LUBRICATION FOR AN EXPENDABLE BEARING

An expendable bearing and a method for making the same including an inner race defining an inner bearing diameter, an outer race defining an outer bearing diameter, a seal attached to the outer race and positioned adjacent and in contact with the inner race, where the inner race, the outer race, and...

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Hauptverfasser: PRICE, Craig M, COPELAND, Andrew D
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An expendable bearing and a method for making the same including an inner race defining an inner bearing diameter, an outer race defining an outer bearing diameter, a seal attached to the outer race and positioned adjacent and in contact with the inner race, where the inner race, the outer race, and the seal define a bearing cavity, a plurality of rolling elements positioned adjacent to the inner and outer races in the bearing cavity, a dry film lubricant (24,46,48) on a surface of at least one of the inner race, the outer race, or the plurality of rolling elements, and a powder lubricant (32) comprising carbon nanotubes disposed in the bearing cavity.