Patent ID: 6986734

Claim:
A centrifugal separator, comprising: a separator housing, the separator housing having a main body portion and a mounting region at one end of the main body portion; a bearing housing, the bearing housing comprising a semi-spherical portion, the semi-spherical portion retained in the mounting region of the separator housing and comprising an upper semi-hemispherical portion and a lower semi-hemispherical portion, a positioning member, the positioning member cooperating with the mounting region to substantially prevent translation of the bearing housing about a rotational axis, and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion extending from the semi-spherical portion and into the main body portion of the separator housing along the rotational axis; a bearing member disposed within the cylindrical portion of the bearing housing; and a cylindrical centrifugal separator bowl disposed in the main body portion of the separator housing about the rotational axis, the separator bowl comprising a spindle at one end, the spindle being disposed within the bearing housing and being operatively coupleable to a motor for rotation about the rotational axis.