Patent ID: 8491196

Claim:
A journal bearing assembly for a pulverizer comprising: a) a journal shaft defining a longitudinal axis and being configured and adapted to be mounted in a pulverizer, the journal shaft having a lower bearing receiving surface proximate a lower end thereof, and an upper bearing receiving surface spaced apart from the lower bearing receiving surface axially; b) a lower journal bearing mounted on the lower bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft; c) an upper journal bearing mounted on the upper bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft; d) an upper journal housing mounted on the upper journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft; and e) a lower journal housing mounted on the lower journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft, the lower journal housing being mounted to the upper journal housing for common rotation about the journal shaft, wherein the journal bearing assembly has a loading point defined between the upper and lower journal bearings.