LINEAR BEARING PLATE PROVIDING CONTROLLED LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION

摘要

A linear bearing plate, or liner, for use within a rolling mill stand including lubrication ports in fluid communication with a lubrication source. Lubrication ports provide areas of active lubrication which are surrounded by areas of passive lubrication so as to provide adequate lubrication during a rolling campaign. Lubricant port discharge can be metered by nozzles or controlled by altering the geometry of the lubricant-carrying conduits defined on a surface of the plate.