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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Axel Guenter Albert Fuerst, Ruefenach, CH;
Kamil Matyscak, Uehlingen-Birkendorf, DE;
Inventors:
Axel Guenter Albert Fuerst, Ruefenach, CH;
Kamil Matyscak, Uehlingen-Birkendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Alstom Technology Ltd., Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydrodynamic plain bearing is provided and includes a raceway which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and which is mounted in the axial direction on a plurality of carrying segments (). A lubricating oil film is formed between the raceway and the carrying segments () in a bearing gap. In such a plain bearing, a circulation of the lubricating oil is brought about in a simple way in that the plain bearing is equipped with an integrated pumping device () for pumping the lubricating oil around in a circuit.