A bearing assembly

• Main Authors: Roland Paul Stark, Arup Kumar Gangopadhyay, Thomas Reddyhoff, Khizer Tufail, Sorin-Cristian Vladescu
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.02.2019
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; CYLINDERS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PISTONS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SEALINGS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

Disclosed is a bearing assembly with first and second components 10, 20 which are slidably disposed with respect to each other in a first direction 4. The first and second components each have a respective plurality of recesses 11, 21 formed in respective surfaces 12, 22 which face the other component. The recesses are distributed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with neighbouring recesses being spaced apart in the second direction by a first spacing 13 for the first component and a second spacing 23 for the second component. The first recesses are sized to fit within the second spacings and the second recesses are sized to fit within the first spacings. The first and second components are urged into a relative position in the second direction in which the first and second recesses do not overlap one another. This can limit the flow of lubricant between the first and second recesses. The bearing assembly may be either linear or rotary. The bearing assembly may have a piston assembly as the first component and a cylinder as the second. An internal combustion engine, reciprocating machine, or rotating machine may have the abovementioned bearing assembly.