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US 7,018,104 B2Granted
Bearing assembly and method
AssigneeDresser-Rand Company
InventorsHerve H. Dourlens, Dale F. Marshall, Philippe Auber
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Abstract
A bearing assembly and method in which a bearing cage is disposed around a rotating member and a housing is disposed around the cage. A first portion of the radial outer surface of the cage extends in a slightly spaced relation to the corresponding portion of the inner surface of the housing, and a second portion of the radial outer surface of the cage projects from the first portion in a radial direction and engages the corresponding portion of the inner surface of the housing.
Claims15
A bearing assembly for a rotor, the assembly comprising:
- a cage member surrounding the rotor;
- a housing member surrounding the cage member;
- and
- at least one axially-extending groove formed in the housing member to form a cantilevered portion extending between the groove and the corresponding surface of the cage member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.