The bearing described comprises a bearing housing (1); a cylindrical outer race (2) for pivoting segments; pivoting segments inserted into said outer race and distributed around its circumference; and a lubricant feed system (4). The pivoting segments (3) have, on the shaft side, a sliding surface (5)...http://www.google.de/patents/US4815865?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4815865 - Hydrodynamic plain radial bearing
