A sliding bearing includes an inner ring element; an outer ring element; and at least one sliding bearing element, which is arranged between the inner ring element and the outer ring element, wherein the sliding bearing element includes at least two sliding bearing pads, wherein the individual sliding bearing pads each have a bearing surface, which has the basic shape of a spherical cap.

A drive device including at least one motor and at least one additional drive component from the group of a transmission, a torque converter, a clutch and/or a brake, wherein the at least one motor and/or the at least one additional drive component includes a control means which changes the torque transmission and which includes at least one illuminant and a material that influences the torque transmission and that includes at least one light-stabilized dynamic material (LSDM). The control means is configured to change the torque transmission by actuating the illuminant, which radiates onto the light-stabilized dynamic material (LSDM). A robot includes at least one such drive device.

A wind turbine rotary connection for two wind turbine components which are rotatable relative to each other, having a combined axial-radial bearing, wherein the axial-radial bearing has an axial bearing component and a separate radial bearing component. In particular it is proposed that the axial bearing component is in the form of a plain bearing component having a first convexly curved bearing surface and a corresponding second concavely curved bearing surface.

Provided is a fluid film bearing, especially for a rotor hub in a wind turbine, including an inner part that supports a rotating outer part, wherein the inner part includes multiple radial pads distributed along the outer circumference of the inner part, each of the radial pads having at least one radial pad sliding surface, wherein the radial pad sliding surfaces support at least one outer part sliding surface of the outer part in the radial direction.

Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, systems, and methods include bearing assemblies where one of the bearing assemblies may include bearing surfaces defining an at least partially conical inner surface.

Provided is a fluid film bearing, for a rotor hub in a wind turbine, including a first and second part rotatably connected to each other, wherein the first part forms a first annular sliding surface that extends in the circumferential direction of the bearing along the first part, wherein the second part includes a support structure and first pads distributed along the circumference of the support structure, wherein a respective pad sliding surface of each of the first pads or of a first subgroup of the first pads supports the first annular sliding surface, wherein each first pad includes a mounting section that is mounted to a backside of the support structure, a contact section that is either forming the respective pad sliding surface or carrying a coating that forms the respective pad sliding surface and a connecting section that connects the contact section with the mounting section.

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. The vertical thrust bearings incorporate an outer seal assembly and/or an inner seal assembly with a tapered configuration that improves retention of the seal assembly during rotation.

An exhaust gas turbocharger having a hydrodynamic plain bearing or a hydrodynamic plain bearing, comprising a rotor (10) and a counter-bearing part (50) assigned to the rotor (10), wherein a rotor bearing surface (17.1, 17.2, 17.3) of the rotor (10) and a counter-surface of the counter-bearing part (50) face each other to form a hydrodynamic plain bearing, wherein the rotor bearing surface and/or the counterface, when cut along and through the axis of rotation (R) in sectional view, form(s) a continuous bearing contour forming at least two contour sections (44.1 to 44.3; 53.1 to 53.3) to provide hydrodynamic load capacities in both radial and axial directions, and wherein the counter-bearing part (50) is mounted in a bearing housing (60) or housing part. In order to be able to provide such an exhaust gas turbocharger with a compact and efficient bearing arrangement having a hydrodynamic plain bearing, wherein at the same time the hydrodynamic plain bearing can be easily mounted with a small number of parts, provision is made according to the invention that in that a preferably circumferential gap area (57) for forming a trapped oil film is formed between an outer contour of the counter-bearing part (50) and the bearing housing (60) or the housing part, wherein the gap area (57) is spatially connected to a lubricant guide channel (61), and in that the gap area (57) and the continuous bearing contour of the rotor (10) and/or of the counter-bearing part (50) overlap at least sectionally in the direction of the axis of rotation (R).

A suspension system for a wheel of a vehicle includes a first arm, a second arm, a support structure positioned between the first arm and the second arm, a first bearing assembly coupled to the first arm and supporting the support structure for movement, and a second bearing assembly coupled to the second arm and supporting the support structure for movement. The support structure is configured to be coupled to the wheel that is rotatable about a wheel rotation axis. The first bearing includes a spherical bearing, and the second bearing assembly includes a first spherical bearing and a second spherical bearing.

A spherical bearing includes an inner member that has an exterior surface extending a first width between axial ends thereof and having a first central plane located equidistant between the axial ends. The spherical bearing includes an outer member with a inner surface having a maximum inside diameter at an apex plane and extending a second width between opposing ends thereof and having second central plane located equidistant between the ends thereof. The inner member is disposed in an interior area of the outer member. The first central plane is coplanar with the apex plane and is axially offset from the second central plane. One of the opposing axial ends of the inner member is located entirely in the interior area and axially inward from ends of the outer member when the inner member is angularly misaligned relative to the outer member at non-zero angles up to 7 degrees.