Ntn Corporation

Chikaya Shinba

Yoshikazu Fukumura

Takaaki Shibata

Tsuyoshi Ueno

Tadao Yoneta

Yukihiro Kurita

Takashi Unno

A constant velocity joint structure including an inner joint member, a retaining ring, and a shaft which are configured to prevent the shaft from being withdrawn from the inner joint member when a pulling force is applied to one side of the shaft is disclosed. A retaining ring groove is disposed at an opposite side of the shaft. In a preferred embodiment, the retaining groove has at least two points which contact an inner surface of the retaining ring when the pulling force is applied to prevent the retaining ring from contracting in a radial direction, thereby preventing the shaft from being withdrawn from the inner joint member.

Structure for preventing shaft of constant velocity joint from coming off

AC input voltage is lowered at a transformer, rectified at a rectifying circuit, then smoothed at a smoothing circuit, and thus produced DC voltage is supplied to an inverter which drives a motor. The rectified DC voltage is provided to a DC/DC converter to generate power supply for a magnetic bearing, and DC power supply for controlling the magnetic bearing is generated at a DC/DC converter. During the power failure regenerative electric power from motor is provided to DC/DC converter to produce power voltage for the magnetic bearing, and DC voltage for controlling the magnetic bearing is provided from DC/DC converter.

Power supply circuit for magnetic bearing system

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