Fluid bearings

US9518604B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9518604-B2
Application numberUS-201314410241-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 28, 2013
Priority dateJun 28, 2012
Publication dateDec 13, 2016
Grant dateDec 13, 2016

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The present invention provides improvements to a fluid bearing for a journal, one being a polymer bearing pad with an outer surface, at least one recess for receiving lubricating fluid from a base of the fluid bearing and distributing the lubricating fluid to the outer surface and a mount for securely mounting the polymer bearing pad to the base. Other improvements include a fluid bearing with the polymer bearing pad, steps for making the polymer bearing pad and fluid bearing, a fluid bearing with a polymer bearing pad having a chamfer and a multidirectional fluid bearing.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A bearing assembly for supporting a journal of a grinding mill body, comprising a frame and a plurality of fluid bearings, said fluid bearings each comprising a polymer bearing pad mounted to a base, said polymer bearing pad comprising an outer surface, at least one recess for receiving lubricating fluid from at least one passage of said base and distributing said lubricating fluid to said outer surface and mounting element for securely mounting said po…

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What does patent US9518604B2 cover?
The present invention provides improvements to a fluid bearing for a journal, one being a polymer bearing pad with an outer surface, at least one recess for receiving lubricating fluid from a base of the fluid bearing and distributing the lubricating fluid to the outer surface and a mount for securely mounting the polymer bearing pad to the base. Other improvements include a fluid bearing with …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Outotec Finland Oy, Braithwaite Daniel, Belke Jeffrey Victor, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16C32/0666. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 13 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).