2359results about "Rolling contact bearings" patented technology

A low power self-organizing network is made up of a plurality of wireless communication nodes communicating wirelessly with each other. The nodes each have a sensor providing a respective sensor data value indicative of a physical parameter in the environment of that node. The wireless network discontinues communication with any nodes in which the sensor data value is outside a range of network sensor data values. The network is preferably a group of vehicles moving together, especially a train in which each node is associated with a respective wheel of a railroad car. The nodes are low-power devices that communicate using wireless communications according to a Zigbee protocol. The nodes each have an additional sensor sensing a physical parameter the respective wheel thereof and determines from said electrical signal a degree of degradation of a bearing of the wheel, and transmits data of the degree of degradation to the main node. The main node communicates with another computer system using a higher power communication system and transmits thereto data indicative of degradation of said bearings.

The object of the present invention is to provide a blower including a bearing structure wherein the number of components is reduced, the cost for manufacturing can be reduced, and the diameter of the shaft can be increased. The bearing structure is good at its durability, eliminates or reduces the rotational run out, and provides superior quietness. The blower of the present invention having an impeller adapted to be rotated upon energizing the blower comprising; a bearing device for supporting a rotational center portion of the impeller, the bearing device including; a sleeve, a stepped shaft including a larger diameter portion and a reduced diameter portion provided at one end thereof, the first inner raceway groove formed at an appropriate position around the outer peripheral surface of the larger diameter portion, the first outer raceway groove formed on an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve so as to correspond with the first inner raceway groove, balls of the first row interposed between the first and second grooves, an inner ring slidably fit over the reduced diameter portion, the second inner raceway groove formed around an outer peripheral surface of the inner ring, the second outer raceway groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve so as to correspond with the second inner raceway groove, balls of the second row interposed between the second inner and outer raceway grooves, a stop ring provided around the inner periphery of the distal end of the reduced diameter portion, and a pre-loading spring interposed between the stop ring and an end surface of the inner ring to provide a suitable amount of pre-loading force to the inner ring.

An abnormality-diagnosing device is used to diagnose if a bearing device used on the axle of a railway vehicle is normal. The abnormality-diagnosing device comprises a detection processing part, an operation processing part, a result output part and a control processing part, wherein, the detection processing part outputs the signal generated by the bearing device, which is regarded as an electric signal, the operation processing part conducts an abnormality diagnosis on the bearing device according to the output of the detection processing part, the result output part outputs the judgement result of the operation processing part, and according to the judgement result, the control processing part returns a control signal to the control system of the railway vehicle.

A freewheel is provided for mounting a plurality of sprockets on an axle of a bicycle. The freewheel basically includes an inner tubular body, an outer tubular body coaxially mounted on the inner tubular body with a bearing assembly rotatably coupling the inner tubular body to the outer tubular body. A one-way clutch is coupled between the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body to allow one-way rotation between the inner and outer tubular bodies. In the preferred embodiment, seven sprockets are mounted on the exterior of the outer tubular body. The bearing assembly has a pair of ball bearing races of the same diameter located at one end. An outer ball race or housing and a side plate are utilized in conjunction with the inner tubular body to fixedly secure the first and second ball bearings on the exterior surface of the inner tubular body. The inner tubular body with the bearings is then fixedly coupled to the outer tubular body so that the outer tubular body can rotate relative to the inner tubular body. The one-way clutch includes a pair of pawls attached to the inner tubular body and a set of ratchet teeth formed on the inner tubular body. The ratchet teeth are rotated between splines that are formed on the exterior surface of the outer body so as to maximize strength and minimize material. The outer tubular body has a step-shaped configuration with a plurality of abutment stoppers formed on the splines of the largest section such that some of the sprockets are installed from one direction and the other sprockets are installed in a second direction.

A load sensing bearing assembly comprises a bearing outer race secured to an application structure by a flange assembly incorporating a plurality of anisotropic spring regions which enable a limited range of displacement and/or rotation of the bearing outer race relative to the application structure in response to applied forces or moments. A set of sensor modules disposed through the bearing outer race and flange assembly acquire measurements from which the radial forces, thrust forces, and tilting moments exerted on the bearing outer race can be determined.

A wheel support bearing assembly includes inner and outer members (1 and 2) and at least one row of rolling elements (3) operatively interposed between the inner and outer members (1 and 2) and an annular sealing device (5) sealing an open end of an annular space defined between the inner and outer members (1 and 2). The sealing device (5) includes first and second annular sealing plates (11 and 12) fitted to different members out of the inner and outer members (1 and 2). Each of the first and second sealing plates (11 and 12) includes a generally cylindrical wall (11a or 12a) and a radial wall (11b or 12b) assembled together to represent a generally L-shaped section. The first sealing plate (11) is fitted to one of the inner and outer members (1 and 2) that serves as a rotating member. An elastic member (14) mixed with a powdered magnetic material is bonded by vulcanization to the radial wall (11b) of the first sealing plate (11). A protective cover (18) made of a non-magnetic material is positioned on one side adjacent an exterior of the multi-pole magnet (14) with a predetermined air gap left therebetween that the number of revolution can be detected through the protective cover (18).

The present invention relates to a connection between a spindle and a bearing assembly to retain the bearing assembly on the spindle. A combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly is provided to include a spindle, thrust washer, lock washer and nut in which the lock washer simultaneously locks the inner thrust washer and an outer spindle nut. According to the present invention, the thrust washer, lock washer and nut may be oriented at any angle relative to one another allowing for infinite bearing adjustment positions.

An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing a presence or absence of an abnormality of a bearing unit for a railway vehicle axle, comprises a sensing/processing portion for outputting a signal generated from the bearing unit as an electric signal, a calculating/processing portion for making an abnormality diagnosis of the bearing unit based on an output of the sensing/processing portion, a result outputting portion for outputting a decision result of the calculating/processing portion, and a controlling/processing portion for feeding back a control signal to a control system of the railway vehicle based on the decision result.

Mechanisms and methods for clamping force generation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a clamping force generator system includes a permanent magnet bearing coupled to a traction ring and to a torque coupling. The traction ring can be provided with an electromagnetic bearing rotor and the torque coupling can be provided with an electromagnetic bearing stator. In some embodiments, a mechanical load cam, a permanent magnet bearing, and an electromagnetic bearing cooperate to generate a clamping force between the traction rings, the power rollers, and the idler. In other embodiments, a series of permanent magnet bearings and a mechanical bearing configured to produce a clamping force. In one embodiment an electromagnetic bearing is coupled to a control system and produces a specified clamping force that is associated with a torque transmitted in the transmission during operation. In some embodiments, a mechanical load cam produces a clamping force proportional to torque, while a permanent magnet bearing provides a minimum clamping force.

An abnormality diagnosis device used for a machine apparatus having a part rotating and sliding relative to a stationary member is provided with a detection section (31) and a signal processing section (81). The detection section (31) is fixed to the part rotating or sliding or to the stationary member and has a vibration sensor (32) and a temperature sensor (33). The signal processing section (81) determines the condition of the part based on a signal detected and outputted by the detection section (31). The signal processing section (81) determines whether there is an abnormality in the part, or whether there is an abnormality in the part and the degree of damage of the part.

A planetary gear set lubricating unit which supplies oil from inside a component adjacent the planetary gear set, via a radial bore and an oil catcher, axially through a bore of a planetary gear bolt to planetary gear bearings. The oil catcher forms a ring-shaped chamber, which can be filled with lubricant, and is arranged beside the planetary carrier approximately over the reference diameter of the planetary bolt. The oil catcher has outlet pipes extending axially to direct oil in the chamber. The oil catcher has ovular radial protrusions arranged such that a maximum radial dimension is close to the bolts and a minimum radial dimension is arranged between adjacent planetary bolts. The radially inner edge of the axial bore of the planetary bolts is radially located between the minimum and maximum dimensions of the protrusions. The chamber is delimited by a cover plate and a gasket.

The invention provides a motor-driven wheel drive device in which the durability of a wheel bearing is increased, the weight and size thereof are reduced, and the disassembly and reassembly thereof is taken into account. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] This motor-driven wheel drive device comprises a drive part (4) having an electric motor (M) driving a planetary speed reduction gear (2) installed in the wheel bearing (1) and a rotating member (17). The wheel bearing (1) further comprises a hub wheel (6) on which an inside rolling surface (6a) is formed, an inner ring (7) press-fitted to the hub wheel, an outer member (8) in which double rows of outside rolling surfaces (8a) are formed, and rolling elements (9). The planetary speed reduction gear (2) further comprises a sun gear (3) formed in a rotating member (17), a plurality of planetary gears (12) disposed between the outer member (8) and the sun gear (3), and carrier pins (14) pivotally supporting these planetary gears on a connection shaft (13). The drive part (4) further comprises the electric motor (M) releasably disposed on the outer member (8) and the rotating member (17). The connection shaft (13) is connected to the hub wheel (6) through a serration, and the rotation of the electric motor (M) is transmitted to the hub wheel (6) through the rotating member (17) and the planetary speed reduction gear (2).

The use of anti-friction ball bearings in a unique arrangement does not require the use of lubricating oil from the internal combustion engine lubricating system and permits close coupling of the bearings and a compact turbocharger. A turbocharger bearing housing forms a coolant jacket with an inner bearing engaging portion that has two bearing engagement surfaces engaged with the outer races of two anti-friction bearings whose inner races carry rotating shaft, turbine and compressor of the turbocharger. The anti-friction bearings are, preferably, angular contact ball bearings, and the two bearing engagement surfaces of the bearing housing are closely spaced, providing a turbocharger shaft of minimal length and substantially reducing the thermal expansion of the shaft. The coolant jacket protects the anti-friction bearings from exposure to the extreme heat of the exhaust gas driven turbine, notwithstanding their increased proximity due to the shortened turbocharger shaft. In addition, an external motor-generator may be carried by the compact turbocharger, and its motor may be connected to the turbocharger rotor assembly by a permanent, solid connector and stay connected throughout the entire operating range of the turbocharger. In such assembly, the electronic motor-generator control is mounted on the motor housing and energizes the motor from battery power during the engine acceleration period up to approximately the torque peak speed; thereafter, the control changes to a generator mode when excess energy is available in the engine exhaust gas.

An electric power steering device provided with two belleville springs for suppressing the axial movement of a worm rotated by a steering-assisting electric motor and having shaft portions at its both end portions, and limiting members for limiting the deflection amounts of the two belleville springs. The limiting members are respectively disposed at portions along the outer circumferences of the shaft portions at both end portions of the worm, the respective inner circumferential portions of the two belleville springs are formed into flat portions, the outer circumferential portions thereof are respectively formed into tapered portions having a taper shape, and the limiting members are made contact with the flat portions, thereby limiting the deflection amounts of the tapered portions. Hence, the limiting members can be provided without increasing the size of the worm serving as a small gear.

A setting gauge (G) determines the thickness of a spacer (22) which gives the correct setting for a pair of tapered roller bearings (B1, B2) that are mounted in opposition to accommodate relative rotation between machine components (S, H). The gauge has a base (50) which at one end fits against a surface (12) to which the spacer is to be applied, and at its other end holds one of the races (32) of the bearing (B2) remote from the other race (30) which remains in its operating position. In addition, the gauge has a pair of gauge elements (52, 54), one of which fits against a conical envelope along the remote race and the other of which fits against an identical conical envelope on the race which remains in its operating position, in effect, projecting the conical envelope defined by the in-place race out of the bearing to a remote location so that measurements may be taken from the bearing. The race which is remote during the measurements has a cylindrical surface (48) which is configured to fit another cylindrical surface (10) on one of the machine components (H) with an interference fit, and the gauge also measures the diameters of the two cylindrical surfaces so that the magnitude of the interference fit may be ascertained and its effect on the bearing compensated.

A low-cost minimal-loss zero-maintenance flywheel battery, to store electric power from a DC power source by conversion to kinetic energy, and regenerate electric power as needed. Its vertical spin-axis rotor assembly is supported axially by repelling annular permanent magnets, and is centered by ceramic ball bearings which have axial preload that prevents vibration and augments axial rotor support. A regenerative multi-pole permanent-magnet motor, controlled by its 2-phase stator current, and connected by power and signal conductors to power interface electronics, is integrated within the flywheel assembly, in a vacuum enclosure supported by a self-leveling structure. Sinusoidal 2-phase stator currents are controlled by high-frequency pulse-width-modulated H-bridge power electronics that draw and regenerate controlled DC current with minimal ripple, responsive to respective 2-phase rotation angle sensors, the DC power voltage, and other settings. The electronics includes logic and over-voltage protection to prevent otherwise possible damaging current and voltage.

A flexible metal support device for a rotatable centrifuge rotor (2) provided in a frame member (1) by a bearing member (4). The support device comprises a support element (7) provided between the bearing member (4) and the frame member (1), and arranged to absorb relative movements between the centrifuge rotor and the frame member. The support element (7) comprises an inner mounting portion, essentially immovable in relation to the bearing member (4), and an outer mounting portion, essentially immovable in relation to the frame member (1). Moreover, the support element (7) comprises three flexible connecting portions which each extends between the inner and outer mounting portions and is arranged to absorb radial and axial relative movements between the centrifuge rotor and the frame member. Furthermore, the inner portion, the connecting portions and the outer portion form an integrated unit manufactured in one piece of metal material.

A dental handpiece (10) has a rotor (15) and a ball bearing assembly (13, 14) supporting the rotor (15). At least one of the ball bearing assemblies (13, 14) has a ball (20) and a retainer (21). The retainer (21) has at least one grease retaining groove (30, 50) or void (51) therein.

A dampening bearing support member having a plurality of bearings disposed between an object and a base with rheological fluid disposed around the bearings and structure to retain the rheological fluid in such position, with the rheological fluid being under the control of the user at times when it is desired to stiffen the rheological fluid and limit or prevent movement of the bearings and the object in relation to the base.

A wind generator having removable change-out bearings includes a rotor and a stator, locking bolts configured to lock the rotor and stator, a removable bearing sub-assembly having at least one shrunk-on bearing installed, and removable mounting bolts configured to engage the bearing sub-assembly and to allow the removable bearing sub-assembly to be removed when the removable mounting bolts are removed.

To reduce the weight of the wheel support bearing assembly without sacrificing the strength, the wheel support bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a vehicle wheel relative to a vehicle body structure includes a hub axle (2) formed with a radially outwardly extending hub flange (12). This hub flange (12) has an inner peripheral portion and a remaining wall portion other than the inner peripheral portion, and the remaining wall portion thereof is constituted by a plurality of radially outwardly extending ribs (13) each formed with a bolt insertion hole (14). The hub axle (2) also includes a brake pilot area (16) extending outwardly from an outboard face of the hub flange (12) for guiding an inner peripheral surface of the brake rotor (41). At least the root diameter (D1) of at least an inboard face of each rib (13) is chosen to be equal to or smaller than the outer diameter (D2) of the brake pilot area (16).

A sealing assembly for sealing a rolling bearing, between a first and a second bearing part, where the two bearing parts are rotatable relative to each other and form therebetween both an axial space and a radial space. The sealing assembly includes: A contact member having a mounting section for attachment and a ring-shaped contact section for positioning the contact member on the second bearing part, and a carrier mountable to the first bearing part and has an elastic member forming a first axial sealing lip and/or a radial sealing lip. The contact member and a radially extending portion of the second bearing part together form a first collecting channel, and that an opening leading into the first collecting channel should be at least partially defined by an end section of the contact member.

The present invention provides a high accuracy, inexpensive diagnosis method and system diagnosing an abnormality of a 10 rpm or less very low speed roller bearing using an acoustic signal, that is, detects an acoustic signal emitted from a roller bearing of a 10 rpm or less ultralow speed rotating machine using a sensor having a sound pickup performance of 10 kHz or less, uses frequency analysis to find the spectrum distribution, processes this to obtain the frequency analysis waveform, compares the spectral average value or effective value of a frequency of the natural frequency of the bearing or more of this with a reference value, and judges that the bearing is abnormal when this spectral average value or effective value exceeds the reference value.

A lubricant deterioration detecting device has a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit so arranged as to define a gap therebetween for accommodating a lubricant forming an object to be detected, and a determining circuit for determining a light transmittance of the lubricant in reference to an output from the light receiving unit to thereby detect a status of deterioration of the lubricant.

A rotor for the rotation sensor may be mounted on a bearing that supports a wheel on an automotive vehicle so that it can detect the number of revolutions for the wheel. The rotor for the rotation sensor 1 comprises a reinforcing ring 2 formed like an L-shape in cross section, including a cylindrical part 3 adapted to be fitted on the peripheral surface of the rotating part of the bearing (inner race or outer race) and a flanged part 4 bent at the end edge of the cylindrical part 3 from which it extends toward the radial direction, a multi-pole magnet 10 attached to the axial outer lateral side of the flanged part 4, and a non-magnetic covering 6 for enclosing the axial outer lateral side of the multi-pole magnet 10 and having the peripheral edge on its one end secured to the reinforcing ring 2.

The invention provides an automatic centering ball sealing mechanism restraining fluid exciting force. The automatic centering ball sealing mechanism restraining fluid exciting force comprises an outer shell with the inner surface provided with a spherical raceway, a sealing block with the outer surface provided with at least one raceway and a rotor in sealing connection with the sealing block. At least one row of balls are further arranged between each raceway of the sealing block and the spherical raceway of the outer shell. Each raceway corresponds to one row of balls. Each ball makes point contact with the spherical raceway of the outer shell. Each ball makes arc face contact with the corresponding raceway of the sealing block. The sealing block surrounds and is sealed to the outer surface of the rotor and deflects along with the rotor. The automatic centering ball sealing mechanism has the beneficial effects that by means of the automatic centering ball sealing mechanism restraining fluid exciting force, the fluid exciting force caused by rotor inclination or deflection deformation can be reduced, and accordingly the fluid exciting resisting capability of the automatic centering ball sealing mechanism can be improved.

A journal bearing assembly includes a bearing housing, a plurality of bearing pads, and a plurality of bearing pad support assemblies. The bearing housing includes a radial outer wall. The plurality of bearing pads are mounted within the bearing housing, and include at least one of a gas permeable porous media and an array of gas delivery holes. The plurality of bearing pad support assemblies are radially interposed between the bearing pads and the radial outer wall. Each of the bearing pad support assemblies includes a spring assembly and a damper assembly.

A bearing support cage includes: an annular forward ring; an annular aft ring; an annular mounting flange disposed between the forward and aft rings; an annular array of axially-extending first spring fingers interconnecting the forward ring and the aft ring; and an annular array of axially-extending second spring fingers interconnecting the mounting flange and the aft ring, wherein the first spring fingers are interdigitated with the second spring fingers. The forward and aft rings, the mounting flange, and the spring fingers are all part of a single monolithic component.

A combination of a bearing isolator shaft and housing with a stator member affixed to said housing, a plurality of spherical faces or interfaces between said rotor and said stator, said spherical interfaces having identical center points between said shaft and radially responsive to each other as radial movement of said rotor member occurs whereby said spherical surfaces are continually intermeshed and maintained at a constant distance from each other.

Disclosed is a rack-assist type electric power steering apparatus, in which when a ball nut slides a rack bar while rotating, a vibration and a noise in the axis direction and the radial direction, generated from the rack bar and a rack housing, are absorbed. This facilitates the operation of the ball nut and the rack bar, and reduces the vibration and the noise, thereby resulting in an effect for providing a comfortable steering feeling to a driver.