Steady bearing for mixers
US4932787A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2035/352
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A steady bearing for supporting the extended end of an impeller shaft at the bottom of a mixing vessel provides adjustment for the alignment of the position of the shaft within the vessel and includes a bearing support stand with legs extending to the bottom of the tank or vessel, and a plate which is supported off of the bottom. A steady bearing housing has a bearing sleeve which receives the end of the shaft and has a mounting flange which extends radially of the housing and is mounted or received in abutting relation to the bearing support plate. Couplers in the form of slotted circular discs are received in recesses in the bearing housing mounting flange. The slots have threaded fasteners which extend therethrough and into the support plate, so that the radial position of the steady bearing housing with respect to the support stand may be made accompanied by rotational movement of the coupler discs within their respective recesses. Thereafter, the fasteners are tightened down to maintain the adjustable position. The steady bearing may be adjusted either from a position within the tank or through an opening in the bottom of the tank.
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