Plain bearing assembly
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1. A bearing assembly comprising:
- an inner bearing member, an exterior of said inner bearing member defining a peripheral bearing surface;
an outer bearing member having a central bore coaxial with said inner bearing member and through which said inner bearing member passes, an interior surface of said outer bearing member defining an inner bearing surface, said peripheral bearing surface and said inner bearing surface defining an annular region therebetween;
at least one intermediate bearing member provided in said annular region, coaxial with and radially intermediate said inner and outer bearing members, said at least one intermediate bearing member including;
a first bush ring member rotatably mounted relative to said peripheral bearing surface of said inner bearing member;
a second bush ring member rotatably mounted relative to said inner bearing surface of said outer bearing member; and
a bearing ring in bearing contact with and rotatably disposed relative to each of said first and second bush ring members;
wherein said first and second bush ring members are constructed and arranged so as to be intermittently rotatable relative to said peripheral bearing surface and said inner bearing surface, respectively.
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Abstract
A plain bearing assembly including an inner bearing, outer bearing, and at least one intermediate bearing. The inner bearing has an annular inner bearing surface. The intermediate bearing includes a ring bearing having an annular inner and outer surface. The intermediate bearing also includes bushes rotatably mounted about the inner bearing and rotatable with respect to the bearing ring and outer bearing. The bushes provide a bearing surface adjacent to the annular inner bearing surface of the bearing ring and providing a bearing surface adjacent to the annular outer bearing surface of the bearing ring.
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1. A bearing assembly comprising:
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an inner bearing member, an exterior of said inner bearing member defining a peripheral bearing surface; an outer bearing member having a central bore coaxial with said inner bearing member and through which said inner bearing member passes, an interior surface of said outer bearing member defining an inner bearing surface, said peripheral bearing surface and said inner bearing surface defining an annular region therebetween; at least one intermediate bearing member provided in said annular region, coaxial with and radially intermediate said inner and outer bearing members, said at least one intermediate bearing member including; a first bush ring member rotatably mounted relative to said peripheral bearing surface of said inner bearing member; a second bush ring member rotatably mounted relative to said inner bearing surface of said outer bearing member; and a bearing ring in bearing contact with and rotatably disposed relative to each of said first and second bush ring members; wherein said first and second bush ring members are constructed and arranged so as to be intermittently rotatable relative to said peripheral bearing surface and said inner bearing surface, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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