A lubricant supply device includes a porous body including a first porous portion and a second porous portion in contact with the first porous portion, the porous body being impregnated with a lubricant. A penetration depth of the lubricant in the second porous portion is larger than a penetration depth of the lubricant in the first porous portion.

A seal for a spherical bearing has an annular body portion having an arcuate cross section extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The second axial end is positioned radially outward from the first axial end. The seal includes retaining ring positioned proximate the second end. The seal includes a scraper seal extending radially inward from the second end.

A seal for a spherical bearing has an annular body portion having an arcuate cross section extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The second axial end is positioned radially outward from the first axial end. The seal includes retaining ring positioned proximate the second end. The seal includes a scraper seal extending radially inward from the second end.

In a sliding component formed in an annular shape and disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and sliding relative to an opposite sliding component, a sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a conduction groove communicating with an outer space and a dynamic pressure generation groove communicating with the conduction groove, extending in a circumferential direction, and having a closed terminating end portion and at least a part of a bottom portion of the conduction groove is provided with an inclined surface inclined with respect to a radial direction.

In a sliding component formed in an annular shape and disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and sliding relative to an opposite sliding component, a sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a conduction groove communicating with an outer space and a dynamic pressure generation groove communicating with the conduction groove, extending in a circumferential direction, and having a closed terminating end portion and at least a part of a bottom portion of the conduction groove is provided with an inclined surface inclined with respect to a radial direction.

A bearing assembly includes a bearing defining a bearing bore therethrough with a plurality of spring bores circumferentially distributed around the bearing bore. A respective spring is seated in each of the spring bores. Each spring is has a flared end that is larger in diameter than a main section of the spring. The flared end of each spring engages its respective spring bore.

A wind turbine includes a nacelle with a main bearing tilted with its rotation axis towards the horizontal axis and including an inner and outer ring, wherein the main bearing is a slide bearing and the inner ring is stationary while the outer ring rotates, with the main bearing being lubricated, and with the outer ring including a first and a second sealing means, wherein the first sealing means is due to the tilt of the main bearing lower than the second sealing means, wherein a stationary leakage lubrication fluid collection means is provided adapted for collecting lubrication fluid, wherein the outer ring is provided with one or more axial bores connecting a leakage lubrication fluid collection area to the leakage lubrication fluid collection means and wherein each sealing means includes a groove accommodating a sealing element and a sealing element carrier ring.

A wind turbine includes a nacelle with a main bearing tilted with its rotation axis towards the horizontal axis and including an inner and outer ring, wherein the main bearing is a slide bearing and the inner ring is stationary while the outer ring rotates, with the main bearing being lubricated, and with the outer ring including a first and a second sealing means, wherein the first sealing means is due to the tilt of the main bearing lower than the second sealing means, wherein a stationary leakage lubrication fluid collection means is provided adapted for collecting lubrication fluid, wherein the outer ring is provided with one or more axial bores connecting a leakage lubrication fluid collection area to the leakage lubrication fluid collection means and wherein each sealing means includes a groove accommodating a sealing element and a sealing element carrier ring.

An apparatus for a microprocessor computer system and method for configuring the same where said microprocessor computer system comprises a processor core and at least one hardware buffer FIFO with memory-mapped head and tail that handles data movement among the processor cores, networks, raw data input and outputs, and memory. The method for configuring said microprocessor computer system comprises utilizing a FIFO auxiliary processor to process said data traversing said hardware FIFO; utilizing said hardware FIFOs to efficiently pipe data through functional blocks; and utilizing a FIFO controller to perform DMA operations that include non-unit-stride access patterns and transfers among processor cores, networks, raw data input and outputs, memory, and other memory-mapped hardware FIFOs.

A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing 1 include a synthetic resin-made upper casing 2, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 3, and a thrust sliding bearing piece 4 serving as a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing interposed between the lower casing 3 and the upper casing 2 fitted over the lower casing 3.