Tilting-pad bearings

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1980-04-03

1981-11-17

Bryant, III, James E.

Cutlery

308 9, 308 73, 308DIG1, 308DIG4, F16C 1703

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043008089

ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a tilting-pad bearing comprising a plurality of bearing pads tiltably disposed in surface contact at their arcuate outer peripheral surfaces with an inner surface of the bearing support, pad positioning members for positioning circumferential ends of adjacent bearing pads, the pad positioning members being provided on the pad support so as to be positioned between the bearing pads, oil supply ports provided in and longitudinally of the pad positioning members, and oil outlet grooves provided in parallel with the axis of the rotary shaft adjacent to the pad positioning members of the pad support.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3004804 (1961-10-01), Pinkus et al.
patent: 3549215 (1970-12-01), Hollingsworth
patent: 3671137 (1972-06-01), Ball
patent: 3807814 (1974-04-01), Stopp
patent: 4097094 (1978-06-01), Gardner
"A Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of High Speed Journal Bearings," The Hitachi Zosen Technical Review, vol. 38, No. 4, Dec. 1977, pp. 30-37.

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