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US 4,618,273 AGranted
Step bearing for a spinning rotor shaft
AssigneesFritz Stahlecker, Hans Stahlecker
InventorsDieter Gotz, Werner Zott
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Abstract
In the case of a step bearing for an essentially horizontally arranged shaft of an open-end spinning rotor that supports itself against a freely rotatable ball, a housing is provided that contains a lubricant supply means by means of which the ball is supplied with lubricating grease.
Claims26
A step bearing for supporting a spinning rotor shaft comprising:
- a bearing housing means for accommodating an end of a spinning rotor shaft;
- a ball means guidable by a guide means and supporting an end of said shaft means, in said housing means;
- lubricant supply means for continuously supplying lubricant to said ball means, including a container means for holding lubricant around the circumference of the ball means, wherein said ball means is disposed in said container means, said container means being trough-shaped and filled with lubricating grease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.