| 摘要 |
Method, retention mechanism (38,70,80,90) and bearing device (30) for retaining at least one pad (34) inside the bearing device (30). The bearing device (30) includes a ring (32) having at least a retaining head (44), at least one pad (34) disposed inside the ring (32) and having a bottom recess portion (42) configured to receive the at least a retaining head (44), the at least one pad (34) being configured to pivot on the at least a retaining head (44), and a retention mechanism configured to retain the at least one pad (34) within a predetermined volume inside the ring. The retention mechanism is configured to apply a retaining force on the at least one pad (34), in addition to a force between the retaining head (44) and the at least one pad (34), where the retaining force acts substantially along a radial direction of the ring (32), away from a center of the ring (32). |
