Patent ID: 9476450
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: F01L,F01M,F02F,F16C

Claim Text:
1. A bearing block assembly in an engine comprising: a first and a second bearing block that fully surround and rotatably support an oil lubricated shaft and a fastening apparatus to attach the first and second bearing blocks to a flat mounting surface on a large engine component; wherein the bearing block assembly includes a flat layer of insulating material positioned between an end face of the second bearing block and the flat mounting surface, wherein the second bearing block is between the oil lubricated shaft and the flat layer of insulating material, and wherein the flat layer of insulating material is positioned so that no part of the end face of the second bearing block is in contact with the flat mounting surface, the flat layer of insulating material configured to reduce a loss of heat to the large engine component from oil used to lubricate the shaft.