The disclosure relates to a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing (2) with a compressor blade (3) on the air side, a shaft (1) driving the blade (3), and at least one radially acting rotary bearing (5) for mounting the shaft (1). The bearing (5) is designed as a hydrodynamic sliding bearing, and a stationary bearing element (6) is penetrated by the shaft (1) and a first mounting is formed on one first side of the bearing element (6) and acts axially against a bearing collar (7) rotating with the shaft (1). The bearing element (6) forms a second mounting on an opposite second side which acts axially against a sealing bushing (8) rotating with the shaft (1). An oil supply (9) is designed in the bearing element (6), a plurality of flow surfaces (10) is formed on one surface of the bearing element (6) facing the collar (7) in the axial direction, and an individually dimensioned throttle element (11, 12) is designed in the oil supply (9) for each of the two mountings.

A fluid bearing for operably connecting a shaft to a center housing of a turbocharger is provided. The fluid bearing includes a single-piece bearing sleeve defining a bore between first and second ends that each form a thrust face. The sleeve includes first and second bearing portions proximal to an associated one of the first and second ends, and a shank connecting the first and second bearing portions. Each of the first and second bearing portions includes an outer bearing surface defining a maximum outer diameter, and each of the first and second bearing portions includes an inner bearing surface defining a minimum inner diameter for radially supporting the shaft in the bore. The inner bearing surface is a continuous surface free of grooves. The sleeve has a wall thickness defining oil passages spaced from the inner bearing surface and configured to supply oil to the thrust face.

A gas turbine engine comprising a gearbox, the gearbox having gear(s). A journal bearing assembly rotatably supports the gear, the journal bearing assembly having at least a pin, and a journal having a tubular body defining a pin-receiving inner cavity having an inner surface, a first cavity and a second cavity defined in the inner surface of the pin-receiving inner cavity, a rib support located between the first cavity and the second cavity, the rib support being aligned with a longitudinal center of the tubular body, with the first cavity and the second cavity on opposed axial sides of the rib support.

An oil pipe cover for a mechanical reduction gear of a turbomachine, for example of an aircraft, is configured to be fixed to a planet carrier of the reduction gear and to be mounted on an axial end of a hydrodynamic bearing tubular support of a planet gear of the reduction gear. The oil pipe cover has an annular body extending around an axis (Y) and having a mounting central orifice on the axial end. The body has two diametrically opposed circumferential deflectors: a first deflector having a circumferential oil guiding surface located radially outwards with respect to the axis (Y), and a second deflectors having a circumferential oil guiding surface located radially inwards with respect to the axis (Y).

The present disclosure is directed towards a coupling assembly (13) for a machine (10). The coupling assembled comprises a pin (27) comprising at least a first pin passageway (31) for lubricant extending between a first pin passageway inlet (32) and a first pin passageway outlet (33) for directing lubricant outside of the pin (27). The coupling assembly (13) also comprises a distribution device (28) for distributing lubricant comprising at least one distribution device inlet (45) for receiving lubricant and at least one distribution device outlet (46, 62, 47, 48). The distribution device (28) is mounted to the pin (27) and the at least one distribution device outlet (46, 62, 47, 48) is arranged to direct lubricant into the first pin passageway inlet (32).

A fluid bearing for operably connecting a shaft to a center housing of a turbocharger is provided. The fluid bearing includes a single-piece bearing sleeve defining a bore between first and second ends that each form a thrust face. The sleeve includes first and second bearing portions proximal to an associated one of the first and second ends, and a shank connecting the first and second bearing portions. Each of the first and second bearing portions includes an outer bearing surface defining a maximum outer diameter, and each of the first and second bearing portions includes an inner bearing surface defining a minimum inner diameter for radially supporting the shaft in the bore. The inner bearing surface is a continuous surface free of grooves. The sleeve has a wall thickness defining oil passages spaced from the inner bearing surface and configured to supply oil to the thrust face.

This invention discloses a hoisting sheave shaft, a hoisting sheave and a lubricating device thereof, where the hoisting sheave shaft is provided with a first oil injection channel extending axially; an oil inlet of the first oil injection channel is arranged on an end surface of the hoisting sheave shaft; the hoisting sheave shaft is also radially provided with at least one second oil injection channel; the second oil injection channel intersects with the first oil injection channel; and an oil outlet of the second oil injection channel is arranged on an outer circular surface of the hoisting sheave shaft.

A journal bearing for a gas turbine engine is described. The journal extends along a central axis from a first axial end face to a second axial end face thereof, and has at least one undercut defined circumferentially about the central axis in one of the first and second axial end faces. The undercut extends toward the other one of the first and second axial end faces of the journal. A stiffening member extends across the undercut to interconnect opposite surfaces thereof. Also described, a journal bearing comprising a tubular body extending axially along a central axis, where the tubular body has a first and a second opposite axial end faces with holes projecting into the first axial end face toward the second axial end face and having a finite depth. The holes are circumferentially disposed about the central axis, and respective webs of material are defined between adjacent holes. A method of operating a journal bearing is also provided.

A planetary transmission for a wind turbine includes a transmission housing, a central sun gear which has an outer toothing, a ring gear which has an inner toothing, a one-sided planetary carrier, and multiple planetary gears mounted on the planet carrier via a planetary gear bearing configured as a sliding bearing such that they can rotate about planetary gear rotational axes and that have outer toothings that engage with the inner toothing of the ring gear and the outer toothing of the sun gear, where every planetary gear bearing has two annular bearing bodies penetrated by a planetary gear shaft and rotationally fixed thereon and have conical sliding surfaces on the outer circumferential surfaces thereof such that tapered ends of the bearing bodies point towards one another, and where surfaces corresponding to the sliding surfaces of the planetary gear bearing are formed on inner circumferential surfaces of the planetary gear.

A pin for a coupler assembly for rotatably coupling a beam of a circle assembly of a grader machine with a bracket of a moldboard assembly of the grader machine includes a body defining a head portion and a shank portion. The shank portion integrally extends from the head portion. The head portion is adapted to be seated over one or more of the beam and the bracket. The shank portion is adapted to pass through the beam and the bracket to rotatably couple the beam and the bracket about the shank portion. A grease gallery is defined through the head portion, extending into the shank portion. The body defines multiple grease passages branching out from the grease gallery up to corresponding sections of an outer surface of the shank portion where the beam and the bracket are correspondingly adapted to lie in rotatable registration with the shank portion.