Patent ID: 7845853

Claim:
Hydrostatic bearing for supporting horizontal and vertical forces, comprising a guide rail, the guide rail has a trapezoidal guide section and a trapezoidal mounting section, wherein the sections have tapered sides that face each other, a head-side guide surface of the guide section and a mounting surface of the mounting section face away from each other and arranged parallel to each other, lateral guide surfaces of the guide section are each arranged at an angle α to the head-side guide surface, lateral foot surfaces of the mounting section are arranged at an angle γ to the mounting surface, the lateral guide surfaces of the guide section and the lateral foot surfaces of the mounting section enclose an angle β, and a support element supported hydrostatically on the guide rail, the support element has two legs and a base connecting the two legs, the support element wraps around the guide rail with the two legs, the two legs and the base are each provided on sides thereof facing the guide rail with at least one pressure pocket that is pressurizable hydraulically for building up a hydrostatic pressure between the guide rail and the support element, the angle α between the head-side and the lateral guide surface of the guide section is greater than or equal to 35 degrees and less than or equal to 75 degrees, and the angle γ between the mounting surface and the lateral foot surface of the mounting section is greater than or equal to 10 degrees and less than or equal to 25 degrees.