公开(公告)号：US11845137B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US16717508

申请日：2019-12-17

Applicant: US Synthetic Corporation

Inventor： S. Barrett Peterson ,  Timothy N. Sexton ,  Curtis M. Simons ,  Troy C. Campbell

IPC: B23K1/00 ,  B23K3/04 ,  B23K1/002 ,  F16C43/02 ,  F16C33/26 ,  B23K1/18 ,  B23K13/01 ,  B23K3/047 ,  F16C33/04 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/02

CPC classification number: B23K1/002 ,  B23K1/18 ,  B23K3/0475 ,  B23K13/01 ,  F16C33/043 ,  F16C33/26 ,  F16C43/02 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C2206/00 ,  F16C2206/04 ,  F16C2226/34 ,  F16C2352/00

Abstract: A heating apparatus for induction heating is disclosed. The heating apparatus may comprise a bearing ring, at least one bearing element disposed in the bearing ring, and a braze material adjacent to the at least one bearing element and the bearing ring. The heating apparatus may additionally comprise an inductor positioned radially adjacent to at least a portion of the bearing ring. A current source may be electrically coupled to the inductor. A bearing orienting member may also abut a surface of the at least one bearing element. The bearing orienting member may orient a surface of the at least one bearing element. A heating method is also disclosed.