Patent ID: 8353192

Claim:
A linear plate of a bearing assembly for a rolling mill, said linear plate comprising: a generally planar bearing plate having a support surface attached to a planar support surface of a housing of a mill stand and having a bearing surface opposite the support surface which engages a movable bearing surface of the mill stand during operation, said bearing plate attached to said mill stand by a plurality of fasteners passing through apertures in the bearing plate, with said apertures extending through the bearing plate from the support surface to the bearing surface, with said plurality of fasteners fixing the position of the plate relative to the support surface of the mill stand housing during said operation; and a plurality of stationary lubrication conduits defined by channels in the support surface of the bearing plate and the support surface of the housing, said plurality of lubrication conduits providing fluid communication between at least one outlet port to the bearing surface of the bearing plate and a lubricant inlet port positioned on a side of the bearing plate between the support surface and the bearing surface, whereby pressurized lubricant is introduced into the lubricant inlet port, passes through the plurality of lubrication conduits and is expelled out of the at least one outlet port to provide lubrication between the stationary bearing surface of the bearing plate and the movable bearing surface of the mill stand during a rolling campaign.