Patent ID: 8123409

Claim:
A journal bearing to be used for a rotating machine horizontally placed so that a bearing load works downward only, the journal bearing being adapted to rotatably support a rotation shaft which rotates in a rotation direction, and the journal bearing comprising: a carrier ring including an upper half-carrier ring and a lower half-carrier ring; a plurality of pads arranged radially only inside the lower half-carrier ring at intervals, for receiving load from the rotation shaft; and a plurality of pad stops respectively arranged at circumferentially opposite ends of the respective pads, for restraining circumferential movements of the respective pads, wherein the plurality of pad stops includes a first pad stop located at a most forward position in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft, wherein the pad stops other than the first pad stop function as oiling nozzles for releasing lubricating oil between the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft and the inner circumferential surfaces of the pads.