Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement

FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIGHTING HEATING WEAPONS BLASTING ENGINES OR PUMPS F16Engineering elements F16CSHAFTS FLEXIBLE SHAFTS ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS BEARINGS

F16C17/00Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement

F16C17/02for radial load only F16C17/022with a pair of essentially semicircular bearing sleeves F16C17/024with flexible leaves to create hydrodynamic wedge F16C17/026with helical grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure F16C17/028with fixed wedges to generate hydrodynamic pressure F16C17/03with tiltably-supported segments F16C17/035the segments being integrally formed with, or rigidly fixed to, a support-element F16C17/04for axial load only F16C17/042with flexible leaves to create hydrodynamic wedge F16C17/045with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure F16C17/047with fixed wedges to generate hydrodynamic pressure F16C17/06with tiltably-supported segments F16C17/065the segments being integrally formed with, or rigidly fixed to, a support-element F16C17/08for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member F16C17/10for both radial and axial load F16C17/102with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure F16C17/105with at least one bearing surface providing angular contact F16C17/107with at least one surface for radial load and at least one surface for axial load F16C17/12characterised by features not related to the direction of the load F16C17/14specially adapted for operating in water F16C17/18with floating brasses or brushing, rotatable at a reduced speed F16C17/20with emergency supports or bearings F16C17/22with arrangements compensating for thermal expansion F16C17/24with devices affected by abnormal or undesired positions F16C17/243related to temperature and heat F16C17/246related to wear F16C17/26Systems consisting of a plurality of sliding-contact bearings