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Journal bearing

  • US 5,480,234 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1995
  • Issued: 01/02/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a bearing of the type for supporting a rotatable journal about an axis of rotation, the bearing having an inner surface and opposed first and second ends which define a predetermined bearing length dimension, the improvement comprising:

  • means for leaking a predetermined volume of lubricant from an interior portion of the bearing, the lubricant leaking means including a groove formed in the inner surface of the bearing member, the groove extending continuously, axially along the length of the bearing, from the first end to the second end; and

    means for mixing a volume of lubricant, the lubricant mixing means including a groove formed in the inner surface of the bearing member at a position after the lubricant leaking means in the direction of journal rotation, the groove having opposed, closed ends and extending axially along the length of the bearing, the lubricant mixing means having formed therein at least one orifice for supplying a lubricant to the interior portion of the bearing, the at least one lubricant supply orifice being disposed substantially centrally within the lubricant mixing means along the bearing length.

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