HYDRO GENERATOR THRUST BEARING Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: electrical and mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to structural members of hydro generators, namely, to thrust bearings. Proposed thrust bearing of hydro generator, consists of housing, bushing rigidly connected with disk resting on segment installed on elastic support lying on spherical surface of support bolt insert. Housing is rigidly connected with tangential stop on which radial stop made in form of plate is mounted. Said plate is provided with chamfer whose plane conjugates with segment. Chamber is made at angle to direction of plate movement. Plate is provided with elliptical hole. EFFECT: improved reliability and increased service life of thrust bearing. 2 cl, 5 dwg