IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0207242
(2005-08-18)
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등록번호 |
US-7350270
(2008-04-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Bishop Wisecarver Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A guide wheel assembly includes a journal body having an inner bearing race, an axial mounting face, a longitudinally extending threaded mounting portion, a hexagonal tool engaging surface located between the axial mounting face and the inner bearing race, and a guide wheel rotatably supported by th
A guide wheel assembly includes a journal body having an inner bearing race, an axial mounting face, a longitudinally extending threaded mounting portion, a hexagonal tool engaging surface located between the axial mounting face and the inner bearing race, and a guide wheel rotatably supported by the journal body for rotation about the inner bearing race.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A guide wheel assembly, consisting of: a monolithic journal body adapted to provide both radial and axial constraint to a plurality of guide wheel bearing balls, said monolithic journal body having an inner bearing race, an axial mounting face, a longitudinally extending thre
What is claimed is: 1. A guide wheel assembly, consisting of: a monolithic journal body adapted to provide both radial and axial constraint to a plurality of guide wheel bearing balls, said monolithic journal body having an inner bearing race, an axial mounting face, a longitudinally extending threaded mounting portion, and a hexagonal tool engaging surface located between said axial mounting face and said inner bearing race, said monolithic journal body defining a support axis and a bearing axis, and a guide wheel having an outer bearing race and rotatably support by said journal body for rotation about said inner bearing race, and a plurality of bearing balls located between the inner and outer bearing races. 2. A guide wheel assembly according to claim 1, wherein said support axis and said bearing axis are distinct such that said threaded mounting portion is eccentrically disposed on said journal body. 3. A guide wheel assembly according to claim 1, wherein said threaded mounting portion is a through-bore extending longitudinally through said journal body wherein said journal body serves as a bushing. 4. A guide wheel assembly according to claim 1, wherein said threaded mounting portion is a longitudinally extending stud having a threaded end. 5. A guide wheel assembly according to claim 4, wherein said threaded mounting portion includes a collar shoulder disposed between said threaded end and said a hexagonal tool engaging portion, said collar shoulder including said axial mounting face and an outer mounting diameter wherein said axial mounting face and said outer mounting diameter are dimensioned and configured to cooperate with a counter bore of a mounting plate. 6. The guide wheel assembly of claim 1, wherein the monolithic journal body is made of hardened steel. 7. A guide wheel assembly, consisting of: a wheel having a wheel bore therethrough, the wheel bore centered on a wheel axis, wherein a wheel bore surface is formed and dimensioned to be an outer bearing race of the guide wheel assembly; a monolithic journal body adapted to provide both radial and axial constraint to a plurality of guide wheel bearing balls, said monolithic journal body having a longitudinal bearing axis and a longitudinal axis of support, said monolithic journal body including, a first portion formed and dimensioned to be an inner bearing race of the guide wheel assembly, the first portion symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body, and a threaded portion disposed about the longitudinal axis of support, the longitudinal axis of support being distinct from the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body; and at least one bearing located between the inner and outer bearing races such that the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body coincides with the wheel axis, thereby enabling rotation of the wheel relative to the journal body about the coinciding axes. 8. The guide wheel assembly of claim 7, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is female. 9. The guide wheel assembly of claim 7, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is male. 10. The guide wheel assembly of claim 7, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is male, and the journal body further includes a collar shoulder located between the threaded portion and the bearing race portion of the journal body, the collar shoulder circumferentially extending about the axis of support at a distance greater than the threaded portion, for cooperating with a counter bore of a mounting structure to effect alignment of the axis of support and the mounting structure as location the bearing axis relative to the mounting structure is adjusted. 11. The guide wheel assembly, of claim 7, wherein the wheel bore surface and the first portion of the monolithic journal body include furrows for cooperating with the at least one bearing to restrain translation of the journal body relative to the wheel along the bearing axis. 12. The guide wheel assembly of claim 7, wherein the journal body further includes a mounting face and a tool-engaging surface located between the mounting face and the first, inner bearing race portion of the journal body. 13. The guide wheel assembly of claim 7, wherein the monolithic journal body is steel. 14. A guide wheel assembly, consisting of: a monolithic wheel having a wheel bore therethrough, the wheel bore centered on a wheel axis, wherein a wheel bore surface includes furrows, the furrows formed and dimensioned to be an outer bearing race of the guide wheel assembly; a monolithic journal body adapted to provide both radial and axial constraint to a plurality of guide wheel bearing balls, said monolithic journal body having a longitudinal bearing axis and a longitudinal axis of support, said monolithic journal body including, a first portion formed and dimensioned to be an inner bearing race of the guide wheel assembly, the first portion including furrows and symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body, and a second, threaded portion disposed about the longitudinal axis of support; and a plurality of bearings located between the inner and outer bearing races such that the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body coincides with the wheel axis, the bearings confined by the furrows, thereby enabling rotation of the wheel relative to the journal body about the coinciding axes and restraining translation of the journal body relative to the wheel along the coinciding axes. 15. The guide wheel assembly of claim 14, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is female. 16. The guide wheel assembly of claim 14, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is male. 17. The guide wheel assembly of claim 14, wherein the longitudinal axis of support is distinct from the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body. 18. The guide wheel assembly of claim 17, wherein the threaded portion of the monolithic journal body is male, and the journal body further includes a collar shoulder located between the threaded portion and the bearing race portion of the journal body, the collar shoulder circumferentially extending about the axis of support at a distance greater than the threaded portion, for cooperating with a counter bore of a mounting structure to effect alignment of the axis of support and the mounting structure as location the bearing axis relative to the mounting structure is adjusted. 19. The guide wheel assembly of claim 14, wherein the journal body further includes a mounting face and a tool-engaging surface located between the mounting face and the first, inner bearing race portion of the journal body. 20. The guide wheel assembly of claim 14, wherein the monolithic journal body further includes two tool engaging surfaces located on opposing sides of the first, inner bearing race portion of the journal body, the tool engaging surfaces symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal bearing axis of the journal body and the longitudinal axis of support, respectively.
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