A bearing system that includes a bearing 50 supported in a flexible bearing
bracket, for example for use in fractional horsepower shaded pole type
electric motors. The bearing system is self aligning, the bracket being
able to deflect to compensate for deviations in the radial alignment of
the rotor shaft. A rotation lock restrains the bearing against rotation
within the bracket. In the preferred embodiment the bracket is composed of
an elastomer and the bearing is composed of a high performance plastic
polymer, so that the bearing system is non-lubricating.
