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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Peter N. Osgood, Westborough, MA (US);
Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter N. Osgood, Westborough, MA (US);
Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oil film bearing for rotatably supporting a shaft comprises a spherical housing having a bore in which the shaft is rotatably supported, and an outer spherical surface. A chock contains the spherical housing. The chock is internally configured with an inner spherical surface coacting with the outer spherical surface of the spherical housing to define a raceway configured to accommodate angular rotation of the shaft about a central point.