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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Howard E Schulien, Montville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Bendix Corporation, Teterboro, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ; F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308122 ; 308-9 ; 308103 ; 308115 ;
Abstract
A spiral groove bearing includes a dynamic lubricant reservoir internal to the bearing for providing a continuous flow of lubricant to the active portion of the bearing. The fluid pumping effect of the spiral groove bearing in association with a fluid pump arrangement distributes the lubricant, and the reservoir has an orifice including lubricant flow control means for applying sufficient lubricant to the bearing.