| 摘要 |
The invention comprises related embodiments of a basic rotary bearing having primarily effective sealing and either radial loading or thrust loading. Journaling capability is realized by holding a stationary annular member having a substantially triangularly cross-sectional flange within a high density fluid centrifugally retained within a rotary annular cavity. Imposition of a radial load on the structure biases the stationary annular member into the fluid until the buoyant force exerted on said member by the fluid equals the imposed load. In another embodiment having thrust loading capability, the stationary member comprises a disc-like thrust plate held within a rotating cavity, the outer annular edges of the plate being immersed in a fluid held along the inner periphery of the cavity by the rotary motion thereof.
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