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A journal bearing assembly for mounting within a rotatable shaft that has been hollowed out to form a shaft cavity, said assembly comprising a plurality of bearing pads positioned about a bearing support, said support and bearing pads positioned within the hollowed out shaft end, said bearing pads t

A journal bearing assembly for mounting within a rotatable shaft that has been hollowed out to form a shaft cavity, said assembly comprising a plurality of bearing pads positioned about a bearing support, said support and bearing pads positioned within the hollowed out shaft end, said bearing pads then positioned between the bearing support and the shaft cavity wall.

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[ What is claimed:] [1.] A journal bearing assembly for mounting within a rotatable shaft comprising:a rotatable shaft having an axis extending longitudinally between two ends, wherein one or both of the ends of said shaft have an end cavity defined by a wall coaxial with the axis of said shaft;a be

[ What is claimed:] [1.] A journal bearing assembly for mounting within a rotatable shaft comprising:a rotatable shaft having an axis extending longitudinally between two ends, wherein one or both of the ends of said shaft have an end cavity defined by a wall coaxial with the axis of said shaft;a bearing support having an outer surface and positioned at least partially within the hollow end cavity; anda plurality of bearing pads positioned within the shaft cavity, said bearing pads positioned between the bearing support and the shaft cavity wall, wherein said bearing pads are positioned circumferentially about and attached to the outer surface of the bearing support and said shaft is mounted for rotation about said bearing pads in said hollow end cavity.