Self-aligning support system for a rotating body
OwnerWalter Gebhartinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for rotatably supporting a rotating cylindrical body. The apparatus comprises a pair of roller assemblies for supporting an annular bearing surface of a rotating cylindrical body. Each of the roller assemblies comprises a cylindrical roller having a circumferential bearing surface in supporting engagement with the annular bearing surface of the rotating body; first and second shaft extensions extending from the roller; bearings for rotatably supporting the first and second shaft extensions; and a pivot plate for supporting the bearings, the pivot plate being pivotally attached to a base by a pivot pin such that the cylindrical roller self-adjusts to the annular bearing surface of the rotating body.
Claims20
An apparatus for rotatably supporting a rotating cylindrical body, the apparatus comprising:
- a pair of roller assemblies for supporting an annular bearing surface of a rotating cylindrical body, each of the roller assemblies comprising:
- a cylindrical roller having a circumferential bearing surface in supporting engagement with the annular bearing surface of the rotating body;
- first and second shaft extensions extending from the roller;
- bearings for rotatably supporting the first and second shaft extensions;
- and
- a pivot plate for supporting the bearings, the pivot plate being pivotally attached to a base by a pivot pin such that the cylindrical roller self-adjusts to the annular bearing surface of the rotating body.
A roller assembly for supporting an annular bearing surface of a rotating cylindrical body, the roller assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical roller having a circumferential bearing surface in supporting engagement with the annular bearing surface of the rotating cylindrical body;
- first and second shaft extensions extending from the roller;
- bearings for rotatably supporting the first and second roller shaft extensions;
- and
- a pivot plate for supporting the bearings, the pivot plate being pivotally attached to a base by a pivot pin such that the cylindrical roller self-adjusts to the annular bearing surface of the rotating body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.