Patent References 2609253 2919150 3004803 3302048 3439964 Self-centerable bearing Rotary compacting machine for fibrous material Self-aligning bearing Patent #: 4183590 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/171729 filed on 07/24/1980US Classes:384/192, Self-adjusting or self-aligning29/898.045Die-press shapingExaminersPrimary: Stearns, Richard R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF16C 23/00 (20060101)F16C 23/04 (20060101) AbstractSelf-aligning press-in bearing structures in which a bearing and a receptacle are engaged to one another so as to permit the bearing axis to make a minor angular accommodation to conform to a shaft axis. The bearing and the receptacle have matching non-circular surfaces with a limited axial extent to permit this accommodation. A method for making this assembly includes an off-axis gyration of the bearing or of the receptacle. | |