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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wolfgang Huber, Schweinfurt, DE;
Assignee:
SKF Kugellagerfabriken GmbH, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308-9 ; 2914 / ; 308159 ; 308172 ; 3082 / ; 308D / ;
Abstract
A machine element such as a bearing, has a shaft with a spherical end. The spherical end is formed by a metal ball, such as a ball bearing, the ball being held in a hollow metal cylindrical casing. The casing has an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the shaft, and is rigidly fit, for example, by press fitting, over the end of the shaft.