An anti-tangling coupling device has an inner portion which is rotatably engaged with an outer portion. Fluid containment devices such as hoses can be coupled at either end of the device. One hose is secured to the inner portion while a second hose is secured to the outer portion, with the hoses being positioned at opposite ends of each other. Fluid communication is maintained throughout the inner portion and the outer portion, allowing water to flow between hoses coupled with the device. The rotational engagement is achieved by a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly including an inner race, and outer race, and ball bearings secured in cages. The ball bearings are capable of rotational movement (imparted from contact with the first race and second race), but are prevented from translational movement by a cage. As a result the likelihood of tangling between coupled hoses is greatly reduced.

A pair of sliding members sliding relative to each other at sliding faces is configured such that at least one of the sliding faces (S) includes a negative pressure generation mechanism (41) surrounded by a land portion and a branched portion (42) arranged in the sliding face S and branched from the negative pressure generation mechanism (41). The sliding members can be formed compact and is applicable to equipment for rotation in both directions, while sliding torque reduction and sealing function improvement can be realized.

A ball screw device has a screw shaft that has a screw portion having a spiral-shaped shaft-side ball screw groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a carrier integrally formed with the screw portion and constituting a planetary speed-reducing mechanism; a nut that has a spiral-shaped nut-side bass screw portion on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of balls arranged between the shaft-side ball screw groove and the nut-side ball screw groove; and a rolling bearing for supporting the carrier which has an outer ring having an outer ring raceway, an inner ring raceway provided on a portion facing the outer ring raceway in a radial direction, and a plurality of rolling bodies arranged between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, which is directly formed on an outer peripheral surface of the carrier.

Both conflicting functions of sealing and lubrication of sliding faces are made compatible over an entire period from the time of startup through the time of steady operation. A pair of sliding parts that relatively slide on each other is provided, one of the sliding parts being a stationary-side seal ring, the other of the sliding parts being a rotating-side seal ring, the seal rings each having a sliding face S formed radially for sealing sealed fluid from leaking, at least one of the sliding faces S being provided with fluid introduction grooves 10 configured to communicate with a first peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with a second peripheral edge, and being provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves configured to communicate with the second peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with the first peripheral edge.

A two piece pulley is provided in which the pulley main housing and the outer pulley shell are molded without the bearing in place, thus eliminating an over-molding process. The pulley main housing is molded with a bear slip fit pocket. At least one of the bearing races of the bearing assembly includes an axially-protruding raised surface such as knurls or bumps. Each of the pulley main housing and the outer shell includes a bearing shield. On assembly, the bearing is slipped into the pocket on the pulley main housing and the outer shell is then ultrasonically welded to the main housing, thereby compressing the pulley material axially into the raised surface of the bearing race, locking the outer race of the bearing to the pulley in an axial direction. The raised surface on the bearing race allows the bearing assembly to grip the pulley in an axial direction.

An actuator has: a rod having a socket portion at one distal end of the rod; and a swivel cap including: a base portion having an inner surface and an outer surface having an origin of the radius at the center of the plane that defines the outer surface; a raised domed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base portion and mounted in the socket portion of the rod; a raised region located on at least one of the raised domed portion or the socket portion; wherein the swivel cap tilts relative to the rod in response to angular misalignment with a load to a tilt angle; a housing having an interior elongated hole wherein the rod is dimensioned to fit in the elongated hole; a piston dimensioned to fit in and move along the elongated hole while connected to the rod; and mating structure located on at least one of the piston and rod, the mating structure configured to allow the rod to attach to the piston in a manner to create clearance between the rod and the piston to allow the rod and piston to move with respect to each other.

Gas bearing for an aspirating seal assembly is disclosed. The gas bearing includes a bearing body having a bearing surface. The gas bearing further includes a first through-hole disposed in the bearing body, and a plurality of second through-holes spaced apart from each other and disposed around the first through-hole. The first through-hole is characterized by a size, and a first central axis. Each second through-hole is characterized by a size, and a second central axis. The second central axis of each second through-hole in the plurality of second through-holes intersects the first central axis at an angle in a range from about 30 degrees to about 150 degrees or at an angle in a range from about 30 degrees to about 150 degrees. Size of at least one through-hole in the plurality of second through-holes is different from the size of the first through-hole.

A yoke roller assembly includes an inner ring disposed in an outer ring. The yoke roller assembly includes first, second and third rows of rollers positioned between the inner ring and the outer ring. The outer ring has a first width, a first outside diameter and a radially outwardly extending lobe circumferentially extending therearound and formed integrally therewith. The lobe has opposing axial end faces extending a second width, and has a second outside diameter. The second row of rollers are positioned axially inward of the axial end faces of the lobe. The first and third row of rollers each have an axial end positioned axially inward of the axial end faces of the lobe.

A ball screw device has a screw shaft that has a screw portion having a spiral-shaped shaft-side ball screw groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a carrier integrally formed with the screw portion and constituting a planetary speed-reducing mechanism; a nut that has a spiral-shaped nut-side bass screw portion on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of balls arranged between the shaft-side ball screw groove and the nut-side ball screw groove; and a rolling bearing for supporting the carrier which has an outer ring having an outer ring raceway, an inner ring raceway provided on a portion facing the outer ring raceway in a radial direction, and a plurality of rolling bodies arranged between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, which is directly formed on an outer peripheral surface of the carrier.

A cylinder guide mechanism includes a floating bush, a holding part that holds the floating bush, and a linear guide. When a working fluid is supplied in a tube and a piston rod moves back and forth, the floating bush and a guide member of the linear guide move back and forth in the same direction. At this time, a slider of the linear guide is displaced relative to the guide member by retaining the same position. The slider is connected to the tube via an L-bracket.