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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Voith Patent Gmbh, Heidenheim, DE;
Steffen Kämmerer, Immenstadt, DE;
Ralph Rudolph, Rettenberg, DE;
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
A tilting pad, preferably for a radial plain bearing which supports a shaft, with a spaced position in relation to a bearing axis and comprising a supporting surface and a bearing surface opposite the supporting surface, whereby the supporting surface is delimited in an axial direction by two lateral surfaces when viewed transversely, and in a circumferential direction by a run-in edge and a run-out edge when viewed in an installation position, and whereby structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant are provided on the run-out edge; wherein the structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant on the run-out edge comprise open-edged recesses arranged on the run-out edge spaced apart from one another in an axial direction.