公开(公告)号：US5906523A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-25

申请号：US909072

申请日：1997-08-14

申请人： George Allan Thomson

发明人： George Allan Thomson

IPC分类号： B63H23/32 ,  F15B15/14 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C33/20 ,  B63H23/34

CPC分类号： B63H23/321 ,  F16C23/04 ,  F16C35/02 ,  Y10T29/497

摘要： An intermediate bearing assembly that is mountable on a pedestal of a marine vessel that incorporates an integrated alignment system. In particular, the bearing assembly includes a housing for receiving a portion of a shaft; and a lifting and lowering system attached between the housing and the pedestal for providing a concentrated applied force at approximately the center vertical axis of the housing. The lifting and lowering system includes four hydraulic jacks located equidistant from the center vertical axis of the housing. Hydraulic pressure is related through the area of the jack cylinders to radial force. As a result, when a predetermined jacking force is achieved, the correct radial force loading on the bearing is attained. Each of the jacks is free to seek a position of extension independent of the others. The jacks are then locked into a secure hold position to maintain the shaft in alignment. If at any time during the vessels duty the shaft becomes misaligned the jacks are unlocked and hydraulic pressure is either reduced or increased to level the shaft and the jacks are then locked into the new holding position. This operation can be repeated as many times as required during the vessel's life without the cost of expensive traditional chocking procedures.

摘要翻译： 中间轴承组件，其可安装在船舶的基座上，其包括集成对准系统。 特别地，轴承组件包括用于容纳轴的一部分的壳体; 以及附接在壳体和基座之间的提升和降低系统，用于在壳体的大致中心垂直轴线处提供集中的施加力。 提升和降低系统包括与壳体的中心垂直轴线等距离的四个液压千斤顶。 液压压力通过千斤顶区域与径向力相关联。 结果，当达到预定的顶推力时，可获得轴承上的正确的径向力载荷。 每个插孔都可以自由地寻求与其他人独立的扩展位置。 然后将千斤顶锁定到安全的保持位置，以保持轴对准。 如果在船舶任务期间，轴变得不对准，则插座被解锁，并且液压压力被降低或增加以使轴平稳，并且插座被锁定到新的保持位置。 该操作可以在船舶的使用寿命期间重复多次，而不需要花费昂贵的传统堵塞程序。