SHAFT SUPPORTING UNIT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering, in particular, equipment for fastening of shaft bearing body flange on wall, for instance, fastening of grating drive shaft in grate refrigerator. SUBSTANCE: supporting unit has shaft mounted in bearing bodies fixed on base walls through fastening members formed as fingers with cylindrical and conical working surfaces. Split sleeve is mounted on conical surface. Plates are rigidly fixed on base walls. Cylindrical surface of finger is extending through one of plates and split sleeve is extending through other plate rigidly fixed on opposite side of base wall and through bearing body pressed to base wall. Finger may be made shortened, with one working conical surface. Regulating devices are attached to base walls for engagement with bearing bodies or plates. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 cl, 4 dwg