Radial bearing arrangement

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The disclosure concerns a radial bearing arrangement for a large diameter rotor wherein the rotor carries an annular surfache in a peripheral region spaced radially from the axis which cooperates with a series of bearing means mounted in a foundation. The bearing means provide reactions in a limited number of main supporting direction and act collectively to restrain the rotor against movement in all radial directions. Not more than two of the bearing means provide positive non-, yielding restraint in those main directions whereas the other, bearing means have radially displaceable bearing shoes and furnish yielding holding forces. The arrangement may include one type of yielding bearing …