Patent ID: 6238093
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B63H,F16C

Abstract:
A bearing assembly and housing for use in supporting a water lubricated propeller shaft in large naval ships, said assembly and housing comprising;an outer cylindrical housing having an inner surface defining an annular cavity; anda plurality of partial arc bearing sections attached to the inner surface of said housing, each section extending partly around said inner annular cavity, each of said partial arc bearing sections comprising:a composite cylindrical shell having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface of said shell being attached to the inner surface of the housing; andan elastomeric bearing layer bonded to the inner circumferential surface of said shell; andretaining means for holding said partial arc bearing sections to said cylindrical housing.