Bearing assembly

• Main Authors: Gangopadhyay, Arup, Stark, Roland, Reddyhoff, Thomas, Vladescu, Sorin-Cristian, Tufail, Khizer
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.11.2021
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES; BEARINGS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A bearing assembly comprising a first component and a second component, the first and second components being slidably disposed with respect to each other, wherein the first component slides relative to the second component in a first direction,wherein the first component comprises a plurality of first recesses formed in a first surface facing the second component, wherein the first recesses are distributed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with neighboring first recesses being spaced apart in the second direction with a first spacing,wherein the second component comprises a plurality of second recesses formed in a second surface facing the first surface of the first component, wherein the second recesses are distributed in the second direction with neighboring second recesses being spaced apart in the second direction with a second spacing,wherein the first recesses are sized to fit within the second spacings and the second recesses are sized to fit within the first spacings, andwherein 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.