | CRANKSHAFT BEARING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is a crankshaft bearing for an internal combustion engine. At the inner periphery of the semicircular thrust bearing, two impact load receiving projections are projected besides the two tabs. Each of at least the two impact load receiving projections is between each of the two tabs and each of the circumferential end surfaces of the semicircular thrust bearing. The two impact load receiving projections are at line-symmetrical positions with each other with respect to the center line of the semicircular thrust bearing. A height of the impact load receiving projection is set at a dimension such that a top portion of the impact load receiving projection is not in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical sliding bearing in a static state in which the pair of semi-cylindrical sliding bearings is assembled into the bearing housing of the crankshaft and restrained. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20090028481 | Double row thrust roller bearing - A double row thrust roller bearing includes a pair of inner and outer cages arranged radially in two rows in separate coaxial relation, each cage including an annular inner peripheral wall, an annular outer peripheral wall, a plurality of pillar portions interconnecting the annular inner and outer peripheral walls at intervals in a circumferential direction thereof, and a plurality of pockets each formed between the adjacent pillar portions. Rollers are rotatably held and retained respectively in the pockets. The annular inner peripheral wall of the inner cage is guided by an annular flange formed at an inner peripheral edge of one race, and the annular inner peripheral wall of the outer cage is guided at an inner periphery thereof by the annular outer peripheral wall of the inner cage. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20110135228 | SYNTHETIC RESIN-MADE THRUST SLIDING BEARING - A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing | 06-09-2011 |
| 20100310201 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ROTATION OFFSET PIVOT THRUST BEARING - The bi-directional rotation offset pivot thrust bearing includes a carrier and an array of longitudinal protrusions thereon that run through the center axis of the carrier. An array of pads are in slidable engagement with the longitudinal protrusions to permit the thrusts pads to move between first and second rotational positions. The thrust pads are automatically offset pivoted in a first direction when in a the first rotational position and automatically offset pivoted in a second direction when in the second rotational position. The thrust pads are offset pivoted in an approximate 60 percent to 40 percent ratio with the leading side of the thrust pad being 60 percent in both the first rotational position and the second rotational position. A retainer is also provided to maintain the thrust pads in slidable communication with the protrusions. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110026864 | SLIDING MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SLIDING MATERIAL, AND BEARING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sliding material includes a sliding surface member, a base member made of a material different from the sliding surface member, a bonding material layer disposed between the sliding surface member and the base member so as to bond the sliding surface member and the base member, and a sheet member made of an electromagnetic induction heating material. The sliding material is manufactured by bonding the sliding surface member and the base member by heating and melting the bonding material layer through electromagnetic induction heating of the sheet member. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100247011 | Bearing device - In a bearing device | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110052112 | SLIDING MEMBER FOR THRUST BEARING - The present invention aims to provide a highly heat-resistant sliding member for thrust bearing which can be manufactured at a low cost through formation of an intermediate layer by a conversion treating method for cost reduction, includes a chemical conversion coating formed on an iron-base member and a resin film containing a thermosetting resin and a solid lubricant which is formed on the chemical conversion coating, and can resist to high temperatures of 200° C. or higher. And the invention is concerned with the sliding member for thrust bearing, characterized by including an iron-base member performed shot blast treatment on which the chemical conversion coating of zinc calcium phosphate is formed and a resin film containing a thermosetting resin requiring baking at temperatures of 200° C. or higher and the solid lubricant is further formed. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20130016935 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTUREAANM Cooley; Craig H.AACI Saratoga SpringsAAST UTAACO USAAGP Cooley; Craig H. Saratoga Springs UT USAANM Sexton; Timothy N.AACI GenolaAAST UTAACO USAAGP Sexton; Timothy N. Genola UT US - In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes superhard bearing elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. At least one of the superhard bearing elements may include a first arcuate end portion, a second arcuate end portion, a first substantially planar face, a second substantially planar face, and a bearing surface. The first and second arcuate end portions may be generally opposite each other. The first substantially planar face may extend between the first and second arcuate end portions. The second substantially planar face may be generally opposite the first substantially planar face. The first substantially planar face may have a length greater than a length of the second substantially planar face. The bearing surface may extend between the first arcuate end portion, the second arcuate end portion, the first substantially planar face, and the second substantially planar face. The bearing assembly includes a support ring that carries the superhard bearing elements. | 01-17-2013 |
| 384423000 | For railway car side | 1 |
| 20110038575 | SIDE BEARING FOR A RAILROAD CAR TRUCK - A side bearing for use in a railroad car truck includes a cage, a resilient element within the cage, and a cap engaging an upper end of the resilient element. The cage has a bottom surface and an upturned sidewall, while the cap includes a top surface with a downturned sidewall. The downturned sidewall of the cap is at least partially received within the cage when the resilient element is in a partially compressed condition. The cap is fully received within the cage prior to the resilient element moving into a further compressed condition, such that the cage engages a car body wear plate to provide a solid stop that prevents further compression of the resilient element. One or both of the sidewalls includes wear-limiting contours that may include one or more raised pads. | 02-17-2011 |
| 384424000 | Axially spaced collars | 1 |
| 20120230620 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY, DRIVE TRAIN, AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A thrust bearing assembly for guiding and driving a piston member having a lead screw for dispensing a medium of a delivery device when the piston member is driven in a first axial direction is provided. The thrust bearing assembly comprises a thrust bearing means for being integrated in the delivery device, a passageway for guiding the lead screw, and a rotary drive means for driving the lead screw and being fitted into or onto the thrust bearing means while being rotatable with regard to the thrust bearing. Further, the thrust bearing means comprises a thrust face which limits axial movement of the rotary drive means when driving the lead screw in the first axial direction. A drive train and a medicament delivery device in which the thrust bearing assembly is integrated are also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
| 384425000 | Including thrust plate at shaft end | 1 |
| 20100129015 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT MADE OF METAL, PARTICULARLY FOR A HEAD BEARING HOUSING OF A SPRING STRUT, AND SUCH A COMPONENT - A method for producing a component made of metal, particularly for a head bearing housing of a spring strut. The component comprises a base part and a flange that extends away therefrom. The flange comprises a substantially tubular portion having a first diameter and a collar-type rim portion that adjoins the tubular portion. The free edge of the tubular portion has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter of the tubular portion. A raw component is provided comprising a base part and a cylindrically tubular portion having a third diameter that is at least greater than the first diameter. The third diameter of the cylindrically tubular portion is reduced to the first diameter at a distance from an edge of the tubular portion by forming by means of a forming tool that is applied to the outside of the tubular portion and that acts approximately radially toward the longitudinal center axis, in such a way that the collar-type rim portion is constituted. | 05-27-2010 |