1. An axial ball bearing, comprising a housing having a top and a bottom and which is open on the top and has a housing pin arranged on the bottom of the housing, a ball with a pivot pin and a bearing shell arranged between the housing and the ball, wherein the housing comprises at least one elastic damping element for impact damping on the housing, the elastic damping element is disposed on the housing near the housing pin.
2. The axial ball bearing according to claim 1, wherein the damping element has an annular shape.
3. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the housing at the bottom includes an unprotected housing surface, which is set back with respect to the at least one annular damping element, and which is formed between the annular damping element and the housing pin.
4. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the bottom of the housing includes a shoulder and wherein the annular damping element is inserted in the shoulder.
5. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element is inserted in a groove on the housing side of the housing that includes the housing pin.
6. The axial ball bearing according to claim 5, wherein the annular damping element is at least partially made of an elastomer.
7. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element comprises a plastic ring and an elastomer overmolded on the plastic ring.
8. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element is vulcanized directly to the housing.
9. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element is adhesively bonded directly to the housing.
10. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element is pressed onto the housing.
11. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element comprises a plastic ring having a spring characteristic.
12. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element comprises a metal insert.
13. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the shoulder or the groove has an undercut.
14. The axial ball bearing according to claim 2, wherein the annular damping element is exclusively made of a metal.
15. The axial ball bearing according to claim 1, further comprising several damping elements which are placed on the housing side of the housing that has the housing pin.
16. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are constructed as segments of a circle.
17. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements have a circular shape.
18. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are inserted in recesses on the housing side that has the housing pin.
19. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are at the least partially made of an elastomer.
20. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are made of a combination of plastic and an elastomer overmolded on the plastic.
21. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are vulcanized directly on the housing.
22. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are adhesively bonded directly onto the housing.
23. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are pressed into corresponding recesses on the housing side of the housing that has the housing pin.
24. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements comprise a metallic insert.
25. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the recesses comprise undercuts which improved seating of the damping elements.
26. The axial ball bearing according to claim 15, wherein the damping elements are made exclusively of metal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A music box comprising:
(a) a box with a lid;
(b) a first memory for storing a sound coupled to said box;
2. The music box of claim 1 further comprises:
(c) a light sensitive sensor coupled to said memory for triggering the playing of its stored sound.
3. The music box of claim 1 further comprising a timing means coupled to said sound producing device.
4. The music box of claim 2 wherein said sensor is placed on said box.
5. The music box of claim 2 wherein said sensor is placed on said lid.
6. The music box of claim 1 wherein said memory contains at least one song or sound.
7. The music box of claim 1 further comprises:
(c) a second memory coupled to record means for recording a voice or other sound into said second memory.
8. The music box of claim 7 wherein said second memory is a permanent memory.
9. The music box of claim 7 wherein said second memory is a temporary memory.
10. A method of actuating a sound storage device located in a music box having a lid, comprising the steps of:
(a) placing a light sensitive sensor on said music box wherein said sensor is obscured from an ambient light when the lid is in a closed position;
(b) triggering a memory output when said sensor is exposed to ambient light.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprises:
(c) selecting a stored output in the memory;
12. The method of claim 11 further comprises selecting a stored song from a selection of at least one songs.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprises:
(c) selecting a volume for the output.
14. The method of claim 10 further comprises conditioning said output.