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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Edwards S.r.o., Lutin, CZ;
Inventors:
Lukas Chromek, Lutin, CZ;
Richard Glyn Horler, Burgess Hill, GB;
Emiliano Lucchetta, Burgess Hill, GB;
Assignee:
Edwards S.R.O., Lutin, CZ;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 35/07 (2006.01); F04D 29/056 (2006.01); F16C 19/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01); F16C 33/80 (2006.01); F16C 35/077 (2006.01); F04D 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 35/077 (2013.01); F04D 29/056 (2013.01); F16C 33/7869 (2013.01); F16C 33/7886 (2013.01); F16C 33/80 (2013.01); F04D 19/04 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing assembly for mounting a rotatable shaft of a pump and the pump are disclosed. The bearing assembly comprises: a bearing comprising an outer ring and an inner ring; a bearing support configured to support the outer ring of the bearing, the bearing support surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the outer ring extending across at least a portion of one end surface of the outer ring; and a shield extending from the bearing support towards the inner ring to thereby obscure at least a portion of an annular gap between the inner and outer ring.