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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey M Sabin, Lewiston, NY (US);
Assignee:
Leica Inc., Depew, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384 10 ; 384117 ; 384119 ; 384125 ;
Abstract
A bearing for supporting a load for axial and rotational motion relative to a shaft is disclosed as including an outer shell having a cylindrical inner wall supporting a plurality of circumferentially spaced arcuate bearing pads for engaging the shaft. Each bearing pad includes a pair of elastically deformable lateral tip portions arranged for interference fit with the shaft to exert a static preload on the shaft, and a mid portion intermediate the lateral tip portions arranged for clearance fit with the shaft. A plurality of lubricant channels communicate with the shaft through gaps between the separate bearing pads.