Sliding surface bearing

Claim 1

A SELF-CONTAINED SLIDING SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY HYDRODYNAMICALLY LUBRICATED BEARING FOR USE WITH AN AXIALLY EXTENDING SHAFT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN INNER BEARING RACE; AN ANNULAR OUTER BEARING RACE AROUND AND SPACED FROM SAID INNER BEARING RACE; A RING OF HEAT-CONDUCTING METALLIC BASE MATERIAL IN NON-SLIDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTER BEARING RACE AND HAVING AT LEAST A FACE OF BEARING MATERIAL IN CLOSELY SPACED, SLIDING SURFACE, BEARING INTERFACE ENGAGEMENT WITH A RACEWAY AREA OF SAID INNER BEARING RACE; SAID RING OF METALLIC BASE MATERIAL FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID HEAT TRANSFER PATH FROM SAID BEARING INTERFACE TO SAID OUTER RACE; LUBRICANT SLOT MEANS IN SAID RING OF METALLIC BASE MATERIAL, SAID SLOT MEANS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT SAID BEARING INTERFACE AND EXTENDING COMPLETELY ACROS SAID BEARING INTERFACE, SEALING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER RACE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY SEALING SAID BEARING INTERFACE AGAINST DIRT, AND LUBRICANT MEANS CONTAINED WITHIN SAID BEARING BY SAID SEALING MEANS AND LOCATED AT LEAST IN PART WITHIN SAID LUBRICANT SLOTS FOR LUBRICATING SAID BEARING INTERFACE.