Integrated journal and thrust bearing
Abstract
Abstract AN INTEGRATED JOURNAL AND THRUST BEARING INCORPORATES A CIRCUMFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH AN ANNULAR CUTOUT PORTION THEREIN EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE HOUSING BY WHICH A PAIR OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL WALL MEMBERS ARE DEFINED. A JOURNAL BEARING ASSEMBLY EXTENDS BETWEEN THE WALL MEMBERS AT THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE HOUSING. AT LEAST ONE OF THE WALL MEMBERS HAS A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALY SPACED APERTURES, EACH ON AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE HOUSING AXIS, WITHIN WHICH ARE PLACED A PLURALITY OF THRUST TRANSMITTING PINS. AT THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE WALL MEMBER AGAINST EACH THRUST PIN IS PLACE A TILTABLE TRUST SHOE. AT THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL MEMBER AGAINST EACH PIN IS PLACED A LEVELING PLATE. A PLURALITY OF TILTABLE BRIDGING LEVELING PLATES OCCUPY THE ANNULAR CUTOUT AREA AND SERIALLY ROCK IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THRUST UPON THE THRUST SHOES IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE THE THRUST THROUGHT THE APPARATUS.
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- 👤 Herbert N Hoffman
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