Zero clearance bearing

Details Zero clearance bearing Zero clearance bearing

1996-12-26

1997-09-09

Footland, Lenard A.

Bearings

Linear bearing

Tensioned or resilient race or roller member

384117, 384119, 384125, F16C 1703

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056648880

ABSTRACT:
A bearing for supporting a load for axial and rotational motion relative to a shaft is disclosed as including an outer shell having a cylindrical inner wall supporting a plurality of circumferentially spaced arcuate bearing pads for engaging the shaft. Each bearing pad includes a pair of elastically deformable lateral tip portions arranged for interference fit with the shaft to exert a static preload on the shaft, and a mid portion intermediate the lateral tip portions arranged for clearance fit with the shaft. A plurality of lubricant channels communicate with the shaft through gaps between the separate bearing pads.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5112143 (1992-05-01), Ide
patent: 5222815 (1993-06-01), Ide
patent: 5489155 (1996-02-01), Ide

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