Patent ID: 8038387

Claim:
A bearing for a turbomachine variable pitch stator vane pivot mounted in a bore of the turbomachine casing, comprising: an inner bushing secured to said pivot, said inner bushing including a first cylindrical element and a second cylindrical element axially spaced from the first cylindrical element along an axis of the pivot, the first cylindrical element and the second cylindrical element being single piece assemblies; an outer bushing secured to said bore, the outer bushing being a single piece assembly; and an elastomeric material being inserted between outer diameters of the first and second cylindrical elements of the inner bushing and an inner diameter of the outer bushing and between the first and second cylindrical elements of the inner bushing along the axis of the pivot to allow the vane to pivot about its axis and absorb at least some of the flexing of the pivot at right angles to the axis.