Bearing assembly

Details Bearing assembly Bearing assembly

1994-07-11

1996-05-21

Hannon, Thomas R.

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Water lubricated propellor shaft or well shaft

F16C 2706

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055183182

ABSTRACT:
A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a ship wherein the shaft is generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a central bore with a longitudinally extending central axis. The shell has a set of circumferentially spaced staves to support the drive shaft. All of the staves are comprised of a slippery polymer alloy and project into the central bore of the shell. The staves are held in place by gripping members comprised of an elastomeric member compressed by a rigid plate.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2393017 (1946-01-01), Boyd et al.
patent: 3971606 (1976-07-01), Nakano et al.
patent: 3993371 (1976-11-01), Orndorff, Jr.
patent: 4725151 (1988-02-01), Orndorff, Jr.

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