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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:
Feb. 07, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 11, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kugelfischer Georg Schafer & Co., Schweinfurt, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308 72 ; 308239 ; 308D / ; 308D / ;
Abstract
A swivelable journal bearing for a shaft of a converter or other heavy-duty equipment comprises a spherically convex inner ring on the shaft and an annular array of rigidly interconnected socket elements each forming at least one seat for an inwardly projecting low-friction insert having a spherically concave face in contact with the ring surface. The socket elements may be short tubes welded to one another or embedded in a shell of concrete; they could also be perforated strips welded together and backed by a concrete shell.