En esta búsqueda se pueden ver muchas páginas sobre maquinaria con ejemplos de uso de "segmentos basculantes" en el contexto de cojinetes o rodamientos:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cojinetes "segmentos bascula...

Un ejemplo de un lider mundial en compresores, bombas y otros equipos rotativos:

"Cojinetes radiales sobredimensionados y de segmentos basculantes con lubricación forzada incluidos en la versión estándar"
https://www.sulzer.com/es-es/spain/shared/products/hzb-doubl...

Descripción de qué es:

"The bearing has sectional shoes, or pads on pivots. When the bearing is in operation, the rotating part of the bearing carries fresh oil in to the pad area through viscous drag. Fluid pressure causes the pad to tilt slightly, creating a narrow constriction between the shoe and the other bearing surface. A wedge of pressurised fluid builds behind this constriction, separating the moving parts. The tilt of the pad adaptively changes with bearing load and speed. Various design details ensure continued replenishment of the oil to avoid overheating and pad damage."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_bearing#Michell/Kingsbur...

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Note added at 12 horas (2021-09-06 10:36:30 GMT)
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Cada segmento bascula sobre un pivot.