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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco Norway As, Kristiansand S, NO;
Inventor:
Sigmund Askestad, Tvedestrand, NO;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 21/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); F16C 39/02 (2006.01); F16C 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 21/00 (2013.01); B63B 21/507 (2013.01); F16C 23/08 (2013.01); F16C 39/02 (2013.01); F16C 2300/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a bearing arrangement for a bearing wheel in a turret, the bearing arrangement being providable between the bearing wheel and a wheel shaft around which the bearing wheel is rotatably connectable. The bearing arrangement includes a slide bearing enabling the bearing wheel to slide axially on the shaft. The bearing arrangement further includes a roller bearing. A plurality of bearing arrangements may form a bearing system that is employed in a turret of a vessel. A method for mounting a bearing arrangement in a bearing system is also disclosed.