Systems And Methods For Inserting And Removing Bushing Assemblies

    公开(公告)号:US20240316735A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18732470

    申请日:2024-06-03

    发明人: Michael Andrews

    IPC分类号: B25B27/06 B25B27/28 F16C43/02

    摘要: A bushing assembly displacing system for displacing a bushing assembly relative to a housing opening in a structural member, the bushing assembly displacing system comprising a drive system comprising an actuator, a threaded rod, and a brace nut, a pullbar socket, and a push adapter. The pullbar socket is configured to be connected to the threaded rod and to the bushing rod. The push adapter is configured to be connected to the bushing rod and to engage the bushing sleeve of the assembly. The receiver assembly comprises a cylinder adapter and an extension tube. In a first mode, the cylinder adapter is arranged between the actuator and the structural member. In a second mode, the cylinder adapter is arranged between the actuator and the extension tube and the extension tube is arranged between the cylinder adapter and the structural member.

    Radial air bearing device and method for producing a radial air bearing device

    公开(公告)号:US12000432B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17743575

    申请日:2022-05-13

    申请人: BorgWarner Inc.

    IPC分类号: F16C17/02 F16C43/02

    CPC分类号: F16C17/024 F16C43/02

    摘要: A radial air bearing device includes a bearing plate, a spring steel sheet, and a bearing receptacle. The bearing plate includes one or more bearing plate parts with an inner main side and two wide sides. First and second retaining lugs are provided on each wide side and are bent to the outside. The spring steel sheet includes one or more spring steel sheet parts. The bearing receptacle includes a recess with an inner wall and a first groove and a second groove which extend outwards from the recess. The first groove is arranged axially offset with respect to the second groove. The bearing plate parts and the spring steel sheet parts are arranged along the inner wall so that the spring steel sheet runs between the bearing plate and the inner wall and so that the first and second retaining lugs engage in the first or second groove.

    Apparatus and Method for Repair of Shift Cable Ends in Various Motor Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20240003379A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US17853611

    申请日:2022-06-29

    申请人: Loring Smith

    发明人: Loring Smith

    IPC分类号: F16C1/14 F16C43/02

    CPC分类号: F16C1/145 F16C43/02 F16H59/02

    摘要: The present invention is directed at a specialized bushing for use in coupling the shift cable end with the shift lever in various motor vehicles wherein the shift cable end is comprised of a coupling member having a coupling aperture, and the shift lever is comprised of an elongated member having a tapered portion, a cylindrical portion and a head. The bushing preferably includes a seating member configured to sit within the shift cable end having a bore configured to receive a portion of the elongated member of the shift lever, a leading and trailing shoulder to radially and longitudinally secure the seating member within the shift cable end, and a securing member to receive and house the tapered and cylindrical portions of the shift lever and permit the head of the shift lever to be pushed through and beyond the securing member to secure the shift lever within the bushing.

    Spherical bearing having an axially offset inner member

    公开(公告)号:US11686343B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17504900

    申请日:2021-10-19

    IPC分类号: F16C23/04 F16C17/10 F16C43/02

    摘要: A spherical bearing includes an inner member that has an exterior surface extending a first width between axial ends thereof and having a first central plane located equidistant between the axial ends. The spherical bearing includes an outer member with a inner surface having a maximum inside diameter at an apex plane and extending a second width between opposing ends thereof and having second central plane located equidistant between the ends thereof. The inner member is disposed in an interior area of the outer member. The first central plane is coplanar with the apex plane and is axially offset from the second central plane. One of the opposing axial ends of the inner member is located entirely in the interior area and axially inward from ends of the outer member when the inner member is angularly misaligned relative to the outer member at non-zero angles up to 7 degrees.

    MULTI-PIECE BUSHING
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230128071A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17507958

    申请日:2021-10-22

    IPC分类号: F16C43/02 F16C17/02

    摘要: A bushing assembly for a structure having a first aperture is provided. The bushing assembly includes a first component configured to be received by the first aperture and having a second aperture. A maximum width of the first component defines an outer diameter. The bushing assembly further includes a second component positioned outside of the first aperture and coupled to the first component, the second component having a third aperture extending through the second component. The third aperture is dimensioned so as to be equivalent to the outer diameter of the first component, and the first component and the second component are formed as discrete components of the bushing assembly.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL OF A BEARING FROM A GATE MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20220349446A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17306117

    申请日:2021-05-03

    发明人: Richard C. Bohme

    IPC分类号: F16C43/02 B61L29/04

    摘要: There are disclosed apparatuses and methods for withdrawal of a bearing from a gate mechanism including a mechanism housing, a carrier assembly, and discrete fasteners. The mechanism housing includes a receiving bore as well as housing fasteners and housing surfaces located about a periphery of the receiving bore and offset from one another. The carrier assembly includes a carrier housing having a carrier support mating with the receiving bore and a carrier bearing supported for rotation within the carrier housing. The carrier housing has flange fasteners aligning with the housing fasteners and the housing surfaces when the carrier housing mates with the receiving bore. The carrier assembly withdraws from the mechanism housing in response to removing the discrete fasteners from a first group of the flange fasteners aligned with the housing fasteners and inserting the discrete fasteners to a second group of the flange fasteners aligned with the housing surfaces.

    Plain bearing arrangement
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11486446B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17434889

    申请日:2020-03-04

    摘要: A sliding bearing includes:—an inner ring element;—an outer ring element;—at least one sliding bearing element, which is arranged between the inner ring element and the outer ring element. The sliding bearing element has multiple sliding bearing pads, wherein the individual sliding bearing pads each have a radial bearing surface and a fastening profile located opposite the radial bearing surface. The inner ring element has at least one receiving profile on its radial outside, which receiving profile serves for the positive locking connection between the sliding bearing pads and the inner ring element.

    Radially adjustable radial PDC bearings

    公开(公告)号:US11378122B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17150396

    申请日:2021-01-15

    摘要: Bearing assemblies and methods of using bearings are provided in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, a bearing ring is provided having a plurality of carrier components removably coupled therewith. Each carrier component may carry one or more bearing elements. Upon wearing of the bearing elements beyond a desired amount, the carrier components may be removed from the bearing ring and installed in a different bearing ring to place the mearing elements at their original bearing surface radius. In another embodiment, individual bearing elements may be radially adjustable relative to the bearing ring to define and redefine the radius of a radial bearing surface.