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Bearing for industrial robot

The invention provides a bearing for an industrial robot, and belongs to the technical field of industrial robot bearings. The inner ring is arranged between the inner walls of the outer ring, and a roller path is formed in a gap between the inner ring and the outer ring; a plurality of rollers are arranged, the plurality of rollers are distributed between the inner walls of the roller path in a crossed manner, and spacing blocks are filled among the plurality of rollers; the adjusting mechanism is arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, the multiple rollers are carried by the multiple spacer blocks to perform central radial movement in the roller path, and the multiple spacer blocks drive the multiple rollers to be uniformly dispersed between the inner walls of the roller path, so that the multiple spacer blocks perform central axial distribution adjustment in the roller path, and the gap positions between the rollers are adjusted; and the rollers are connected to the inner ring and are better attached to the outer ring, so that a roller path is fully filled, the outer ring and the inner ring are radially coaxial, and high-decibel noise generated by collision and friction of the outer ring and the inner ring during high-speed rotation when the outer ring and the inner ring of the bearing rotate at a high speed is avoided.
Owner:YANGZHOU LUOERMAN AXLETREE CO LTD

Mechanical circulatory support pump drive with corrosion protection

A blood pump includes an impeller; a drive shaft coupled to the impeller and configured to rotate with the impeller; and a rotor coupled to the drive shaft and configured to rotate with the drive shaft. The rotor includes a driven magnet having an outer surface. A corrosion-resistant coating may be disposed on the outer surface of the driven magnet. A stator is disposed adjacent the rotor and configured to drive the rotor, causing the rotor to rotate; and a motor is configured to drive the stator. A protection assembly may be disposed adjacent the stator and configured to receive an end of the drive shaft, and may include a protection assembly housing enclosing a protective fluid chamber, the protective fluid chamber including the driven magnet and at least a portion of a bearing configured to engage the end of the drive shaft.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC

Ceramic angular contact ball bearing with high bearing capacity

The invention relates to the technical field of bearings, and discloses a ceramic angular contact ball bearing with high bearing capacity, the ceramic angular contact ball bearing comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, a rolling body, a retainer and an oil storage cavity, the outer ring is of a cylindrical structure, and the inner surface of the outer ring is in contact with the rolling body; the inner ring is positioned inside the outer ring, and the outer surface of the inner ring is contacted with the rolling body; and the rolling bodies are a plurality of spherical ceramic elements which are fixed and separated by the retainer. By optimizing the arrangement mode and material selection of the rolling bodies, the bearing has higher bearing capacity and anti-overturning performance under the high-load condition; the heat dissipation through holes are formed in the retainer, so that the heat dissipation performance of the bearing in the running process is remarkably improved, and the bearing failure risk caused by overheating is reduced; through the design of the oil storage cavity and the oil outlet micropores matched with the oil storage cavity, uniform supply of lubricating oil is achieved, and friction loss between the rolling body and the inner ring and the outer ring is reduced.
Owner:上海奇磐科技有限公司

Electromechanical joint for conductor arm having multiple degrees of freedom

An electromechanical joint provides rotational movement in at least two dimensions while conducting electrical power between orthogonal hubs. The joint, shaped as a cross, has four conical shafts positioned orthogonally and apart from each other within an interior of a housing. Apexes of the conical shafts face each other proximate a centroid of the housing. A conductive fluid, such as Galinstan, fills recesses between the conical shafts. Separate yokes attached to pairs of the hubs may impart forces on the shafts, causing the shafts to rotate within the conductive fluid around orthogonal axes. The conductive fluid provides simultaneous conduction of electrical power between the hubs. The yokes may be affixed respectively to a current collector and conductive arms of a work machine for improved movement and power conduction without the need for additional components.
Owner:CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EQUIPMENT LLC

Hub motor capable of enhancing waterproof and dustproof performance

A hub motor includes a housing rotatably disposed to a first shaft and a second shaft, and a motor installed in the housing and having a stator and a rotor. A reduction mechanism is installed in the housing, including a gear shaft connected with the rotor, a fixed bracket connected with the stator, a movable bracket disposed on the gear shaft and the second shaft, a first ring gear disposed to the fixed bracket, a second ring gear disposed to the housing, multiple first planet gears disposed to the movable bracket and meshed with the gear shaft and the first ring gear, and multiple second planet gears disposed to the second shaft and meshed with the movable bracket and the second ring gear. By 10 inserting a hollow tube into the first shaft, the gear shaft, the movable bracket, and the second shaft, the waterproof and dustproof performance can be enhanced.
Owner:J D COMPONENTS CO LTD

Magnetic bearing system, compressor, and refrigeration device

A magnetic bearing system (100) includes a rotary shaft (101) and a magnetic bearing (105, 107, 130) having an electromagnet coil (106, 108, 108B, 135, 136). One end of the electromagnet coil (106, 108, 108B, 135, 136) is connected to the neutral point of a first multi-phase winding (113, 115, 123, 125, 173, 181) having at least three or more phases.
Owner:DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD +1

Magnetic leakage prevention bearing structure

The invention relates to the technical field of magnetic suspension bearings, and provides a magnetic leakage prevention bearing structure which comprises a flux sleeve, a shell, a magnetic part, an inner-layer magnet yoke and an outer-layer magnet yoke. The shell is sleeved outside the flux sleeve, and an inner ring of the shell is provided with a mounting space; the magnetic part is arranged in the mounting space; the inner-layer magnet yoke is arranged in the mounting space and connected with the shell, the inner-layer magnet yoke is concaved inwards to form a first containing groove, and the magnetic part is contained in the first containing groove; the outer-layer magnet yoke is arranged in the installation space and connected with the shell, the outer-layer magnet yoke is concaved inwards to form a second containing groove, and the inner-layer magnet yoke is contained in the second containing groove. A closed magnetic circuit is formed through a double-layer magnet yoke nested structure, the axial magnetic shielding layer design is matched, magnetic flux leakage is effectively restrained, the magnetic field energy utilization rate is increased, electromagnetic interference to external equipment is reduced, and meanwhile the bearing performance and operation stability of the bearing are remarkably improved by optimizing magnet yoke thickness distribution and the permanent magnet arrangement mode.
Owner:CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 719

Adjustable hinge for a multi-position ladder

An improved adjustable hinge for a multi-position ladder that is positionable in a variety of configurations while being ergonomic to adjust and which is structurally sound, rigid, and easy to adjust, light in weight, and has a long service life. The mating surfaces of the outer hinge plates, inner hinge plates, and inner hinge center spacer are large, contributing to overall hinge rigidity and stability. The size of the lock button and lock bracket are each relatively large, making them ergonomic to operate, while also being large enough to be operable by a gloved human hand. A method of assembling an improved adjustable hinge for a multi-position ladder that is positionable in a variety of configurations.
Owner:TRICAM IND LLC

Tapered roller bearing

Provided is a tapered roller bearing (1) for which a dimensionless number X is defined by the following formula (1) based on a small-diameter-side gap S1 which is a gap between a small-diameter-side annular part (6) of a retainer (5) and a small collar part (2b) of an inner ring (2), a large-diameter-side gap S2 which is a gap between the large-diameter-side annular part (7) and a large collar part (2c) of the inner ring (2), an average roller diameter d, a roller length l, and an outer member angle α. The dimensionless number X falls within a range of 0.69<X<1.12.
Owner:NTN CORP

Innovative design of corrugated pipe damper for wind power sliding main bearing

The invention provides an innovative design of a corrugated pipe damper integrated on a sliding main bearing aiming at the problems of transmission system abrasion and fatigue damage caused by vibration energy accumulation of the wind power main bearing under a complex wind load, and belongs to the technical field of wind power generation equipment. A traditional main bearing damping structure is low in energy absorption efficiency, insufficient in dynamic response and difficult to effectively suppress vibration. Through collaborative design of a corrugated pipe multi-stage laminated structure and a fluid energy dissipation channel, a composite mechanism for dynamically dissipating vibration energy is formed. The core of the damping device is composed of a corrugated pipe assembly, damping cavities and a main shaft adaptive structure, impact energy is absorbed through axial flexible deformation of the corrugated pipe, vibration attenuation is achieved in combination with reciprocating flowing of damping fluid in the multiple cavities, and low-frequency swing and high-frequency harmonic waves of a main bearing are synchronously restrained. According to the design, the bearing capacity is guaranteed, vibration transmission is remarkably reduced, the service life of the main bearing is effectively prolonged, the operation reliability of a unit is improved, and the damping requirement of a core transmission system of a high-power wind turbine generator is met.
Owner:HUNAN UNIV

Indirect rear viewing system with index geometry comprising an adjustment ball with overtwist indexing

The invention relates to an indirect rear viewing system for a motor vehicle having a supporting element for fastening at least one reflective element, wherein the supporting element has a coupling region for a position variable fastening / attachment to an adjusting element, which in turn can be attached to the vehicle, wherein the coupling region contacts a counter contact regions, of the adjusting element, wherein interlocking anti rotation means are present on the supporting element and on the adjusting element, wherein the anti rotation means are forming an index geometry, which, in a first operating state, permits an adjustment of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about two axes of rotation, which are transverse to one another, and, in at least a second operating state, permits a basic position change of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about a third axis of rotation which is aligned transversely to the two other axes of rotation.
Owner:MEKRA LANG GMBH & CO KG

Lubrication test assembly and method for measuring lubricant flow of a bearing inner ring using a lubrication test assembly

A lubrication test assembly includes a housing and a shaft. The housing includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion and the second body portion form a bearing cavity. The first body portion and the second body portion form a first housing opening and a second housing opening of the bearing cavity. The first housing opening and the second housing opening are disposed at an axis. The first body portion and the second body portion form a plurality of axially distributed lubricant separation walls. The axially distributed lubricant separation walls form and separate a plurality of lubricant channels within the bearing cavity. The first body portion forms a plurality of outlets with each outlet of the plurality of outlets disposed at a respective lubricant channel of the plurality of lubricant channels. The shaft is disposed in the bearing cavity and configured for rotation about the axis.
Owner:PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP

Carbon fibres for sliding, and production method for carbon fibres for sliding

Carbon fiber for a sliding material that exhibits satisfactory sliding properties and the like without damaging a mating material when the carbon fiber for a sliding material is produced into a sliding member by predetermined processing by way of a resin composition for a sliding material including a predetermined uncarbonized carbon fiber, and a method for efficiently producing such carbon fiber for a sliding material, are provided.Disclosed is carbon fiber for a sliding material to be blended into a resin composition for a sliding material that is formed into a sliding member by predetermined processing, in which a 5% weight loss temperature of the carbon fiber for a sliding material as determined by thermogravimetry has a value within a range of 400 to 550° C.
Owner:OILES CORP

Thrust sliding bearing, shaft system and wind generating set

The invention provides a thrust sliding bearing, a shaft system and a wind generating set. The thrust sliding bearing comprises a thrust disc, a thrust supporting disc and a first bearing bush. The thrust disc is arranged on the rotating shaft and protrudes outwards in the radial direction relative to the rotating shaft; the thrust supporting part is opposite to the thrust disc in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the bearing bush assembly is fixedly installed on the axial side surface of the thrust disc, makes sliding contact with the thrust supporting part and can rotate along with the thrust disc. According to the thrust sliding bearing provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bearing bush assembly is fixedly mounted on the thrust disc, when the bearing bush assembly needs to be maintained or replaced, the thrust disc can be driven to rotate through the rotation of the rotating shaft, and under the condition, the bearing bush assembly can rotate along with the thrust disc, so that the bearing bush assembly can rotate along with the thrust disc; when the bearing bush assembly needs to be replaced, the bearing bush assembly needing to be replaced can be rotated to the upper non-load point, so that the bearing bush assembly can be detached from the rotating shaft under the condition that the bearing bush assembly needing to be replaced does not bear load, and the operation and maintenance difficulty can be remarkably reduced.
Owner:GOLDWIND SCI & TECH CO LTD

Spherical roller bearing with asymmetric cage pockets

Disclosed is a spherical roller bearing comprising: at least an outer ring and an inner ring; two groups of spherical rollers; and at least one cage configured to retain the spherical rollers, the cage comprising at least one axially inner cage ring, a first axially outer cage ring and a second axially outer cage ring extending in a circumferential direction of the spherical roller bearing, the first axial outer retainer ring and the second axial outer retainer ring are respectively separated from the axial inner retainer ring and are connected to the axial inner retainer ring through a plurality of retainer rods to form a closed cavity; each pocket is configured to receive one spherical roller and has an axially inner pocket side face and an axially outer pocket side face configured to restrain the spherical roller in the axial direction, each cage bar has a curved portion extending in the axial direction in the circumferential direction, the curved portion is at least partially concave, and in the axial direction, the curved portion is at least partially concave. The distance between the vertex of the bending part and the side face of the axial inner cavity lattice is different from the distance between the vertex of the bending part and the side face of the axial outer cavity lattice.
Owner:AB SKF SKF PATENT DEPARTMENT

Electric power steering gear with an Anti-rotate feature

A steering assembly includes a housing. An interior wall of a cylindrical portion of the housing defines a groove that extends in an axial direction and having inwardly tapered walls. A ball screw disposed in the housing defines a hole in a radial direction. An anti-rotational pin having a tapered end is disposed in the hole, the tapered end corresponding to the inwardly tapered walls. A spring disposed in the hole biases the anti-rotational pin so that the tapered end of the anti-rotational pin engages the groove and restricts rotation of the ball screw. A support bushing disposed between the ball screw and the housing is fixedly coupled to the ball screw and defines a through hole between the groove and the hole of the ball screw, the through hole receives the anti-rotational pin. The support bushing absorbs radial loads exerted on the ball screw and supports the anti-rotational pin.
Owner:ZF CV SYST GLOBAL GMBH

Hinge device and electronic apparatus

A hinge device includes a shaft that is pivotally supported by a bearing portion and is rotatable, a first torque application unit configured to apply a frictional force to a peripheral surface of the shaft by fitting the shaft to the first torque application unit, and a second torque application unit configured to apply a frictional force to the shaft in an axial direction. The second torque application unit includes a flange that is formed on the shaft and abuts onto one end of the bearing portion, and a nut that is screwed to a male screw portion of the shaft and is tightened to the other end of the bearing portion via washers and a disc.
Owner:LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

Offset transfer case pump with lubrication distribution system

A transfer case includes a mainshaft, an oil distribution device, and a lubricating pump, with the lubricating pump having a pumpshaft offset from the axis of the mainshaft. The transfer case includes a rear housing in which the lubricating pump housing is disposed in radially offset location, where lubricating oil is drawn via suction to the pump housing from a sump at the bottom of the transfer case. The pump pressurizes the oil and delivers the oil via passageways extending between the radially offset pump and the oil distribution device, which surrounds the mainshaft. The passageways may be provided in a manifold block that is fixed to the housing. The manifold block may provide an anti-rotation feature to the oil distribution device, such that drag on the oil distribution device caused by rotation of the mainshaft is counteracted.
Owner:MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA INC

Radial two-degree-of-freedom hybrid magnetic bearing with external permanent magnets

The invention discloses a radial two-degree-of-freedom hybrid magnetic bearing with external permanent magnets. The radial two-degree-of-freedom hybrid magnetic bearing comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor comprises a rotor iron core, a rotating shaft, two rotor U-shaped grooves, two rotor magnetic isolation aluminum rings and two rotor permanent magnet rings, the stator comprises a stator iron core, a coil, two stator U-shaped grooves, two stator magnetic isolation aluminum rings and two stator permanent magnet rings, and the polarities of the stator and the rotor permanent magnet rings which are opposite up and down are opposite; the permanent magnet rings are respectively embedded into the corresponding U-shaped grooves and are arranged on two sides of the stator core and the rotor core through the magnetic isolation aluminum rings, eight magnetic poles are uniformly distributed in the stator core, eight coils are wound on the magnetic poles, the coils on two poles in the + X,-X, + Y and-Y directions are respectively and reversely connected in series to form suspension windings in the + X,-X, + Y and-Y directions, and then the suspension windings are driven by the four switch power amplifiers. The radial two-degree-of-freedom hybrid magnetic bearing provided by the invention has the advantages of no coupling of permanent magnetic flux and suspension magnetic flux, high suspension precision, low power consumption, easiness in processing and assembling and high suspension force density.
Owner:HUAIYIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Air Bearing Shaft With Wide Operating Temperature Range

A system that reduces the amount of contaminants that enters a process chamber or air bearing via a movable shaft is disclosed. The movable shaft includes an outer shell made from a material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion. This allows the outer shell to be heated to sufficiently high temperatures to avoid condensation of contaminants on the shaft, while minimizing any change in the diameter of the shaft, which passes through an air bearing. The shaft may also have a temperature modification device disposed adjacent to the interior surface of the outer shell. In some embodiment, the shaft may include an inner liner. An insulative layer may be provided between the inner liner and the outer shell, such that the temperature of the outer shell does not cause the inner liner to thermally expand.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Bearing with integrated wireless power transfer device

A bearing assembly includes an outer ring connectable with a housing, the outer ring having an outer ring raceway and a transmitting coil axially spaced from the outer ring raceway. The transmitting coil can be electrically connected to a battery and is configured to generate an electromagnetic field when a current flows therethrough. The inner ring can be arranged around a rotating shaft of the rotor and is provided with an inner ring raceway and a receiving coil which is spaced from the inner ring raceway in the axial direction. And the receiving coil is close to the transmitting coil and is in induction connection with the transmitting coil, so that current is generated in the receiving coil when the current flows through the transmitting coil. The receiving coil is connected with an electromagnetic coil of the motor rotor, so that current flows to the electromagnetic coil from the receiving coil. A plurality of rolling bodies are disposed between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway to rotatably connect the outer ring and the inner ring together.
Owner:AB SKF SKF PATENT DEPARTMENT

Axial self-balancing three-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing

The axial self-balancing three-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing is characterized in that a stator part comprises a stator yoke, a left attraction iron core, a right attraction iron core, a left repulsive iron core and a right repulsive iron core which are all mounted on an aluminum alloy bracket, and four poles wound with coils are uniformly distributed on the inner circumference of the stator yoke; an axial control winding is embedded in the attraction iron core, and a stator permanent magnet is embedded in the repulsive iron core. The rotor part comprises a rotor core and a rotating shaft, a radial air gap and an axial air gap are respectively arranged between the rotor core and the radial iron core, between the attraction iron core and the repulsive force iron core, rotor permanent magnets are arranged on two sides of the rotor core and at positions corresponding to the stator permanent magnets of the repulsive force iron core, and the polarities of the stator permanent magnets and the rotor permanent magnets facing the axial air gap are the same. The radial magnetic flux magnetic circuit, the axial control magnetic flux magnetic circuit and the permanent magnetic flux magnetic circuit are completely independent and free of coupling, axial static balance of the rotor is achieved, suspension is achieved in the radial direction, control is easy, and the controllable suspension force is large.
Owner:HUAIYIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

COOLANT CIRCULATION SYSTEM

[Problem] Reduction of the stirring resistance that arises in a motor in a coolant circulation system in which an oil-containing coolant circulates to cool and lubricate the motor.[Means of solution] A coolant circulation system 100 comprises: a motor 4 with a rotor 41, a stator 42, a rotating shaft 43 and plain bearings 44; a gas-liquid separator 12, which separates a coolant into CO2 and oil; a CO2 passage 22b, through which the CO2 separated by the gas-liquid separator is supplied to a gap between the rotor and the stator to cool the rotor and the stator; mixing channels 24a, through which a mixture of the CO2 and the oil, obtained by mixing the CO2 and the oil separated by the gas-liquid separator, is supplied to gaps between the rotating shaft and the plain bearings to lubricate the plain bearings; and mixing channels 24b, through which the CO2 supplied to the rotor and the stator from the CO2 channel 22b and the mixture of CO2 and oil supplied to the sliding bearings 44 from the mixing channels 24a are returned to the gas-liquid separator.
Owner:MAZDA MOTOR CORP

Ball joint for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a ball joint (10) for a motor vehicle, in particular for a chassis of the motor vehicle, comprising: - a joint housing (1) having a joint opening in which a bearing shell (6) is arranged, - a ball pin (2) having a joint ball (4) and a pin (5), which is mounted with its joint ball (4) in the bearing shell (6) in an articulated manner and which projects with its pin (5) through the joint opening out of the joint housing (1), and - a sensor device for detecting wear, wherein the sensor device has a circuit arrangement (11) which is mechanically actuated by the joint ball (4) and which is arranged within the joint housing (1), wherein the circuit arrangement (11) can be transferred, due to wear, from a basic switching position in which an electrical circuit (21) of the circuit arrangement (11) is closed into at least two further switching positions.
Owner:ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

Connection joint arrangement

A connecting joint assembly, wherein the connecting joint assembly has a ball pin with a ball head and a ball socket unit, wherein the ball socket unit has a ball socket with a radially inner cavity for receiving the ball head and with a plurality of feedthroughs leading from the outside into the cavity, wherein a securing clip has a bracket section and locking tongues which are connected thereto and, in the mounted state, extend from the bracket section through a respectively assigned one of the feedthroughs into the cavity, wherein the locking tongues engage behind the ball head in the mounted state on its side facing the pin shaft, wherein the securing clip is displaceable from a securing position, in which the securing clip holds the ball head in the ball socket, into a removal position, in which the ball pin is releasable from the ball socket unit.
Owner:BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO KG

Spherical joint with leveling and panning capability

A spherical joint couples an accessory to a support. The spherical joint enables the accessory to be leveled about one or more axes and panned about an axis, such that the accessory may be leveled and panned with respect to a viewing sphere. The spherical joint comprises a collar, a cup, and a ball head, wherein the collar is configured to house the ball head and the ball head is configured to couple to one of an accessory or a support via a mount interface. The ball head further comprises a ball configured to enable rotation of the ball head relative to the collar with respect to one or more axes. The cup is configured to resist rotation of the ball head relative to the collar, such that the spherical joint may be fixed at a suitable orientation.
Owner:AXON ENTERPRISE INC

HTS bearing and flywheel systems and methods

A bearing and flywheel system can include a first bearing portion having an opening of a first dimension there through and a central longitudinal axis, a second bearing portion having a second dimension, the second dimension being smaller than the first dimension, and a flywheel coupled to the second bearing portion. The bearing portions can include high-temperature superconductor(s) and / or magnets. The second bearing portion can be disposed at least partially within the opening through the first bearing portion. A gap can exist between an outer surface of the second bearing portion and an inner surface of the first bearing portion. The second bearing portion can be configured to rotate relative to the first bearing portion.
Owner:REVTERRA CORP

Rake bracket coupling assembly for steering column

A bushing for a steering column rake bracket assembly includes a flange portion. The bushing also includes a tubular segment having an inner wall defining a central hole and an outer wall. The outer wall of the tubular segment includes a first flat outer surface. The outer wall also includes a second flat outer surface. The outer wall further includes a first curved end surface connecting the first flat outer surface and the second flat outer surface. The outer wall yet further includes a second curved end surface connecting the first flat outer surface and the second flat outer surface.
Owner:STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORP