1976-02-11
1979-04-17
Bertsch, Richard A.
Cutlery
F16C 2706
Patent
active
041497619
ABSTRACT:
A water lubricated rubber bearing is disclosed in which a compliment of staves is positioned within a bearing housing having a cylindrical inner bearing housing surface. When unstressed, the stave can be moved within the housing for installation or removal. Locking of the staves in the assembly is provided by producing tight frictional contact between the inner bearing housing surface and the exterior surface of the staves. Such locking frictional contact is produced by axially compressing the staves to increase their thickness and to produce tight frictional contact between the outer surface of the stave with the bearing housing along the entire length of the staves. Additional locking is provided at the ends of the staves by pins mounted on the housing assembly, which project into bores within the ends of the staves. Such pins augment the frictional locking at the ends of the staves to resist peripherally directed movement of the stave ends. Each stave illustrated consists of two aligned and abutting stave elements providing cylindrical openings at their ends, which receive bridging alignment pins to insure that the stave elements are aligned in the assembled condition.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3606505 (1971-09-01), Satterthwaite
patent: 3746414 (1973-07-01), Sudyk et al.
patent: 3826547 (1974-07-01), Finefrock
Bertsch Richard A.
The Johnson Rubber Company
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