F16C17/08

Mounting of a flap valve shaft
10774934 · 2020-09-15 · ·

The invention relates to a bearing system 1 of a flap valve 6 consisting of a valve shaft 1.1 with a valve shaft pivot 1.2, and consisting of a separate bearing body 2 which is fastened on the end side to the valve shaft 1.1, and of a valve housing wall 3 which has a shaft bearing 3.1 in the form of a depression, the bearing body 2 being guided rotatably in the depression 3.1. Here, the bearing body 2 has a recess 2.1, into which a separate bearing piece 4 is inserted, the valve shaft 1.1 bearing indirectly via the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 against the housing-side shaft bearing 3.1, the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 being formed from different metals or different materials.

Mounting of a flap valve shaft
10774934 · 2020-09-15 · ·

The invention relates to a bearing system 1 of a flap valve 6 consisting of a valve shaft 1.1 with a valve shaft pivot 1.2, and consisting of a separate bearing body 2 which is fastened on the end side to the valve shaft 1.1, and of a valve housing wall 3 which has a shaft bearing 3.1 in the form of a depression, the bearing body 2 being guided rotatably in the depression 3.1. Here, the bearing body 2 has a recess 2.1, into which a separate bearing piece 4 is inserted, the valve shaft 1.1 bearing indirectly via the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 against the housing-side shaft bearing 3.1, the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 being formed from different metals or different materials.

Mixing tank steady bushing
10773226 · 2020-09-15 ·

A sanitary mixing tank steady bearing is replaceable without lifting a mixing tank shaft. The steady bearing is insertable into and removable from the bottom of a bearing support attached inside the base of the sanitary mixing tank. The steady bearing may thus be replaced by a service technician working through a man way/man hole on the top of the tank allowing service without lifting the mixing tank shaft. Gaps are provided between the bearing support and steady bearing allowing flushing material from around the steady bearing to easily maintain a sanitary environment.

Yaw assembly for a wind turbine

A yaw assembly for a wind turbine may include a bushing configured for securement within a yaw cylinder containing a yaw piston and a yaw pad having a first side configured for engagement with a slew ring of the wind turbine and a second side configured for engagement with the yaw piston, a thrust stem engaged with the bushing and configured to apply force to the yaw pad against the slew ring, the thrust stem biased away from the yaw pad by one or more springs residing within the yaw piston, and an anti-rotation collar disposed at an interface between the thrust stem and the yaw piston, the anti-rotation collar including a flange extending from a bottom-center portion thereof, the flange disposed between the one or more springs and a bottom end of the yaw piston.

Yaw assembly for a wind turbine

A yaw assembly for a wind turbine may include a bushing configured for securement within a yaw cylinder containing a yaw piston and a yaw pad having a first side configured for engagement with a slew ring of the wind turbine and a second side configured for engagement with the yaw piston, a thrust stem engaged with the bushing and configured to apply force to the yaw pad against the slew ring, the thrust stem biased away from the yaw pad by one or more springs residing within the yaw piston, and an anti-rotation collar disposed at an interface between the thrust stem and the yaw piston, the anti-rotation collar including a flange extending from a bottom-center portion thereof, the flange disposed between the one or more springs and a bottom end of the yaw piston.

System and method for hybrid hydrodynamic-hydrostatic thrust bearings

A system includes a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the first fluid has a pressure higher than the second fluid. The hydraulic transfer system includes a cylindrical rotor configured to rotate circumferentially about a rotational axis and having a first end face and a second end face disposed opposite each other, a first end cover having a first surface that interfaces with the first end face of the cylindrical rotor, and a hybrid hydrodynamic-hydrostatic bearing system configured to resist axial displacement of the cylindrical rotor.

Bearing system with self-lubrication features, seals, grooves and slots for maintenance-free operation

A maintenance-free bearing system having self-lubricating features, seals, grooves and slots for use in a cushion hitch assembly for a hitch pull scraper vehicle. An interconnected bearing linkage system having two or more horizontal two-axis combined journal and thrust bearings with self-lubricating liners therein, two or more vertical single-axis sleeve bearings with self-lubricating liners therein and one or more vertical thrust bearing with self-lubricating liners therein, that cooperate with one another to accommodate vertical and horizontal angular movement relative to one another.

Air compressor or water pump
10718345 · 2020-07-21 · ·

An air compressor or water pump including a frame in which there are mounted a stator, a rotor interacting with the stator to form a synchronous motor, and including a shaft, at least one turbine carried by the shaft, a fluid-supply channel to the turbine, and an outlet channel for compressed fluid, the shaft of the rotor being mounted rotatably on the frame about an, axis by a first and a second bearing. The first, respectively the second, bearing includes a first, respectively a second, spherical element provided on a first, respectively a second, end of the shaft and disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft, and a first, respectively a second, housing provided in the frame having a form of a cap disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft and provided to support the first, respectively the second, spherical element.

Air compressor or water pump
10718345 · 2020-07-21 · ·

An air compressor or water pump including a frame in which there are mounted a stator, a rotor interacting with the stator to form a synchronous motor, and including a shaft, at least one turbine carried by the shaft, a fluid-supply channel to the turbine, and an outlet channel for compressed fluid, the shaft of the rotor being mounted rotatably on the frame about an, axis by a first and a second bearing. The first, respectively the second, bearing includes a first, respectively a second, spherical element provided on a first, respectively a second, end of the shaft and disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft, and a first, respectively a second, housing provided in the frame having a form of a cap disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft and provided to support the first, respectively the second, spherical element.

Pivot bearings for a height-adjustable steering column

A height-adjustable steering column for motor vehicles may include an outer sleeve that receives a steering spindle and is connected to an actuating unit. The actuating unit can be mounted pivotably by way of two pivot bearings on a retaining unit, which can be fixedly connected to a vehicle chassis. The two pivot bearings may be disposed at a horizontal distance to one another on a pivot axis and may each comprise a dihedron projection and a recess that engages with the dihedron projection. Each recess may comprise an introduction region for introduction of the respective dihedron projection in a radial direction with respect to the pivot axis. An inner span of the introduction region may correspond to a smaller outer diameter of the dihedron projection and may form a transition into a partially circular bearing region, an inner diameter of which may be adapted to a larger outer diameter of the dihedron projection so that the dihedron projection is mounted pivotably in the bearing region after a rotation about the pivot axis by approximately 90.