Slide articulation bearing assembly

In a slide articulation bearing assembly, in particular to be used in a tiltable converter supporting arrangement, of the type including a bearing inset containing an inner race and an outer race and a bushing surrounding said bearing inset, the improvement comprising recesses in said bushing, slide elements and force measuring devices inserted in said recesses, the outer race resting on said force measuring devices and the slide elements being movably guided in the radical direction of the bearing.

In a slide articulation bearing assembly for a carrying trunnion of a tiltable converter of the type wherein a slide bushing is secured to the carrying trunnion of the tiltable converter and wherein a bearing including an inner race is provided, slide elements being inserted between said inner race and said slide bushing, the improvement which comprises recesses in said inner race, in which said slide elements are movably guided in the radial direction of the bearing, force measuring devices being inserted between said slide elements and said inner race.