Bearing housing

摘要

A system for providing sealed shaft bearing is disclosed. The system can include housing and one or more end caps. The end caps can house one or more seals and one or more bearings for supporting a shaft. The housing can be watertight to prevent water from infiltrating the housing and to prevent lubricant, if any, from escaping the housing into the environment. The system can use a multi-piece design to facilitate repair and maintenance. The system can be easily retrofitted into systems, such as marine systems, that use conventional plain shaft bearings.

主权项

1. A system for supporting a shaft comprising:
a main housing; a first bearing end cap, comprising a first end and a second end, the first bearing end cap comprising:
one or more bearings disposed in the first end of the first bearing end cap to at least partially support a shaft; andone or more seals, disposed in the second end of the first bearing end cap to provide a substantially watertight seal between the first bearing end cap and the shaft; wherein the first end of the first bearing end cap is detachably coupled to a first end of the main housing; and wherein the coupling between the first bearing end cap and the main housing is substantially watertight.