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Spring loaded bearing arrangement

Assignee: GISHOLT CORP
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Filing: 1963-10-01
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1983-10-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert R Zenk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 23:06
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C29/00; F16C29/04; F16C29/06; F16C29/0614; F16C29/0616; F16C29/0619; B; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/25; B23Q1/26; B23Q1/262; F16C29/008; F16C2322/00; F16C2322/39

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
A SPRING LOADED ROLLING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING (A) A FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A PLANAR SUPPORTING WALL, (B) A MOVABLE MEMBER HAVING A PLANAR WALL, (C) A RECIRCULATING ROLLER BEARING HAVING A BODY WITH A BACK MOUNTING WALL AND A PLURALITY OF RECIRCULATING CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS DEFINING A PLANAR ROLLING SURFACE OPPOSITE THE BACK MOUNTING WALL, SAID BEARING BEING DISPOSED ON THE FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER WITH THE ROLLERS ON THE PLANAR SUPPORTING WALL, (D) A MECHANICAL SPRING UNIT DISPOSED BETWEEN THE MOVABLE MEMBER AND THE ROLLER BEARING, SAID SPRING UNIT INCLUDING A FIRST MECHANICAL SPRING HAVING A SPRING CONSTANT DEFLECTABLE UNDER INITIAL LOADING AND A PAIR OF COLUMNS EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY TO THE PLANAR WALL OF THE MOVABLE MEMBER AND HAVING A SPRING BEAM SPANNING AND BEARING UPON SAID PAIR OF COLUMNS, SAID BEAM CONSTITUTING A SPRING HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER SPRING CONSTANT DEFLECTABLE AFTER SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE DEFLECTION OF THE FIRST SPRING PORTION, AND (E) SAID SPRING UNIT HAVING A CROWNED FORCE TRANSMITTING SURFACE ESTABLISHING SELF-ALIGNMENT OF THE LOAD FORCES ON THE MOVABLE MEMBER TO ESTABLISH PERPENDICULAR FORCES ON THE SPRING UNIT AND THE ROLLER BEARING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
A SPRING LOADED ROLLING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING (A) A FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A PLANAR SUPPORTING WALL, (B) A MOVABLE MEMBER HAVING A PLANAR WALL, (C) A RECIRCULATING ROLLER BEARING HAVING A BODY WITH A BACK MOUNTING WALL AND A PLURALITY OF RECIRCULATING CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS DEFINING A PLANAR ROLLING SURFACE OPPOSITE THE BACK MOUNTING WALL, SAID BEARING BEING DISPOSED ON THE FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER WITH THE ROLLERS ON THE PLANAR SUPPORTING WALL, (D) A MECHANICAL SPRING UNIT DISPOSED BETWEEN THE MOVABLE MEMBER AND THE ROLLER BEARING, SAID SPRING UNIT INCLUDING A FIRST MECHANICAL SPRING HAVING A SPRING CONSTANT DEFLECTABLE UNDER INITIAL LOADING AND A PAIR OF COLUMNS EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY TO THE PLANAR WALL OF THE MOVABLE MEMBER AND HAVING A SPRING BEAM SPANNING AND BEARING UPON SAID PAIR OF COLUMNS, SAID BEAM CONSTITUTING A SPRING HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER SPRING CONSTANT DEFLECTABLE AFTER SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE DEFLECTION OF THE FIRST SPRING PORTION, AND (E) SAID SPRING UNIT HAVING A CROWNED FORCE TRANSMITTING SURFACE ESTABLISHING SELF-ALIGNMENT OF THE LOAD FORCES ON THE MOVABLE MEMBER TO ESTABLISH PERPENDICULAR FORCES ON THE SPRING UNIT AND THE ROLLER BEARING.

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