Tilting-pad bearing and method of manufacturing thereof
AssigneeNuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
InventorsAlice Innocenti, Lorenzo Naldi
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a bearing (100) for supporting a shaft (200) rotating around an axis A is provided. The bearing (100) comprises: a bearing housing (120); and a plurality of tilting pads (130), wherein each tilting pad is connected to the housing (120) via a flexible web support (135) and comprises a bearing surface (136) directed toward a shaft receiving space (125) configured for supporting a shaft. The bearing surface (136) of at least one tilting pad (130) of the plurality of tilting pads is provided with a plurality of lubricant feed openings (140). According to a further aspect, a method of operating a bearing (100) as well as a method of manufacturing a bearing (100) are provided.
Claims15
A bearing for supporting a shaft rotating around an axis, comprising:
- a bearing housing;
- and
- a plurality of tilting pads, wherein each tilting pad is connected to the bearing housing via a flexible web support and comprises a bearing surface directed toward a shaft receiving space,
- wherein the bearing surface of at least one tilting pad of the plurality of tilting pads comprises a plurality of lubricant feed openings;
- the plurality of tilting pads are integrally formed with the respective flexible web supports and with the bearing housing;
- the plurality of lubricant feed openings are in fluid communication with a channel system extending through the interior of the at least one tilting pad and through the flexible web support of the at least one tilting pad;
- and one or more transversal channels of the channel system extend at least partially in a non-radial direction through the at least one tilting pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.