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ASSAM
ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE
SUBMITTED BY:
1. AEI/15/ME/035
2. AEI/15/ME/021
3. AEI/13/ME/018
4. AEI/14/CO(ME)/016
  SHAFT BEARING, BRACKETS AND HANGERS
 Bearing provides supports for rotating shaft. They should be such as to permit free and smooth
rotation.
 There are three main kinds of bearings:
 1. A journal bearing in which the bearing pressure is perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.
 2. A pivot bearing in which the pressure is parallel to the axis to the shaft and the end of the
shaft rests on the bearing surface.
 3. A collar or thrust bearing in which the pressure is parallel to the axis of the shaft which is
passed and extended through the bearing.
 SOLID BEARING:-

This is the simplest form of a journal bearing. It is made of cast-iron. A hole,

equal to the diameter of the shaft, is bored in its cylindrical part. Its rectangular
base plate has two holes drilled in it for bolting down the bearing in its position. An
oil-hole is drilled at the top to lubricate the bearing. Friction between the shaft and
the bearing is thus reduced. This form of bearing has no provision for adjustment for
wear. It is therefore used for shaft which carry light loads and which rotate at
comparatively slow speed.
BUSHED BEARING:-
It is slightly modified form of the solid type of bearing. It is lined with a hollow
bush of brass or gun-metal. The bush is passed inside the bore in the bearing and is
prevented from rotating or sliding by means of a grub-screw or a dowel-pin inserted
half inside the bush and half in the block. When the bush gets worn out, it is easily
removed and replaced by a new one. The sole of the bearing is kept hollow at the
bottom to reduced machining area. The bolt-holes are made longer and with semi-
circular ends for adjusting the position of the bearing.
 PEDESTAL BEARI NG OR PLUMBER BLOCK:-
This bearing consist of
1. A cast-iron pedestal with a sole.
2. Gun-metal brasses made in two halves.
3. A cast-iron cap.
4. Two mild-steel bolts.
It is made in two halves to facilitate
1. Placing and removal of the shaft in and from the bearings.
2. Adjustment for wear in the brasses and
3. Renewal of brasses.
The cap while resting on the upper step, fits inside the block at its sides but does not
sit on it. The brasses are prevented from moving along the length of the shaft by the
two collars at the sides. A snug at the bottom, fitting inside a corresponding hole in the
blocks, prevents their rotation of the bolts. The square heads fit in square recesses at
the bottom of the pedestal and prevent rotation of the bolts.
 METHODS OF PREVENTING ROTATION OF BRASS IN A BEARING:-

Brasses are prevented from rotating along with the shaft by one of the following
methods:-
1. By a grub screw
2. By a snug at the bottom
3. By a snug at the sides
4. By a snug at the top fitting inside the cap. The oil hole is drilled through the snug
5. By making the steps rectangular on the outside and fitting inside a corresponding
hole
6. By making the steps octagonal on the outside and fitting inside a corresponding
hole.
 PIVOT BEARING: FOOT-STEP BEARING:-

It is pivot bearing in which the lower end of the shaft which is vertical, is
supported. It consist of a cast-iron block, into which a gun-metal bush having a collar
at the top is fitted. The shaft rests on a concave steel disc. The disc is prevented from
rotating by a pin, inserted half inside the block and half in the disc and away from the
centre. The bush is prevented from rotating by the ring provided at its neck just below
the collar. The collar of the bush is made hollow to serve as an oil cup for lubrication
of bearing.
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