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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Becker Marine Systems Gmbh & Co. KG, Hamburg, DE;
Henning Kuhlmann, Hamburg, DE;
Leif Seliger, Kiel, DE;
becker marine systems GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a bearing for supporting a shaft, in particular a rudder shaft, or a rudder blade, by means of which bearing the bearing clearance or the bearing wear can be continuously monitored, determined, and optionally documented. According to the invention, for a bearing for supporting a shaft, in particular a rudder shaft, comprising a first bearing element and a second bearing element, wherein the first bearing element has a sliding surface for contacting the second bearing element in a sliding manner, and a measurement-value sensor having a wear surface for contacting the second bearing element in a sliding manner, the at least one measurement-value sensor is not pin-shaped.