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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Lufkin Industries, Llc, Lufkin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Donald Rockefeller, Wellsville, NY (US);
Joseph Hart, Wellsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lufkin Industries, LLC, Lufkin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/03 (2006.01); F16C 25/02 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 25/02 (2013.01); B23P 15/003 (2013.01); F16C 17/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved bearing systems and methods for adjusting pivot offsets of bearing systems. The improved bearing systems and methods provide offset pivot adjustability. When an adjustable offset pad insert is installed one way, one pivot offset is set. The pivot offset may be adjusted and set another way by removing the adjustable offset pad insert, rotating it 180 degrees and installing the adjustable offset pad insert back in the journal pad.