THRUST BEARING Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: thrust bearing has a case provided with a space and internal spherical surfaces. The case is provided with a shaft having thrust ridge whose both sides are provided with thrust pads and spherical races made of two parts. Each of the spherical races is provided with a self-adjusting pad positioned under the top part. A ball is set in a hollow of each spherical race that points to the surface of the self-adjusting pad. The ball is positioned at vertical axis that passes through center of gravity of the spherical race. Each pad is mounted with a spaced relation within longitudinal grooves provided in cylindrical projections of the case. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 2 dwg