摘要 |
1,206,749. Bearings. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 18 March, 1969 [28 March, 1968], No. 14099/69. Heading F2A. A tilting-pad bearing assembly comprises a housing 17, bearing pads 14 supporting a shaft 13, a ring member 21 surrounding and supporting the pads, and a tubular cage 22 supported firmly at its ends on the housing and having a resilient mid-portion 39 supporting the ring. The pads contact a journal sleeve 11 which is resiliently mounted on the shaft by means of a spring cage 12. The pads are of titanium carbide In an alternative embodiment (Fig. 5, not shown), pressure fluid is supplied through two pins (43, 44) which penetrate the bearing pads. |