A machine includes a liquid lubrication system and a shaft, the shaft being rotatable about a rotation axis, the shaft including a first part, a second part engaged coaxially with the first part, and a journal bearing between the first part and the second part, the first part being rotatable relative to the second part about the rotation axis, a helical feature disposed between the first part and the second part and configured to define a helical pump between the first part and the second part, the pump being hydraulically connected to the liquid lubrication system, the journal bearing being disposed adjacent to the helical feature.

A blood pump includes an impeller; a drive shaft coupled to the impeller and configured to rotate with the impeller; a motor configured to drive the impeller; and a bearing assembly disposed adjacent the motor and configured to receive an end of the drive shaft. The bearing assembly includes a bearing, where the end of the drive shaft is at least partially rounded, and the where the bearing includes a concave depression defined in a first side of the bearing, where the depression is configured to receive the end of the drive shaft. The bearing assembly may include a lubricant chamber configured to hold a lubricant.

A torsion bushing includes a body portion defining a torsion rod-receiving bore, one or more helical flexion ribs defining at least a portion of the torsion rod-receiving bore, and a helical lubrication reservoir adjacent to the one or more helical flexion ribs. The torsion bushing may be included in a torsion busing assembly that further includes a bracket. The bracket may have a saddle to receive the torsion bushing, and one or more flanges for coupling the bracket to a frame. The torsion bushing may be included in a torsion rod assembly that further includes the bracket and a torsion rod.

A diffuser for an oil drainback system drain tube includes a flow chamber configured for attachment to an open end of a drain tube, wherein the flow chamber has a side wall and an end wall, and openings in at least the side wall.

An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a journal bearing and a filter. The journal bearing has an internal bearing bore. The filter is arranged within the internal bearing bore. The filter includes a tubular filter element and a first end cap. The tubular filter element extends axially along an axis between a first end and a second end. A perforated portion of the tubular filter element is radially disposed away from the journal bearing by a cavity. The first end cap is mounted to the tubular filter element at the first end. The first end cap is sealed radially against the journal bearing by a first interference fit.

A semi-floating bearing (multilobe bearing) including: an annular main body through which a shaft is inserted; and a radial bearing surface formed on an inner peripheral surface of the main body, the radial bearing surface including a plurality of arc surfaces having different curvature centers and disposed adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the main body, and a minimum distance Ra between a central axis of the shaft and the arc surface, a curvature radius Rb of the arc surface, and a radius Rs of the shaft satisfying relationships expressed by the following Formulas (1) and (2). Ra/Rs≥1.001 . . . (1), (Rb−Ra)/0.9≤(Rb−Rs)≤(Rb−Ra)/0.6 . . . (2) provided that Ra is the minimum distance between the central axis of the shaft and the arc surface, Rb is the curvature radius of the arc surface, and Rs is the radius of the shaft.

A bearing device includes a rotary part which is configured to be rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotary surface intersecting the rotational axis, and a stationary part which has a stationary surface facing the rotary surface. One of the rotary surface or the stationary surface includes a bearing surface part for forming a bearing oil film. The rotary surface includes a first inner circumferential region, and a first outer circumferential region facing the stationary surface on a radially outer side of the bearing surface part and having higher oleophobicity than the first inner circumferential region.

A forced induction device (100) includes: a rotor (1) which includes a turbine side shaft portion (11), a compressor side shaft portion (12), and a connection shaft portion (13) connecting these to each other; a turbine side bearing (5) which supports the turbine side shaft portion (11); and a compressor side bearing (6) which supports the compressor side shaft portion (12). A rigidity of the connection shaft portion (13) is lower than that of the turbine side shaft portion (11) and the compressor side shaft portion (12) so that a node in a mode shape at each critical speed involving with an operating rotational speed region of the rotor (1) is located between the turbine side bearing (5) and the compressor side bearing (6).

A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing and a shaft. The bearing assembly further comprises a compressor-side bearing bushing and a turbine-side bearing bushing which together support the shaft inside a bearing bore of the bearing housing. The bearing assembly is configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side outer lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side outer lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing. The bearing assembly is further configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side inner lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side inner lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing.

A planetary gearbox has a sun gear, planet gears, a ring gear and plain bearing pins. A plain bearing pin is arranged in a respective planet gear, wherein the plain bearing pin and the planet gear form a lubricated plain bearing which includes a plain bearing gap, and on its contact face, the plain bearing pin forms a feed pocket which is configured to receive oil and output it to the plain bearing. On its contact face, the plain bearing pin forms an additional feed pocket which is configured to receive oil and output it to the plain bearing, is spaced from the feed pocket in the circumferential direction, and is connected to the feed pocket such that oil from the additional feed pocket can flow on the contact face of the plain bearing pin to the feed pocket.