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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
John Matthew Sassatelli, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Gary Charles Popham, Gardner, MA (US);
Virgil Vaillancourt, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Michael Raymond Kolk, Ashburnham, MA (US);
John Matthew Sassatelli, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Gary Charles Popham, Gardner, MA (US);
Virgil Vaillancourt, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Michael Raymond Kolk, Ashburnham, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method suitable for supporting a cylindrical component. The apparatus includes a pedestal having an upper surface with a semispherical concave shape, and a carriage supported on the upper surface of the pedestal. The carriage has a lower surface and an oppositely-disposed upper surface with elements for contacting and rotatably supporting the cylindrical component. The lower surface of the carriage engages the upper surface of the pedestal and has a semispherical convex shape complementary to the semispherical concave shape of the upper surface of the pedestal. The apparatus further includes a reservoir at and recessed in the upper surface of the pedestal, and a feature for delivering a lubricant to the lubricant reservoir. The lower surface of the carriage and the upper surface of the pedestal define an enclosure around the reservoir.