SUPPORT IN HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS

摘要

In a hydrostatic bearing for rotatably supporting therein a member comprising a shoe having an arcuate first surface confronting the member and having formed therein a pocket for a fluid under pressure, the first surface and said member being of a predetermined relative configuration to provide essentially a line contact therebetween, the improvement comprising means defining a projection in said pocket having a second surface confronting the member of generally the same contour as said first surface to provide an additional essentially line contact between said member and said second surface.