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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Martin Donald Maier, Allegany, NY (US);
Martin Donald Maier, Allegany, NY (US);
Dresser-Rand Company, Olean, NY (US);
Abstract
A support device for a bearing assembly includes a housing with a bore and a centerline and a bearing having a bore for receiving a rotatable shaft. The support device has an annular body disposable within the housing bore and having a central axis and inner and outer surfaces extending circumferentially about the axis, the inner surface defining a central bore for receiving the bearing. One or more first integral spring portions extend generally between the inner and outer surfaces and have a first stiffness and one or more second integral spring portions are each spaced circumferentially from the first spring(s). The second spring extends generally between the inner and outer surfaces and has a second, greater stiffness. The body is adjustably angularly positionable about the body axis to adjust a position of the shaft axis with respect to the housing centerline when disposed within the support bore.