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A self-lubricating bearingAn improved bearing structure is described which includes a permanently magnetized porous body filled with an interstitial magnetic lubricant for extending the operational life of self-lubricating bearings. The bearing structure is characterized by a permanently magnetized retainer formed of a porous material and filled with an interstitial magnetic lubricant, whereby the pores serve as lubricant reservoirs from which the lubricant continuously is delivered to a film disposed between contiguous bearing surfaces.
Document ID
19750004256
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent Application
Authors
Whitaker, A. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
November 11, 1974
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MFS-23009-1
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-522557
Accession Number
75N12328
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-MFS-23009-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-522557

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