Bearings inventions 10/06

20060239595 - Linear motion rolling guide unit: A linear motion rolling guide unit capable of being adapted to an ultra-reduction in size. A recessed portion 23 is provided in each of the side faces 18 of a track rail R below a lower raceway face 2 and extends parallel to the axis of the track rail R....

20060239596 - Tilt pad bearing assembly: The invention provides a radial tilt pad bearing assembly comprising: an outer carrier (12); a plurality of tilt pads (14) retained within the outer carrier; and a corresponding plurality of retaining pins (50) to retain the tilt pads in given circumferential positions, each fixed in the bearing assembly outer carrier...

20060239597 - Rotation detecting device and wheel support bearing assembly utilizing the same: A rolling bearing assembly equipped with an electric power generator, having: inner and outer members rotatable relative to each other through rolling elements; an electric power generator including a multi-pole magnet assembly mounted on one of the inner and outer members and having a plurality of alternating magnetic poles arranged...

20060239598 - Rolling bearing, grease supply system, sprindle unit, grease supply method, and grease supply program: A spindle unit comprises a rolling bearing including an outer ring having an outer ring raceway on an inner peripheral surface, an inner ring having an inner ring raceway on an outer peripheral surface, and rolling elements provided rollably between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, whereby...

20060239599 - Seal for an antifriction bearing: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (1) for a rolling-contact bearing (2), comprising a rotating sealing disk (3), which engages with a sealing lip (14) in a recess (16) of the inner bearing ring (5). The sealing lip (14) is also provided with a bead (24), the arrangement and...

20060239600 - Bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of a vehicle: A bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of a vehicle has an outer member (2), inner member (5, 6), rolling elements (4), outer joint member (61) and a cover (11, 67). The outer member (2) is formed with double row outer raceway surfaces (2a) on its inner peripheral surface The...

20060239601 - Retainer for roller bearing: An end portion of a pin 2 rotatably supporting a rolling body 1 is fitted in a pin-receiving hole 4 formed in an annular side plate 3. The pin-receiving hole 4 has interference in a range from 5 to 40 μm between itself and the outer diameter of the pin...

20060233473 - Systems and methods for reducing slide bearing tolerances: A first component includes either linear bearings or linear shafts that are located at a fixed hole-to-hole or center-to-center distance. A second component, having linear shafts or linear bearings, respectively, is capable of adjusting the center-to-center or hole-to-hole distance of those second linear shafts or linear bearings. The center-to-center or...

20060233475 - Bearing support structure for actuator: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube. Bearings are installed with the slider, so that the bearings are opposed to the guide sections. Bearings are also installed on first and second bearing support members, which are provided respectively at retaining sections of...

20060233474 - Guide mechanism for cylinder apparatus: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube through a guide mechanism. A first elastic member is interposed between a first bearing support member of the guide mechanism and one retaining section of the slider. A bearing installed in the first bearing support...

20060233476 - Ball bearing: The invention relates to a ball bearing (1) provided with a bearing ring (3,4) and a cage (5, 35), in addition to at least one run-on surface (15) which is mounted on the bearing ring (3,4). The cage (5, 35) is provided with pockets (9, 41) which are adjacent to...

20060233477 - Concentric radii ball bearing stack: A ball bearing stack which includes more than one bearing arranged in face to face relation and sharing a common rotational axis. Each bearing has an inner ring and a concentric outer ring. The inner ring defines an inner race. The outer ring defines an outer race. A plurality of...

20060233478 - Rolling bearing incorporated in auxiliary device for internal combustion engine: A rolling bearing is adapted for an auxiliary device driven by an internal combustion engine via a belt. The rolling bearing comprises an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race for rolling capabilities. A substantially half of...

20060233479 - Assembly arrangement between a bearing inner race and a journal, race and journal suitable for such an arrangement, and turbomachine fitted therewith: at least one recess 38 of the said journal 2 and at least one tooth 32 of the said inner race 6, which interact to prevent a relative movement in rotation between the said journal 2 and the said inner race 6....

20060228059 - Linear guide with cage chain: Linear guide having a guide carriage (1) which can be mounted on a guide rail (2) in a rolling manner via rolling elements (3) and is provided with at least one endless rolling-element passage (5) for the rolling elements (3), which rolling-element passage (5) has a supporting passage (6) for...

20060228062 - Roller bearing apparatus, method of producing roller bearing apparatus and cover attached to roller bearing apparatus: A roller bearing apparatus provided with a roller bearing having an outer ring with a cylindrical opening that opens at one end and a cover fitted in the opening against the inner periphery thereof to close it. The cover is provided with an inscribing surface that inscribes the. inner periphery...

20060228061 - Rolling groove with combined curve profile for linear guide way: A rolling groove with combined curve profile for linear guide way in which the cross section profile of the rolling groove is formed of three successively and tangentially contacted circular arcs. The ratio of radius of curvature of the intermediate arc to the radius of ball is made approaching to...

20060228063 - Sensor apparatus and rolling bearing apparatus with sensor: r

20060228060 - Sensor assembly body, seal device, and rolling bearing device motor vehicle: Balls are interposed between respective raceway surfaces of inner and outer ring members, and a seal apparatus is provided between shoulder portions of the inner and outer ring members. The seal apparatus comprises an outer ring-side seal ring fixed to the outer ring member, and an inner ring-side seal ring...

20060222273 - Linear motion rolling guide unit: A reduction of the number of parts and the prevention of a gap and a difference in level from occurring in the passage route of the rollers. A slider S is provided with a pair of guide holes 31, 32 for forming a return guide path. Guide cylinders 34 in...

20060222275 - Ball connecting body for a rolling motion apparatus: A ball connecting body for a ball screw or a linear guide-way, comprises spacers, guide linking members, and connecting members. The spacers are interposed between two adjacent balls, thereby preventing the two balls from hitting. The guide linking members are used for linking the two spacers, so that the ball...

20060222274 - Rolling guide unit with separator interposed between any two adjacent rolling elements: A rolling guide unit has a separator to adjust an interval between any two adjacent rolling elements. The separator is made to have flexibility or elasticity enough to afford any desired elastic deformation, even with keeping sufficient mechanical stiffness or rigidity to positively admit the interaction among the rolling elements...

20060222276 - Hydrodynamic bearing device, spindle motor including the same, and recording and reproducing apparatus: A cylindrical sleeve is rotatably fitted over a fixed shaft erected on a base, the sleeve including an outer collar part at an outer periphery of the lower end portion thereof, a slip-out preventing member for preventing the slip-out from the fixed shaft while allowing the sleeve to rotate is...

20060222277 - Spherical bearing arrangement: A bearing arrangement comprising a spherical bearing having a bearing housing and a ball located therein, the bearing housing having a rigid outer race and a rigid inner race an annular elastomeric portion sandwiched between the races, wherein the outer race of the bearing housing is securely held in an...

20060222278 - Bearing assembly and method of monitoring same: A method for predicting bearing failure of a differential bearing including an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner and outer race. The method includes coupling an accelerometer to the differential bearing, generating a bearing performance model, receiving a signal from the...

20060222279 - Bearing unit for the hub of a vehicle wheel equipped with a tyre inflating system: A bearing unit comprises a radially outer stationary race (1) and a pair of radially inner rotatable half-races (2a, 2b). An intermediate annular chamber (8) is defined between the outer race (1) and the inner half-races. The intermediate chamber communicates with the outside through first air passages (5) formed in...

20060222280 - Shaft assembly: A shaft assembly is provided that has a shaft having a groove disposed in an outer surface of the shaft, a bearing disposed about a portion of the shaft, and a spacer. The spacer has at least a first side and a second side and is positioned at least partially...