Bearing unit for a rotating drum

Abstract

Abstract THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A HOUSING, A DRUM SUPPORTED AT ONLY ONE AXIAL END AND MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRUM ABOUT SAID AXIS, AND A BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTNG SAID DRUM IN SAID HOUSING COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED ANNULAR MEMBERS HAVING CONFRONTING RACEWAYS, A PLURALITY OF ROLLING ELEMENTS IN THE ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID ANNULAR MEMBERS, FIRST CONNECTING MEANS FOR CONNECTING ONE OF SAID ANNULAR MEMBERS TO SAID HOUSING, SECOND CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER ANNULAR MEMBER TO SAID ONE AXIAL END OF SAID DRUM AND DRIVE MEANS, THE CONNECTING MEANS BEING LOCATED CLOSELY ADJACENT SAID ROLLING ELEMENTS, THE RADIUS OF THE SMALLEST PITCH CIRCLE OF THE ROLLING ELEMENTS AND THE RADIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BEARING CENTER AND THE CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING THE DRUM AND DRIVE MEANS TO THE BEARING ASSEMBLY BEING GREATER THAN THE GREATEST AXIAL DISTANCE BETWEN THE PLANES WHICH LIMIT THE OUTER OUTLINES OF THE ROLLING ELEMENTS IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION. D R A W I N G

Inventors

• 👤 S Asberg
• 👤 Nardo D Lo

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