摘要 |
A bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable and axially reciprocable shaft comprising: a housing surrounding a central axis and enclosing an interior space, the housing being subdivided into a top section (14a) separable from a bottom section (14b); a journal block located in the interior housing space and having a bore aligned on the central axis (A), the bore being dimensione d to receive and rotatably support the shaft (30), and the journal block havin g a top section (14a) separable from a bottom section (14b); and rollers (32) for supporting the journal block (24) within the housing for reciprocal movement with the shaft in the direction of the central axis, the journal block (24) and the housing being configured such that by separating their to p sections (14a, 14b) from their respective bottom sections, the rollers (32a, b, c) may be accessed for replacement without disturbing the position of the bottom housing section.
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