An electrical motor has bearing support structures which self adjust to axially align bearings. The bearings may tip--but not rotate--within supporting sockets so that the bearings may self align to accommodate a shaft passing through them. The bearings are somewhat barrel shaped to fit into...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5825110?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5825110 - Bracket support with floating bearing for fractional horsepower motor
