Honeywell International Inc.

John Sontag

Marshall Patton Saville

Glenn F Thompson

Mike Guidry

John Mason

Rick J Johnson

Patrick Beresewicz

Keith Alan Hurley

Mark Mackey

An air bearing assembly is provided that includes a bearing sleeve that has two slots side-by-side having rectangular profiles for engaging the ends of first and second bearing foils for supporting a shaft of a dual-stage compressor. The first rectangular-profile slot, which may be made using a broaching process, is designed to receive first ends of the first bearing foil and the second bearing foil. The second rectangular-profile slot, which may also be made using a broaching process, is designed to receive a second end of the second bearing foil. This dual-slot design replaces the complex 'L' shaped single slot design of conventional bearing sleeves, allowing for high-volume, low-cost manufacturing of the bearing sleeves. The dual-slot design also provides for robust engagement of the bearing foils with the bearing sleeves, while allowing easy assembly and installation of the air bearing assemblies.

Bearing sleeve for air bearing

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Morris Plains, NJ, United States of America

John Sontag