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US 2001/0017952 A1Published application
Grooved staved bearing assembly
AssigneeDuramax, Inc.
InventorRoy Lee Orndorff JR.
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Abstract
A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a ship wherein the shaft is generally to be supported by such bearing assembly in a horizontally extending position. The bearing assembly has a housing with a cylindrical shell mounted therein having a central bore with a longitudinally extending central axis. The shell has a plurality of circumferentially spaced staves provided therein which project into the central bore to support the drive shaft. The staves have transverse grooves provided therein.
Claims1
A bearing assembly for holding a shaft comprising:
- an outer shell having a central opening with a central axis and an inner surface defined by said central opening;
- and,
- a plurality of staves disposed on said inner surface for contacting and supporting the shaft, said staves having transverse grooves provided therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.