MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647069605 A) filed by Zf Friedrichshafen AG; and Zf Wind Power Antwerpen N. V. on June 03, 2026, for Axial Sliding Bearing Having Rigid Sliding Segments.

Inventor includes Goovaerts, Michel.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for a wind turbine gear mechanism, comprising a planetary carrier (101), an axial sliding bearing and a planetary gear (109) which is rotatably mounted in the planetary carrier by means of the axial sliding bearing. The axial sliding bearing has one or more sliding segments (111) which are each rigidly fixed by a cylindrical portion in a cylindrical recess (113) of the planetary carrier.

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