Patents Assigned to Gleitlagertechnik Weissbacher GmbH
  • Hydrodynamic plain bearing and method of lubricating and cooling the bearing
    Patent number: 6966700
    Abstract: A method of lubricating and cooling a hydrodynamic plain bearing for a rotating element comprises the steps of supplying fresh, cold lubricant under pressure from a pressure chamber arranged upstream of a fixed gliding plane to a lubricating gap between the fixed gliding plane and the rotating element, the supply of fresh, cold lubricant being so controlled that an effective lubricating wedge is formed between the rotating element and the fixed gliding plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Gleitlagertechnik Weissbacher GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Weissbacher
  • Hydrodynamic plain bearing and method of lubricating and cooling the bearing
    Publication number: 20030081867
    Abstract: A method of lubricating and cooling a hydrodynamic plain bearing for a rotating element comprises the steps of supplying fresh, cold lubricant under pressure from a pressure chamber arranged upstream of a fixed gliding plane to a lubricating gap between the fixed gliding plane and the rotating element, the supply of fresh, cold lubricant being so controlled that an effective lubricating wedge is formed between the rotating element and the fixed gliding plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: GLEITLAGERTECHNIK WEISSBACHER GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Weissbacher