Provided is a journal bearing, including: a carrier ring; a pad; and an oil supply nozzle configured to supply oil to a portion between a rotation shaft and the pad. The pad includes: an inner peripheral surface opposed to the rotation shaft; and an upstream end surface located on an upstream side of the inner peripheral surface in a rotating direction of the rotation shaft. The inner peripheral surface includes a partially cylindrical surface, and a recessed portion, which is arranged on an upstream side of the partially cylindrical surface, and forms an opening space for storing the oil. The opening space includes: an oil inlet port opened at the upstream end surface; and an oil outlet port opened toward the rotation shaft. The pad includes a backflow preventing portion configured to prevent the oil in the opening space from flowing back to the oil inlet port.

A sliding component includes a dynamic pressure generation groove configured for generating dynamic pressure on a sliding surface, which groove includes an introduction port formed in one end side of the groove in a circumferential direction and which is open to a sealing target fluid H side, a throttle portion communicating with the introduction port and having a narrowed flow path, and a lead-out port formed on the other end side of the groove, which communicates with the throttle portion and which is open to the sealing target fluid side.

A bearing structure for an X-ray tube is provided that includes a journal bearing shaft with a radially protruding thrust bearing encased within a bearing sleeve, one of which rotates relative to the other. The stationary component, e.g., the journal bearing and/or the thrust bearing includes at least one vent groove formed therein that improves the ability of the journal bearing structure to enable gases trapped by the liquid metal within the bearing assembly to escape through the vent groove to the exterior of the X-ray tube. By adding a strategically located channel or vent groove of sufficient size in at least one of the journal bearing or the thrust bearing, the pressures resisted by the seal created between the liquid metal and the vent groove(s) in the bearing components is significantly reduced, allowing escape of the gases to avoid detrimental effects to the operation of the X-ray tube, while maintaining the load carrying capacity of the bearing assembly.

Provided is a half bearing constituting a sliding bearing for a shaft member of an internal combustion engine that is unlikely to cause seizure in a sliding surface even if deflection or whirling of the shaft member occurs during an operation of the internal combustion engine. In a half bearing that constitutes a sliding bearing, a plurality of circumferential-direction grooves are formed to be adjacent to each other in a sliding surface including first and second curved surfaces with different curvatures, the sliding surface includes a plane portion that is parallel to an axial line direction and an inclined surface portion that is adjacent to the plane portion, the inclined surface portion is displaced from the plane portion toward an end portion of the sliding surface in the axial line direction such that the sliding surface successively comes close to a back surface, positions of maximum groove depths of the circumferential-direction grooves are located on groove center lines, the groove center lines in the inclined surface portion of the sliding surface are inclined relative to a vertical line toward the end portion of the sliding surface in the axial line direction, a groove inclination angle of the circumferential-direction grooves that are closest to the plane portion is a minimum angle, and the groove inclination angle successively increases toward the end portion of the sliding surface in the axial line direction.

A blood flow assist system can include an impeller assembly including an impeller shaft and an impeller on the impeller shaft, a primary flow pathway disposed along an exterior surface of the impeller. The system can include a rotor assembly at a proximal portion of the impeller shaft. A secondary flow pathway can be disposed along a lumen of the impeller shaft. During operation of the blood flow assist system, blood can be pumped proximally along the primary flow pathway and the secondary flow pathway. The system can include a sleeve bearing distal the impeller. The system can include a drive unit having a distal end disposed distal a proximal end of the second impeller. The drive unit comprising a drive magnet and a drive bearing between the drive magnet and the impeller assembly.

A blood flow assist system can include an impeller assembly including an impeller shaft and an impeller on the impeller shaft, a primary flow pathway disposed along an exterior surface of the impeller. The system can include a rotor assembly at a proximal portion of the impeller shaft. A secondary flow pathway can be disposed along a lumen of the impeller shaft. During operation of the blood flow assist system, blood can be pumped proximally along the primary flow pathway and the secondary flow pathway. The system can include a sleeve bearing distal the impeller. The system can include a drive unit having a distal end disposed distal a proximal end of the second impeller. The drive unit comprising a drive magnet and a drive bearing between the drive magnet and the impeller assembly.

A hydrodynamic bearing structure is provided. The hydrodynamic bearing structure includes a bearing body, a shaft hole, at least one oil guide groove assembly, at least one air escape unit, and a recess. The shaft hole is formed in the bearing body and penetrates through the bearing body to two ends of the bearing body. The oil guide groove assembly is formed on an inner wall of the shaft hole. The air escape unit is disposed on an outer wall of the bearing body, and has a groove or a tangent plane. The recess is formed at one of the two ends (e.g., a bottom end or a top end) of the bearing body. The recess is spatially communicated with the air escape unit so that an exhaust passage is formed between an axis of the bearing structure and the air escape unit.

Provided is a journal bearing, including: a carrier ring; a pad; and an oil supply nozzle configured to supply oil to a portion between a rotation shaft and the pad. The pad includes: an inner peripheral surface opposed to the rotation shaft; and an upstream end surface located on an upstream side of the inner peripheral surface in a rotating direction of the rotation shaft. The inner peripheral surface includes a partially cylindrical surface, and a recessed portion, which is arranged on an upstream side of the partially cylindrical surface, and forms an opening space for storing the oil. The opening space includes: an oil inlet port opened at the upstream end surface; and an oil outlet port opened toward the rotation shaft. The pad includes a backflow preventing portion configured to prevent the oil in the opening space from flowing back to the oil inlet port.

A sliding component includes a pair of seal rings which are arranged to rotate relative to each other. The seal rings have sliding surfaces, respectively, which are facing each other. The sliding surfaces are provided with: a land continuously extending in a circumferential direction; inward recessed portions recessed in an axial direction, extending to a radially inner side, and open to the radially inner side; and outward recessed portions recessed in the axial direction, extending to a radially outer side, and open to the radially outer side.

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).