THRUST PLAIN BEARING Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: thrust plain bearing has body and bearing race with step bearing provided with antifriction coating fixed in it. It also has thrust journal shaped as washer and fixed on shaft, and adjusting mechanism. The latter is made in the form of two pairs of pivots positioned diametrically at angle of 90 deg relative to each other and part arranged between bearing race and step bearing. One pair of pivots is fixed in step bearing for the latter to swing in intermediate part relative to their mounting axis. Other pair of diametrically-positioned pivots is fixed in intermediate part for step bearing and part to swing in bearing race relatively to their mounting axis. Invention provides for relieving of mechanism of dynamic impacts, skewing and wedging due to self-setting adjusting mechanism. EFFECT: improved design. 3 cl, 2 dwg